Tom Harris returns for another discussion with W&C about the challenges facing spray foam insulation, growth in the industry, and his overall impression of the future for the industry.

As challenge fosters change, there needs to be focus and a common vision. At the contractor level it’s trade associations that Harris sees helping to create the focus while meeting the challenges head-on. This year will see continued demand for high performance insulations like spray applied polyurethane foams as we get another year of the new blowing agent technology under our belt.

Whenever there’s change, especially within the SPF formulation game, there will be a necessary learning curve for contractors. These new formulations are different and will require time to optimize their performance and how they behave during installation.

Like most industries, construction was hard hit with supply chain issues, COVID-19 and mother nature. Material supply was sporadic, and prices skyrocketed. 

Ongoing supply issues facing contractors may be further complicated by human rights violations in China, warns Trent Cotney, partner at Adams and Reese.

WC Legal Insights Analyst Trent Cotney, of Adams and Reese, breaks down what roofing contractors need to know about having remote workers. Cotney also breaks down what roofers need to know about collections in the post-pandemic economy during this episode

In this episode of “Dear Anna,” Art Unlimited CEO Anna Anderson shares not one, but three ideas contractors can use to make sure their campaigns are firing on all cylinders and meeting goals.

How can contractors transmit their tool data with Nuron? Michael Neidow, executive vice president of Tool Services and Software at Hilti, tells us its really quite simple. It’s as simple as plugging your tool battery into charge. Sound too good to be true? Hear it from Neidow himself in this short podcast.

In this podcast, Trent Cotney of Adams and Reese gives a few brief tips on what contractors should know about arbitration as well as what to keep in mind if buying or selling a contracting company.

In this Legal Insights episode, Trent Cotney of Adams and Reese shares why the new independent contractor rule will impact the construction industry, some important dates to know and what contractors can do now to prepare.