Why Roofing Conferences and Trade Shows Are Important to Your Business
Roofing professionals are one of the most active professional industries. Every year, just in the USA, there are 100+ roofing trade shows and conferences built to help you understand new processes, tools, and tricks of the trade. Many business owners in the roofing industry attend these conferences as an investment to keep a pulse on competition and changes in the roofing industry.
Knowing the latest and greatest tools, supplies and vendors is only one portion of the value you can gain while attending a trade show for roofers. Many of the educational speakers will share tips and advice on the business side of your roofing company. Understanding online marketing, CRM, sales process, routing, and managing employees are always key topics at a roofing conference
Here is a list of the top roofing conferences and trade shows to attend this year and beyond. This page is continually being updated with the newest events, conferences, and learning courses for roofing professionals.
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Roofing Professionals Trade Shows & Conferences in 2024
The SRC Summit gathers contractors from across the United States for a three-day event focused on learning, networking, relationship building, and enjoyment. Esteemed experts in the industry will share their strategies for success during the summit.
The International Roofing Expo (IRE) is North America’s largest roofing and exteriors event, serving as the industry’s hub for over 65 years. It offers essential resources, including product insights, advanced equipment, hands-on education, and networking opportunities, fostering success for roofing contractors.
📍 Location: Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center, FL
The Florida Roofing & Sheet Metal Expo, organized by FRSA, holds significance as the largest regional event of its kind in the United States. This expo is concurrently conducted with FRSA’s Annual Convention. In the year 2024, the Association observes its 102nd year, and the event takes place at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida.
📍 Location: Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas
The conference offers cutting-edge educational sessions, a two-day expo highlighting the newest roofing products and innovations, and networking events that create opportunities to build valuable professional connections.
The Western Roofing Expo stands as a pivotal regional gathering for roofing and waterproofing experts in the United States. The event encompasses a comprehensive two-day trade show, 24 educational seminars, two keynote luncheons, The Roofing Games™ shingling competition, golf and sporting clays tournaments, a welcome event featuring a live auction, and frequent product demonstrations.
This expo serves as a platform for meaningful peer-to-peer networking opportunities within the industry.
How to plan for your upcoming Roofing trade show and conference
Build your wish list: Before you go, make sure you create your list of key questions you’re facing right now in your business, industry, or team. These can be your talking points while meeting with peers or during Q&A time at the end of speaker presentations. It can also help keep you focused in the exhibitor area knowing who you should spend your time talking to.
Is there a conference app? Find out if there is a conference app. Download it before you go to see the latest announcements and potential peers, and mentors you can meet up with. The best relationships are built outside the roofing conference. Find out where the after-parties and peer dinner groups are meeting. WiFi is not always a sure thing at the venue. Make sure you download the app before you go.
Get your Twitter account ready – A lot of the conference chatter happens via a Twitter hashtag thread. Find out what the conference hashtag will be, and save it in your search preferences in your Twitter mobile app. Engage. These events are so much better when you can share what you’ve learned, insights, and tips with other roofing professionals. Great way to see who else is attending and who you may want to follow on Twitter for post-event conversations and networking.
Block out time for meetings. The relationships you make will be better than the presenter’s message (sorry speakers! I know you agree though 🙂 ). Find time in the conference schedule to have one on one coffee connections or lunch meetings. Get to know other professionals. Many people take the time to build support groups or masterminds with other roofing professionals. Allows them to have a trusted community of contacts to share ideas and grow alongside.
Take advantage of the early-bird sessions. The more well-known speakers are scheduled during the meat & potatoes time slots of the conference. However, some of my favorite sessions during professional conferences have happened during the pre-conference time slots. The ‘up-and-comers’ are speaking and putting a TON into their presentations. Don’t overlook the newbies to the speaking scene.
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Types Of Roofing Conference Educational Content
Laws and Regulations
Safety – OSHA Inspections
Sustainability
Labor Law Compliance
Sales and Customer Success
Recruiting and Talent Acquisition
Training and Development
Each of these categories of learning content at a roofing conference will educate you about the current pain points you may be facing. Some of the larger conferences will have breakout sessions for each of these categories, but you will gather more depth at a dedicated conference educating around a very specific niche.
Why Roofing Conferences and Trade Shows Are Important to Your Business
Build your wish list: Before you go, make sure you create your list of key questions you’re facing right now in your business, industry, or team. These can be your talking points while meeting with peers or during Q&A time at the end of speaker presentations. It can also help keep you focused in the exhibitor area knowing who you should spend your time talking to.
