Jim Layman, Vice President of Contruction for Cole Roofing, was featured in the “Details” section of Professional Roofing Magazine!  What is your position within your company? I am vice president of construction for Cole Roofing Co. Inc., Baltimore. What is the most unusual roofing project of which you have been a part? We installed zinc composite metal panels on a planetarium at a local community college. The building was designed as a cylinder with a sloped roof, and multiple sight lines ...

Still Going Strong: Cole Roofing Co. Inc. The Fourth Generation of Cole Roofing Co. Inc. Continues a Century-Long Tradition in Greater Baltimore while Staying Focused on the Future By Art Aisner  Baltimore is one of the country’s oldest and arguably most important big cities in the Mid-Atlantic, which is why after all this time, the youngest members of the Cole family are proud to say their ancestry had a pretty big hand in its modern development. Earlier this year, the Cole ...

Cole Roofing company has been awarded with the Safety Award from Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Company! The award was presented to Cole Roofing in honor of our outstanding commitment to workplace safety as a Chesapeake Employers’ policy holder for 23 years and for maintaining a loss ratio of 3.94% for 23 consecutive terms.  

Industry Group Explores How to Adapt Robots to Roofing The era of construction robots is coming, but not in the way everybody imagines. About 18 months ago, Cole Roofing Company President Bill Cole began researching possibilities for construction site robots with members of his industry peer group “I know this technology is coming to my business one day, so I thought so I want to just play from behind or do I want to help lead the change and figure ...

A Century of Service Cole Roofing Celebrates its Centennial Anniversary By Chris King COLE ROOFING Company is celebrating its 100th birthday this year. Founded in 1919 in Baltimore, Maryland, the company currently employs more than 100 workers and focuses on commercial roofing work,with a diverse portfolio that includes single ply, built-up roofing, metal, wall panels, and renewable energy systems. In 2012, William Robert Cole, known as Billy, took over the helm of the company from his father, William Roland Cole, ...