What Are Commercial Clients Looking For?
If you want to increase sales and consistently do well in business, you need to know what your customer base wants. Here’s a top 5 list.
Category Archives: Contractor Tips
Commercial Roofing Podcasts
Rocket Roof Show, Stories from the Roof, The Roof Strategist and others are great podcasts to follow to gain additional commercial roofing knowledge.
Common Mistakes New Commercial Roofers Make
When you’re starting out as a commercial contractor, whether switching from residential or you’re new to the industry, there are common mistakes that you can make. In order to establish yourself as an expert, it is important to avoid the following…
Keys to a Starting a Successful Commercial Roofing Company
There is no time like the present to break into the commercial roofing market. The economy is booming, business owners are continuing to look for trusted contractors, and no matter what happens to the economy in the future, roofs still must perform. The most important aspect of your roofing company will begin with sales. To […]
How to Get More Calls and Appointments for Commercial Roofs
You may be the best, most honest roofing contractor that ever picked up a hammer, but if you aren’t effectively getting your message out to potential customers your business will not thrive. Like most roofing company owners, you may be puzzling over how to get more calls and appointments for commercial roofs. Marketing and advertising […]
OSHA Commercial Roofing Regulations
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) oversees and regulates safety-related matters for employees within the United States workforce. In terms of OSHA commercial roofing regulations, there are both mandates and guidelines offered by OSHA relative to safe practices within the roofing industry. Just as with other legal matters in the U.S, OSHA should be […]
What You Should Know Before Accepting a Large Roof
For a commercial roofing contractor, it can be easy to be swept off your feet when the opportunity to snag a big roofing project comes along—but there are some things you should know before going after a large roof. Keep Things in Perspective To begin with, don’t lose your head over the prospect of a […]
Commercial Roofing Companies Hiring
Whether you’re a veteran roofing contractor or a new hand looking to break into the business, it can be difficult to find the right fit as you search among commercial roofing companies hiring new recruits. As with any job market, the available positions can be few while the applicants are plentiful. Also, keep in mind […]
Top 10 OSHA Violations
You’ve seen it in the news before: “Business shut down due to OSHA violations”. Whether it was the owner of a construction company not providing the proper safety gear, or from an employee who didn’t follow safety protocol, OSHA violations can be the downfall of any roofing business. For the benefit of the roofing community, […]
Effective Tips for Selling White Roof Coatings
Roof coatings are one of the fastest-growing segments of the commercial roofing marketplace. They offer a variety of great benefits: roof life extension, waterproofing, and energy cost savings. But how does a contractor sell the value of this roofing service to customers? We put together some advice proven to be effective. Roof Coating Sales Tips […]
