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Elite Construction Solutions Acquires Universal Roofing & Exteriors & Jackson Contracting
Elite Construction Solutions (ECS), an integrity-driven contractor, specializing in storm restoration and mitigation, recently acquired Universal Roofing & Exteriors and Jackson Contracting. The acquisition immediately …
Elite Construction Solutions partners with 123 Exteriors & Artisan Rebuilders LLC
Elite Construction Solutions (ECS), the leading provider of educational, business improvement and direct contracting solutions in the contracting space recently acquired 123 Exteriors and Artisan Rebuilders LLC. The acquisitions immediately expand ECS’s footprint into nine additional markets where it will offer best-in-class exterior general contracting services. Furthermore, via its partnership with Artisan, the firm will now expand into water mitigation, leak detection and interior reconstruction services – adding complementary capabilities into its core offering. These acquisitions also allow 123 Exteriors and Artisan to fully leverage ECS’s suite of shared services including its marketing department, storm restoration training, and estimating services.
The Ultimate Guide to Selling Your Roofing Company
the Ultimate Guide to Selling Your Roofing Company So, you’ve been in business for a while and have finally reached the point where you need …
How to Become a Roofer
How to Become a Roofer So, you’re interested in becoming a roofer. With so much information floating around, it can be tough to figure out …
Accuserve Solutions expands its value proposition for contractors by acquiring Elite Claim Solutions
The combined firm seeks to deepen its contracting know-how and offer value-added services and growth opportunities for the broader contracting sector. Accuserve Solutions, the leading …
Roof Inspection Checklist
What is a Roof Inspection Checklist? A Roof Inspection Checklist is a template or form that roofing contractors use to document storm damage on a …
Top 5 Ways to Improve Your Roofing Business This Winter
REVIEW CODES IN YOUR AREACall your local building department to find out if any codes have been updated in the last year. Download new paperwork …
How to Read a Scope of Loss – Announcement
NEW COURSE ALERT! Elite University’s Storm School is proud to announce a new online training course for roofers – How to Read a Scope of …
Advanced Roofing Marketing
It’s 2022 – time to upgrade your marketing tactics from 1998. While the roofing industry has traditionally lagged in technology and innovation, the top roofing …
Roofing Salesman Needed: A Step-By-Step Guide to Hire Sales Reps
It’s already February. The 2022 Roofing Season is just around the corner for much of the Midwest. Many of your top performing sales reps are …
2021 Winter Holiday Closures
The Elite Team is taking time to spend with our family and friends this holiday season. We hope you are, too!
Winter Learning Opportunities for Roofing Contractors
As production season comes to an end (at least in the northern markets!), now is a good time for roofing contractors to switch gears to focus on learning new industry trends as well as training staff to succeed next year.
We’ve compiled a list of events across the country for your team to consider.
Roofing Invoice Free Download
When doing an insurance roofing job, contractors will need to send a Completion Invoice (also known as a Certificate of Completion or Notice of Completion) …
Top 8 Interview Questions for Roofing Sales Reps
A potential sales rep candidate has made it through the resume round and has (hopefully) passed your pre-screening questions – he or she is able to climb ladders and has reliable transportation – and you’re ready to sit down or zoom down for a face-to-face interview.
Roof Sales Training
While generating new leads is critical, closing the leads you already have is equally as important. That being said, contractors should take a step back and rethink their roofing sales training and provide the tools that best match the sales rep’s skills and experience. Otherwise, they could be leaving money on the table!
Roofing Invoices 101
Knowing when to send a roofing invoice for insurance jobs is an important part of the collections process for a roofing contractor. Learn when and how to send completion invoices to homeowners and insurance carriers.
Siding Sales Training
Siding storm damage claims can be a great opportunity to increase the commissions on a job and grow your roofing business.
Roofing Halloween Horror Stories: Butter fingers
In this edition of Roofing Halloween Stories: when things fall through the cracks…
Tricks to Increase Employee Retention: Office Manager Edition
Lately, there has been a lot of talk about the #greatresignation. The current worker shortage means employees have options. And the past couple of years …
Roofing Halloween Horror Stories Continue
Our roofing horror series continues this week with some particularly sticky situations…
Roofer Job Description: How to Craft a Sales Rep Job Ad
The right job description can make or break the number of qualified candidates you attract to your roofing business. With labor shortages seemingly affecting all industries, especially roofing, there are currently more sales rep job openings than candidates to fill them. In a marketplace flooded with job openings, it can be hard to stand out.
Roofing Halloween Horror Stories
Ah autumn, the time of year when the weather drops a few degrees and it’s “cool” to be scared. But what scares storm restoration contractors? Ghosts? Ghouls? Crazy men with chainsaws? Please…those things aren’t scary. Paying to replace a roof because your crew messed up? Now that’s scary!
This October, we’re going to share some roofing horror stories that we’ve collected throughout the year. Get ready for some truly bone-chilling experiences!
Tips And Tricks to Stay Organized
If you want to be successful in the storm restoration industry, you must be organized. We’ve compiled a list of four tips that ANYONE can use to keep organized.
Q&A with Roofing Expert Mollie Neil
Elite’s Chief Executive Officer, Mollie Neil, has been in the storm exterior industry for 12+ years and knows a thing or two about empowering women in roofing as well as supplementing and growing roofing companies. Mollie recently decided that helping contractors with their supplementing efforts simply isn’t enough. She has decided to lean on her experience of growing offices to further help contractors grow their businesses.
We thought it’d be fun to do a little Q&A and learn what motivates Mollie and how you can benefit from her hard work.