Written by SpringfieldMay 5, 2014 
Springfield employees and family members celebrate at Short’s Brewing Company’s 10 year anniversary party. Thanks Joe for creating over 90 jobs in northern Michigan! Thanks, too, for hiring a local contractor (that would be Springfield) to take care of your roofing, lighting, and fall protection needs.
Written by SpringfieldApril 15, 2014 Commercial Construction Internships in northern Michigan!!!
Are you a college student? Are you interested in learning about Commercial Construction, Business Management, how to perform Energy Evaluations, and practical hands on business management? If so, you may be a candidate to be the 2014 Springfield SmartIntern. Springfield strives to stay on the cutting edge of building renovation, energy conservation, and employs a variety of degreed professionals to serve our commercial clients with the latest and greatest technology while knocking it “out of the park” with customer service. We are looking for a college student(s) that have similar interests to work with our fantastic team during the summer of 2014. Get more information by contacting Terri Jo at TerriJo@springfieldsmartroof.com.
Written by SpringfieldApril 8, 2014 It’s been 3 years since OSHA has implemented a revision for crane operators (Subpart CC). This revision requires operators of crane equipment to be certified, qualified, or licensed.
If an audited employer program is used it can be very costly for the owner, however, the employee could not use the qualification at another place of employment.
Other alternatives are out there but need to be OSHA approved. A government entity can be used for training, testing, and licensing. These qualifications would be transferable to another company for the employee.
Subpart CC excludes boom trucks with articulating or knuckle booms but not with straight booms.
Remember there are also certain requirements when to have a qualified signal person or rigger on the job site based on various circumstances. OSHA has specifics on certification and training for forklifts along with many other loading and maintenance procedures in the workplace.
source: Professional Roofing magazine Sept 2013 (you will need to register to read the full article.)
Written by SpringfieldMarch 7, 2014 The #2 irritant of a facility manager is Vendor Warranties!! Calling the vendor when you have a warranty claim can be verying irritating and time consuming for facility managers. Especially when the vendors don’t want to live up to their warranties and make them difficult to understand what’s covered and what’s not. Make sure you when you are getting a quote for new construction, material, equipment, etc, ask for a copy of the warranty and make sure that their provisions are included in the quote that you will both be signing.
Happily, there are vendors out there who represent products with outstanding warranties. The Duro-Last warranty offered by Springfield Commercial Roofing is one of those vendors and make it very painless to process a claim. Check out all of the warranties they offer: Duro-Last warranty list.
Don’t hesitate to give us a call at 231-263-5300 if you have any questions on roof warranties.
Written by SpringfieldFebruary 28, 2014 Thankfully, no one was hurt when the roof collapsed at the Tanger Outlet Mall in Ogemaw County.
With the heavy snowfall of this winter, it makes sense to call a licensed and insured roofing contractor to remove the snow from the roof of your homes and businesses. At Springfield, we have removed snow from many northern Michigan rooftops this winter. Call us—We can help you with your commercial buildings!
http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1012988#.UxCY3aUo670
Written by SpringfieldFebruary 26, 2014 
Springfield, Inc., located in Kingsley between Traverse City and Cadillac Michigan, recently was awarded the John R Burt Award at the annual Duro-Last® Roofing conference in Orlando Florida. This award was based on recognition of outstanding achievement in quality workmanship, customer satisfaction and sales in 2013. We congratulate all of our employees for their efforts to continue to give high quality results even while confronting the elements of the norhern Michigan weather based on our customers needs.
Written by SpringfieldFebruary 13, 2014 So writing numerous BLOGS mean greater SEO for your company right? Not necessarily. There are no real quick ways to cut to the front of the line in SEO rankings. Google doesn’t like to be “tricked.” The best practice to get into is to focus on content and useful information to our blog postings. Sometimes less is more.
Oh yes, and maybe a link or two. 🙂
For further information on this topic: http://smallbiztrends.com/2013/07/seo-myths.html
Best Regards!
Written by SpringfieldJanuary 31, 2014 
Springfield Commercial Roofing places 2nd in National Roofer’s Challenge!
Springfield Commercial Roofing brought home 2nd place in the National Roofer’s challenge held earlier this week in Orlando, Florida. Roofing companies from all over the U.S. enter this competition each year. It is judged by 5 inspectors from Duro-Last Roofing based upon quality roof installation, safety, and speed of completion. Employees from Team Springfield included Joe Graham of Cadillac and Nick Pascoe of Traverse City. The team was coached by Mike Abeare of Fife Lake. Springfield Commercial Roofing is a division of Springfield Inc. and is located in Kingsley!
So proud of everyone on our Springfield Team!
Written by SpringfieldJanuary 21, 2014 The most important reason for fall protection systems is to protect your employees, but did you know that OSHA fines can be in the $40,000 range for roofing contractors who fail to utilize fall protection systems. Ouch! Now that hurts!
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/topstories/article/338043/483/Roofing-company-faces-48K-in-OSHA-fines
Written by SpringfieldJanuary 16, 2014 —Ruth Boorstin, writer and poet
Have you recently asked for a bid on a construction project? If so, don’t be afraid to ask questions. A reputable contractor welcomes questions and will enjoy describing the details of the proposed work to you. Ask that any changes (change orders) to the original bid be presented to you in writing and described in detail for you to sign prior to additional work being performed. Don’t be afraid to ask clarifying questions. A reputable contractor welcomes questions and is always working toward educating the building owner with all aspects of the project. Ask for and check references of your selected contractor.
