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MRA Update: How To Grow & Expand  Your Metal Roofing Business

By: Contributed | September 27, 2018 | Comments 0

With fall officially here, now is a prime time to start developing your 2019 marketing plan. By Renee Ramey, MRA executive director After a hectic renovation and re-roofing spring and summer season, the approach of fall is typically a good time to slow down a bit and re-focus on how to...

Hall of Fame: Class of 2018

By: Contributed | September 25, 2018 | Comments 0

Bill Hippard Sr.—2018 Metal Roofing Magazine Hall of Fame Winner. By Sharon Glorioso Bill Hippard, Sr., retired from Precoat Metals in St. Louis, Missouri, in 2014, but then stepped in as the executive director of the Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA) for two years; he is very well known and liked throughout the...

ABC Supply Co. Inc. Names Mike Jost COO

By: Contributed | September 18, 2018 | Comments 0

ABC Supply Co. Inc. recently announced that Mike Jost, vice president of operations, has been appointed COO. In his new role, Jost will be responsible for the performance of ABC Supply branches across the country. His operations teams will also support L&W Supply branches, which were acquired by ABC Supply in...

Challenges With Metal Roof, Manpower Solved At Alabama School

By: Contributed | September 17, 2018 | Comments 0

When founded in 1952, the master plan for Indian Springs School in Birmingham, Alabama, called for campus development to maintain focus on the lake at the center of the school’s wooded 350-acre property. During the past 30 years, however, focus was lost, so a new plan was made to demolish then...

Congratulations To ATAS MLI Graduates

By: Contributed | September 17, 2018 | Comments 0

ATAS International, Inc. had two employees recently graduate from the Manufacturers Resource Center’s (MRC) Manufacturing Leadership Institute (MLI) certificate programManufacturers Resource Center. The class included more than 20 other area manufacturing professionals. “MRC MLI educates the region’s current and up-and-coming leaders in all aspects of strategic leadership to strengthen their company’s...

MRA Offers New Marketing Toolkit For Metal Roofing Contractors, Installers

By: Contributed | September 17, 2018 | Comments 0

The Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA) has unveiled a new digital marketing toolkit for its contractor and installer members to help them promote and grow their residential metal roofing business. With the popularity of metal roofs increasing among U.S. and Canadian homeowners, the MRA is putting more resources in the hands of...

Simplifying The Placement Of Induction Motor Or Servo Motors In Your Line

By: Contributed | September 5, 2018 | Comments 0

By Jim Harmer, Electrical Designer, Samco Machinery Custom-designing and manufacturing equipment for an entire roll forming line requires a thorough understanding of the multiple applications contained within that line. Engineering these machines to perform to customer requirements can be a challenging process. Among the considerations during the design process is motor...

MRA Offers New Marketing Toolkit For Metal Roofing Contractors, Installers

By: Contributed | August 31, 2018 | Comments 0

South Carolina YMCA Features Curved Standing Seam Roof By McElroy Metal

By: Contributed | August 31, 2018 | Comments 0

One majestic wave tops the new Clover School District YMCA natatorium. The standing seam metal roof from McElroy Metal achieved the aesthetic the community was looking for and the architect delivered. “The main structures of the facility are a big box for the fitness area,” says David Bellamy, AIA, LEED AP,...

Contractor Registration For The 69th Annual MRCA CON EXPO Now Open!

By: Contributed | August 31, 2018 | Comments 0

The 69th Annual MRCA Conference and Expo will be held Oct. 24 – 26, 2018, in Omaha, Nebraska. This event will be held at the Omaha Convention Center (formerly the CenturyLink Center) which is considered the centerpiece of downtown Omaha’s $2 billion riverfront revitalization. A glass-enclosed skywalk links the convention center...

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