Watching Your Profits Go Down the Drain? Contractually-Addressing Poor Drainage
Tue, Nov 06, 2018
Trent Cotney, FRSA General Counsel
I always say that contracts are like a will - no one wants to look at them until it's too late. Case law and statutes are constantly changing so it is important for roofing contractors to stay abreast of the latest... Read More
A Specialty Residential Roofing License Will Not Grow Our Workforce!
Tue, Nov 06, 2018
Cam Fentriss, FRSA LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
What is one of our most important issues right now? You guessed right - it is workforce shortage. We needworkers. We need a short-term fix, and we also need a long-term fix.
We need workers generally and we ne... Read More
Solar Market Update: Florida Finally on a Pathway to Achieve its Solar Potential
Fri, Oct 19, 2018
Mike Antheil, President, Florida Solar Energy Industries Association
Florida ranks third in the nation for rooftop solar potential, but all the way down at 12th in terms of cumulative solar capacity installed, according to the U.S. Solar Energy Indu... Read More
Understanding Piece Rate Compensation
Wed, Sep 19, 2018
Attorneys Daniel Auerbach & Benjamin Briggs
Most Florida roofing companies are covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), as well as Florida’s corresponding state law incorporating the FLSA. Under the FLSA, employers may compe... Read More
Fastener Failure in a Metal Roofing World
Wed, Sep 19, 2018
Magan Jenkins, Marketing Manager, StealthBond
Calling all metal roofers and those ready to get started in metal roofing! Metal roofing is a growing industry with no end in sight. Many roofers who get into metal end up falling in love with the look a... Read More
Why Should Roofers Employ A Digital Guerrilla Marketing Strategy?
Tue, Sep 18, 2018
Jonathan DeLeeuw, Vice President, Mr. Pipeline Internet Marketing
How should a roofing business advertise in today’s market? Traditional methods for small business advertising such as newspapers, local radio and TV are rapidly losing their eff... Read More
A Changing Marketplace and Market Intelligence
Fri, Sep 07, 2018
Lee Rust, Owner, Florida Corporate Finance
Not long ago, I had a corporate client which was a relatively large manufacturers’ representative for a narrow line of large industrial products. For over two decades that company had prospered. For i... Read More
New Expensing Under Section 179
Mon, Aug 06, 2018
Jacqueline N. Feliciano, Attorney, Cotney Construction Law
The new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) brings exciting new developments for commercial roofing. Prior to the Act,improvements made to nonresidential roofs were not fully deduc... Read More
Discussion: Open/Expired Permits
Mon, Aug 06, 2018
Cam Fentriss, FRSA LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
We have a monkey on our back. It’s called open or expired permits. This is a problem that needs a solution. Even if we cannot fix all the ways a permit can remain pending, I am pretty sure we can take a f... Read More
Public Insurance Adjusters
Fri, Jul 06, 2018
Cam Fentriss, FRSA LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Public insurance adjusters are a fiery group. Over the years, there has been a lot of fighting over what a public adjuster can or cannot do, and there has also been a lot of fighting by public adjusters to try ... Read More
