RCAW

Welcome to the RCAW

Since 1965 The Roofing Contractors Association of Washington (RCAW) has worked to improve the roofing industry. Our membership base consists of residential and commercial contractors, manufacturers, distributors, and industry professionals.

The RCAW provides membership benefits that add to your bottom line. The RCAW is not specifically designed for small or large businesses; it is designed for businesses that want the best for their company and industry.

The RCAW can provide your business with guidance reference to legal and governmental organizations; reference to insurance and other companies; publications, speakers, safety information, and training; and professional assistance with issues such as safety, governmental regulations, warranties, materials, and industry problems. The Roofing Contractors Association of Washington also receives many inquiries for qualified contractors. So why not join today and be part of the pro's network!

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Safety Training

May 8

Posted by sefton in Safety | No Comments

Safety is a culture it is not something we do and forget about it, in fact it is a qualification that only works with continuing education. Therefore I would like to see more of our contractors make use of the safety programs we have in place.

There has been a surge of requests from members and non-members about our Safety programs. Bill Poss of Signature Safety has been assigned the task to follow up the email requests we have been getting for various safety classes. We are keeping a register of all personnel who have gone through the RCAW sponsored Safety programs, and we will issue the appropriate certificates to the person who has been trained. Remember that this is really good for your industry and your company.

Please visit our web page safety to see what we provide and if the program you want is not there please contact our office at the following email address execdir@rcaw.com or leave a comment on the web site.

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RCAW Annual Golf Tournament.

Apr 30

Posted by sefton in Golf | No Comments

We are holding the RCAW annual golf tournament September 14th 2012. The venue will be the Auburn, Golf Course (It seems to be generally central for most folks) We will be teeing off at 1:00pm. For a day of fun and enjoyment as we have done for many years. For those of you who are non golfers it is still a fun event we need volunteers to assist with the administration of the event. To this end DJ Esary is heading up the golf committee please contact him to offer your services.

What we need at present is for the members and guests who are planning to attend or to sponsor various holes or tees to let us know at the following email address execdir@rcaw.com . This event is so popular that you really need to make reservations early.

We will be circulating the various forms to all of our members and guests and especially our sponsors who really make this event possible because of their continued support.

Under the events tab on this site there is a Golf section where you can access the various registration forms and send them into the Executive Director. So please look at the foursomes that you want to form and let us know what you would like. Please go to the following link to get an idea of the length of holes. 2012 Scorecard with hole stats.

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IBA SMALL BUSINESS REPORT – April 23, 2012

Apr 23

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WOW What An Amazing Month!! Page 1
The 2012 Legislature Is Over – The State’s Budget Is Re-balanced Page 1
How The 2012 Budget Solution Came About Page 1
More Details About The 2012 Budget Deal Page 2
SB 6635 State Tax Adjustments Page 2
Spending That Made The Budget Possible Page 3
Major Tax Increase Proposals That Did NOT Pass Page 3
Is The National Health Care Reform Law Unconstitutional? Page 4
State & National Economies Continue Slow Improvements Page 6
Stop Higher State Taxes – I-1185—Needs Your Signature Page 6
What Do You Want More Of? Page 6
Copy of the whole report is located in the Members Only Area.

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Roofing Industry Industrial Insurance Claims Information

Apr 19

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Attached is some very interesting state industrial insurance claims information about the roofing industry. Some of the key points are:

Over the 5-year period, 2005 – 2010, the roofing industry had 4694 claims – 900+ per year and this is way down according to L&I because of the slower economy
Those claims have already cost the industry $70 million and many are not yet finalized and closed
These claims are expected to cost the industry $94+ million once they are all closed.
The 45+ most common claims and their average claims costs are below:

Check out this spread sheet.2006-2010-DataToShare It is really important to examine this table as it covers many sub divisons of the roofing category.

The above information underscores the need for a good and contineous safety programs in very one of the RCAW member companies. We will be writing to all of the members highlighting all of the safety programs we provide as an association, which we hope the members will take part in and support.

Permanent fall arrest/restraint anchorage devices.

Mar 9

Posted by sefton in Legislative, Safety | No Comments

Gary Smith of IBA, Don Vose and Myself represented the membership of the RCAW to have this fall restraint issue put to bed. It has been resurrected for the hearing of last year. And reintroduced yesterday April 13th 2012. I am pleased to report we were successful by making very strong representation that defeated the proposed code change. This does not mean that if your company wants to offer these anchorages as an additional service to your client that you can’t or should not, but it is not mandated as stated in the proposal before the Council. What this means to our roofing community is that you will still be expected to provide fall restraints when working on elevated roofs as required by the law, but leaving the anchorages behind will not be mandatory.

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Website Consultation and Design

Mar 4

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Do you need web site design?

The current RCAW website was redesigned in late 2011 by Aaron Pedersen of AP. If you have any questions about your company’s web presence, contact Aaron and mention that you are a member of the RCAW. He can answer questions regarding website design, social media and online marketing.

AP Web Design

Financing for your Clients as Part of the Service you offer.

Mar 1

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You’re a member of the RCA, so clearly you care about doing quality work and providing a positive experience for your customers. Take that customer service a step further by offering financing through Salal Credit Union. Salal provides financing for over 130 active home improvement dealers, including some of the largest dealers in Washington State.

For you, some benefits of becoming an approved Salal CU dealer include:

The ability to offer your customers a low rate (currently 8.49% APR)¹ and long term financing on loans from $1,000 to $30,000,²
Quick loan decisions via email, and payment within eight business hours after job completion,
The ability to offer customers deferred payment options—contact Salal for details.

Salal has been serving Washington State for over 60 years; what can we do for you? Contact your Salal CU Indirect Lending Representative at 206.854.6134 or nicks@salalcu.org.

¹APR = Annual Percentage Rate. Effective March 1, 2012. Rates are subject to change without notice.²All Salal loans must be credit approved.

This Credit Union is federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration.

RCAW Partners with the Affiliated Associations of America (AAOA)

Feb 28

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We are currently negotiating with AAOA to restore our Membership to their organization. This will benefit all of our members and their employees.
Because as an active RCAW member you are, at no additional cost, also a member of the Affiliated Associations of America (AAOA)? The Affiliated Associations of America (AAOA) provides many services that you can take advantage of today by logging onto www.aaoamerica.org, click on ‘logon’ (on the left hand side) and enter your pin (your pin card will be mailed to you soon).

The following services can help you reduce your overhead cost, putting more money in your pocket each year!
• Business services including advertising services, business forms, credit card processing, graphic design, HR & Payroll services, publicity services, telephone on-hold services, website design, and website shopping carts.
• Communication services including conference calling, and innovative long distance.
• Healthcare services including Group Medical Plans, Individual Medical Plans, Medicare Supplements, Medicare Part D, Med-Advantage, Group Dental Plans, Group Vision Plans, Discount Prescriptions, COBRA Management Services, Flex-Plan Services, and Long Term Care.
• Merchant Discounts including Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants, Discount Contact Lenses, and Discount Prescriptions.
• Programs including business seminars, healthcare seminars, legislative email services, and speaker’s bureau.
• Publications including Eagle Online and Editorial Library.
• Shipping services includes, and Roadway.
• The Loyalty Concept services including Online Shopping Mall.
• Travel services including Avis rental car discounts, Hertz rental car discounts, Cendant Hotel discounts, Choice Hotel discounts, hotels at half price, and roadside assistance.

These services can help you improve employee benefits at no additional cost, gain a competitive advantage for your business, reduce your long distance and toll-free costs by 50%, save on shipping costs, receive low rates on credit card processing and receive free equipment configured to work over any phone or internet connection, and much, much more!

Personal Identification Numbers (PIN’s)

AAOA will provide Personal Identification Numbers (PIN’s) for each member of the RCAW. PIN numbers allow members to access the exclusive discount codes and view online reservation and order links. New members will be provided PIN numbers as they join and members that do not maintain their membership in good standing will have their PIN numbers deactivated.

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Independent Business Association (IBA)

Feb 23

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RCAW Partners with the Independent Business Association (IBA)

Did you know that as an active RCAW member you are, at no additional cost, also a member of the Independent Business Association (IBA)? Here is a little bit about what IBA can and is doing for you right now!

The Independent Business Association (IBA) has been assisting small business owners save money, save time and solve problems since 1974 in the following ways:

IBA of Washington State has a highly respected and very effective team of government relations experts working for you full-time at our state capitol in Olympia. IBA’s government relations experts and its members have stopped tax increases, stopped harmful new government regulations, have passed tax reductions, passed greater freedoms from government interference for small businesses, passed one of the nation’s most comprehensive regulatory reform legislative plans, which is now being implemented, and much more. Each year, the Washington State Legislature deals with over 4,000 legislative proposals, many of which directly affect small businesses. You don’t have time to identify and keep tract of all of these issues, but IBA’s government relations experts do and they advise you of the important proposals affecting small businesses and advise you, through the RCAW, of how you can influence their passage or defeat.
And much, much more!

In conjunction with the RCAW, giving you the resources to comply with regulations and appeal citations from the Department of Labor and Industries.

You have access to key documents small business owners need, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day via IBA’s FAX On Demand System. All you need is a fax machine. You call the IBA FAX On Demand System and request the document you need, by number and seconds later, its is printing out on your fax machine. Examples are: How do I appeal a tax assessment? What questions can I and can’t I ask when hiring a new employee? How to prepare an effective request for a loan? How to reduce your state industrial insurance costs? How to get a FREE no-fines safety and health inspection. An I-9 or W-4 form if you don’t have one handy when you need one. How to comply with hazardous waste laws, etc. Scores of vital documents to help small business owners. All at no cost to you and available anytime, night or day, 7 days a week.

For more information on IBA please contact the RCAW office at 253.282.9823. Remember these services are only available to RCAW members!

Membership Directory

Feb 5

Posted by sefton in General, Welcome | No Comments

We have a new feature on our web site and that is the the way the Membership Directory works. Every member has a short bio attached to their record for prospective customers to make an informed decision about the type of contractor they are looking for and the area that they work in. It would be really nice if all of our members would look up their posting and check the details if there are any corrections to be made please inform the Executive Director of the error and he will have it corrected immediately.

For those of you who do not have web sites please send the Executive Director a copy of what you would like published in a word document it can include pictures and diagrams if you wish. You can look upon this listing as a mini website which comes with your annual subscription.

With this Directory listing your are able to search for members by place of business, zip code, or type of member. Each listing has the ability to give an immediate location on the map provided.