The  National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) has published the results of its April 9th COVID-19 roofing contractor survey HERE. This survey provided insight into the following questions:

  • Overall, which of the following describes the effect of COVID-19 on your business right now?
  • How has COVID-19 affected your business?
  • What measures are you going to need to take in the short term?
  • What have you done in your company to address the COVID-19 crisis?
  • Which of the following will have the biggest effect on your business as a result of COVID-19?
  • Is your business experiencing trouble with material delivery, trucking or other material sourcing interruptions?
  • Are building owners limiting contractor access to sites or buildings as part of their coronavirus response plans?
  • Do you have current or scheduled projects for essential facilities in the health care sector such as hospitals and extended care facilities?
  • How does this compare with previous years?
  • Do you have current or scheduled projects for essential facilities in the food supply chain such as grocery stores, big box stores, food processing centers, distribution centers, and warehouses?
  • How does this compare with previous years?
  • What is your expected sales volume 3-6 months from now (looking at year-over-year growth)?
  • Has your company used, or attempted to use, any provisions of the CARES Act, federal legislation approved March 27 designed to provide financial assistance to employers and employees during the COVID-19 emergency?
  • If yes, which of the programs listed below have you used successfully?
  • Have you experienced difficulty in applying for assistance with any of these programs?
  • If COVID-19 were to end today, how long would it take you to get back to business as usual?
  • How do you feel about the future of your business?
  • Please rank the most significant challenges to the future growth of your business.
  • What, if any, actions have your local jurisdictions taken?
  • Please provide the state or U.S. territory in which your company primarily performs roofing work.

Thank you to the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) member companies that shared additional questions for inclusion in this survey.  NRCA posted an announcement HERE to encourage participation in a third roofing industry survey. ARMA member companies may want to consider promoting this survey opportunity to your roofing contractor networks in order to increase the respondent pool.