MIDWEST ROOFER Midwest Roofing Contractors Association 2025 Vol 68 No 2 Contents Columns Presidents Message: Survival Guide for Managers and Owners . . . . . . . . 4-5 Industry News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Serious Work, Strategic Play: Unlocking Productivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9 Welcome Our New Members! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Navigating Appraisal: The Cost, Risks, and Role of Legal Consultation 12-13 ‘Mobile First’ Warning As Phone Email, SMS, Messaging Attacks Surge . 16-18 MRCA 2025 Save the Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 MRCA Expo Exhibitor Contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-22 MRCA Expo Sponsorship Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Fit for Protection: Properly Fitting Fall Protection Harnesses Protect Workers Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-26 Ad Index Certainteed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 RK Hydro-Vac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Roofing Contractor Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Auman Mahan + Furry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 MRCA HAWT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Hanover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Roofers Coffee Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Provia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Ameriprise Financial.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 BITEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Beeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Certified Roof Torch Applicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 MRCA Member Legal Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 GAF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Apollo Health Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Malarkey Roofing Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Disclaimer: The opinions and positions stated in articles published herein are those of the authors and not, by the fact of publication, necessarily those of MRCA. MRCA does not endorse roofing products or systems and shall not be deemed by anything herein to have recommended the use or non-use of any particular roofing system. Find us on MRCA Headquarters 7250 Poe Ave. Ste. 410 | Dayton, OH 45414 Phone: 800. 497. 6722 | Fax: 937. 278. 0317 www. mrca. org 2025 MRCA Leadership Directory Officers/Executive Committee President Laurie Moore Kreiling Roofing Co First Vice President Foundation President Bill Seibert Fisher Roofing of Kearney Second Vice President/Treasurer Chris Daly Kaw Roofing & Sheet Metal Inc. Secretary Ryan Petrick Ridgeworth Roofing Co Inc Immediate Past President Chairman of the Board Robert Poutre Roof Tech, Inc. Directors Luke Haines Roofmasters Roofing & Sheet Metal Co. Don House BL Dalsin Roofing Chris Huntington AAA Roofing Michael Katrosh Queen City Roofing & Contracting Daniel Knickelbein Langer Roofing & Sheet Metal Miles Maddux Versatile Roofing, LLC Larry Marshall III L. Marshall Roofing & Sheet Metal Andrew Meade Meade Construction, Inc. Michael Miller Empire Roofing Co., Inc. Gil Morales CIM Roofing, Inc. Kevin Petersen Carlson Racine Roofing and Sheet Metal, Inc. Kellie Paasch Independent Roofing Co., Inc. Ian Rammel Damschroder Roofing, Inc. Casey Snead MRB Contractors Brett Tesson Tesson Roofing & Exteriors Matt Smith Fat Matt Roofing Council / Committee Chairs Advisory Council Chair Greg Bloom Beacon Building Products Signatory Contractors Council Chair Don House BL Dalsin Roofing T&R Chairman Randy Adams R Adams Roofing, Inc. Reserve Investment Chair Kurt Steinkuhler Wray Roofing CERTA Taskforce Chair James Ramser Highland Roofing Company, Inc. HAWT Taskforce Chair Fred Horner Advanced Industrial Roofing YCC Chair Rachel Garcia Malarkey Roofing Products Women in Roofing Chair Megan Malone Rackley Roofing Co., Inc. Legal Counsel Gary Auman Auman, Mahan & Furry Staff Megan Pope Executive Director & Foundation mpope@mrca.org Bob Pope Associate Director bpope@mrca.org Rachel Pinkus Managing Director & MR Editor rpinkus@mrca.org Chrystal Beavers Account Manager cbeavers@mrca.org Morgan Arwood Membership Director marwood@mrca.org Joe Williams Graphic Designer jwilliams@mrca.org
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