Word of mouth: overcoming language barriers
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Roofing contractors are employing various strategies to bridge the language barrier with Hispanic workers, whose number is increasing in their workforce. Data released by the Division of Labor Force Statistics, showed that there were 241,000 roofers in the US in 1998. For instance, contractors Clark Roofing and Beldon Roofing hire teachers to work on-site in the evenings to teach English language classes to their Hispanic employees. Another, the Roy O Huffman Roof Co, makes sure that somebody who knows Spanish and English is among its working crews.
Publication Name: Roofing Siding Insulation
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0033-7129
Year: 1999
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James Myers Company rewrites history on landmark library
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James Myers Company Inc of Beltsville, MD, received a top award for the Restoration/Renovation category of RSI's 7th annual Metal Roofing Projects of the Year for its work on the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. The reroofing project, which lasted for around 18 months to finish, involved intricate work for 32,000 sq ft of material. Challenges in the project include replacing all the stamped and brake-formed ornamental copper portions with custom-made pieces.
Publication Name: Roofing Siding Insulation
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0033-7129
Year: 1998
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