2019 NEREF Scholarship Open

The North East Roofing Educational Foundation Scholarship Application for 2019 is now available for your employees and their families. The deadline for applications is May 15, 2019.

The North East Roofing Educational Foundation (NEREF) has established this scholarship program to assist employees, immediate family members of employees or immediate family of NERCA members, who plan to pursue post-secondary education in college, technical and vocational programs.  Thirteen scholarships will be awarded this year in the amount of $3,000 each.

For further information, please contact Patsy Sweeney at the association office either by telephone, fax or email at psweeney@nerca.org.  We thank you for your cooperation.

Download the 2019 Scholarship Application Now!

 

Impact of Rain on Roofing Contractors

NERCA partnered with the Boston Roofing Contractors Association to produce this video detailing the impact of historically high precipitation and bad weather on roofing contractors.

 

Notice on Anti-Harassment and Nondiscrimination Policies

All employers are aware of the new climate surrounding sexual harassment in the workplace. #MeToo and other viral movements have led to a more than 12% increase in sexual harassment claims according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and a 22% leap in the amount of money paid out in settlements by employers from $47.5 million in FY17 to $70 million in FY18. This represents a dramatic shift in the way employers must deal with the possibility of a sexual harassment claim. Continue reading “Notice on Anti-Harassment and Nondiscrimination Policies”

Congratulations to the Fall Golf Outing winners & Thank you to our sponsors!

On September 26th, the North East Roofing Eduacational Foundation held its Fall Golf Outing.  The NEREF Trustees would like to thank all those who participated and our sponsors as well as congratulate the following winners.

First Place – 55 

Steve Harvey, Chick Gorman, Mike Michael, Shawn Mackie

Second Place – 58

Glenn Szalay, David Klein, Matt Brown, Marty Gorman

Third Place – 59

Tom Gunning, Skip Gentile, Tommy Gunning, Matthew Therrien

 

              Longest Drive                               Closest to the Pin                      Air Cannon Winner

                 JC Marcone                                    Victor Szala                              Marshall Fox

 

The  NEREF Trustees would like to thank all of our golf outing sponsors

A&M Roofing Services LLC

ABC Supply Company, Inc.

A.C.T. Metal Deck Supply

A.R.M. Roofing Inc,

Atlantic Asphalt & Equipment Co., Inc.

Barrett, Inc.

Beacon Sales Company

Boston Roofing Contractors Association

Canopy Roofing Systems

Carlisle SynTec Systems

DP Carney Construction, Inc.

Cazeault Roofing & Solar

CertainTeed Corporation

Dataforma, Inc.

Alexander Doyle LLC

Eastern Architectural Reps

FiberTite Roofing Systems

Firestone Building Products

Hunter Panels

Hurley Construction & Roofing Company, Inc.

J&S Building Exteriors, Inc.

Johns Manville

Lincoln Equipment Associates, Inc.

Marshall Roofing & Sheet Metal Company Inc.

North Bridge Building Products

North/East Roofing Contractors Association

O’Lyn Contractors, Inc.

OMG Roofing Products

Peck Brothers LLC

R&S Construction Services Inc.

R.K. Hydro Vac Inc.

Rockwell Roofing, Inc.

Saco Roofing

John F. Shea Company, Inc.

Silver Roofing, Inc.

SMR Inc.

Max Sontz Roofing Services, Inc.

SRC Roofing Inc.

Tech Roofing Services Inc.

Uni-Ply Roofing Inc.

Vanguard Organization, Inc.

Continue reading “Congratulations to the Fall Golf Outing winners & Thank you to our sponsors!”

3M DBI-SALA Fall Protection Recall

3M Fall Protection has detected a small quantity of DBI-SALA® 16 Ft. Talon™ Self Retracting Lifelines that are defective due to an assembly error. This notice only applies to the 16 ft version of the Talon; no other versions of the Talon are affected by this condition. There have been no reports of fall-related injuries associated with this condition. However, this assembly error would result in the unit not arresting a fall, which could result in serious injury or death. Continue reading “3M DBI-SALA Fall Protection Recall”