M&A, PE platforms, shop ops, and the business of running a roofing company.
Construction added 11,000 jobs in September, but residential specialty trade contractors lost 7,900 while data-center work drove nonresidential hiring. Layoffs hit a record low, the August hires rate was the lowest for that month in 26 years, and pay is up 4.3%.
Sales Rabbit launched Roof Rabbit on Sept. 22, combining its canvassing app with Roofle’s instant quoting and RoofLink’s production and payments in one platform. Limited release now; no pricing or migration details yet.
On Sept. 29 the Texas Department of Insurance moved to clarify that carriers can’t decline or nonrenew homeowners coverage just because the house or roof is old — but can still judge condition. Hearing Nov. 3; comments due Nov. 9.
Sandusky-based North Coast Roofing of Ohio (est. 2005) runs GAF Master Elite and CertainTeed Select ShingleMaster work across Erie, Huron, Ottawa, and Sandusky counties.
Tesla stopped new Solar Roof orders in August 2026. Installers are stranded with training spend, rewritten pipelines, and decades of glass-tile service risk.
Gibraltar closed its $1.335B all-cash OmniMax buy on Feb. 2, 2026 — Amerimax, Berger, Flamco and more under one residential platform. Distributors and contractors: watch accessory/rainware SKUs, programs, and fill rates.
New Albany’s SESCO, now SESCO Roofing Products LLC after an investment-group buy, launches silicone and acrylic coatings, mastics, spray foam, and accessories (Sept. 2026).
Atlanta’s Guaranteed Roof joined Lance Bachmann’s EM Exteriors platform (Sept. 17). PE-backed ops, TN/NC/SC expansion, rejuvenation-first pitch — terms undisclosed.
Oklahoma AG Gentner Drummond’s June 2026 Hail Focus lawsuit puts State Farm claim practices under statewide scrutiny. Here’s what storm shops should lock into every file.
From Milwaukee and Metabo HPT cordless coil roofing nailers to SENCO’s CS61H1 cap stapler and Metabo’s September 2026 Cordless Pneumatics lineup, fastening tools keep shedding hoses. What changed for roofing crews.
Category 2 Lowell knocked out power to ~90% of Kauai after Lala ripped roofs on Oahu. Island recovery is a stress test of staging, access, and cash — lessons that travel.
July–August AGC/NCCER survey: 29% of firms felt enforcement effects, 42% in the South. Roofing shops already short on craft labor need a plan that is not wishful thinking.
