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If you work with a roofing contractor who does top-notch work, treats its employees like part of the family, and promotes a safe and healthy work environment, you can nominate them for consideration as Roofing Contractor’s Contractor of the Year. 

I grew up in a family business. And the lines between family time and work time were very blurred at best.

Not long ago, most professionals belonged to their national, state or local association. Or they belonged to a peer group, civic club, or some organization that exposed them to new ideas, skills, and tools, all while networking with other pros.

Swore I would quit whining about the antics of our federal government and get back to more topical roofing issues but the hits just keep on coming. 

“You can’t see everything”

I was not going to do this. Rant about the government, that is. But they just will not stop, so what else can I do? 

That’s the question I ask contractors that I speak to at workshops, webinars or in teleseminars. I even ask my clients that when we begin our one-to-one work together.

With per-square-foot prices for vegetative roofs easily reaching double digits, it’s important that contractors strengthen their selling propositions when marketing these systems. 

Apparently, there’s a little soccer tournament starting today called the “2010 FIFA World Cup”. I understand it will attract hundreds of millions of viewers from around the globe.

I’ve always been baffled by the low turnout for many construction-related trade shows. Even when the number of attendees reaches record levels, the total represents a fraction of the universe of contractors, engineers, architects, wholesalers, and maintenance pros who should be attending.