The National Roofing Contractors Association has issued an Action Alert asking NRCA members to urge U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and U.S. Dept. of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to address surging demand for workers by providing additional H-2B seasonal worker visas for 2019.
The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) released a new standard — ANSI/ISEA 138-2019, American National Standard for Performance and Classification for Impact Resistant Hand Protection — to improve on the impact performance of industrial gloves.
A new study projects global roofing sales will hit $120 billion in 2022, boosted in part by healthy housing markets in the U.S. and increased reroofing activity.