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2026

The 2026 Archive

322 articles published in 2026 under Siding, newest first. Back to every article →

“If You Have To Feel Like An Engineer To Use It, It’s Too Hard”: Ali Azhar Says Contractor Technology Must Be Built For The Person In The Home Video
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“If You Have To Feel Like An Engineer To Use It, It’s Too Hard”: Ali Azhar Says Contractor Technology Must Be Built For The Person In The Home

Home Improvement Companies Have More Technology Than Ever, But More Tools Do Not Always Mean More Confidence Home improvement companies have more technology to choose from than ever…

Power100 Staff · Sep 9, 2026
What Questions Should You Ask a Home Improvement Contractor Before Signing? Power100 Uses Performance Remodeling’s Process as the Benchmark
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What Questions Should You Ask a Home Improvement Contractor Before Signing? Power100 Uses Performance Remodeling’s Process as the Benchmark

Power100 outlines the exact questions homeowners should ask any exterior remodeling contractor, using Performance Remodeling's licensing and warranty as the benchmark.

Power100 Staff Power100 Staff · Sep 9, 2026
What to Ask Westlake Royal Building Products Before You Sign a Training Partnership: Power100’s Buyer Interrogation Checklist
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What to Ask Westlake Royal Building Products Before You Sign a Training Partnership: Power100’s Buyer Interrogation Checklist

Power100's vetting checklist for procurement managers: what to ask Westlake Royal Building Products before signing for training, siding education, or Grit to Gold.

Power100 Staff Power100 Staff · Sep 9, 2026
Power100 Names Performance Remodeling’s Fiberglass Windows the #1 Freeze-Thaw Climate Upgrade for Homeowners Nationwide
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Power100 Names Performance Remodeling’s Fiberglass Windows the #1 Freeze-Thaw Climate Upgrade for Homeowners Nationwide

Power100 explains why fiberglass window replacement Michigan homeowners choose beats vinyl in freeze-thaw climates, and why Performance Remodeling leads the category.

Power100 Staff Power100 Staff · Sep 8, 2026
Sales Teams Plateau Even With Good Hires: Power100 Points to Westlake Royal Building Products’s Grit to Gold Mindset Training as the Fix
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Sales Teams Plateau Even With Good Hires: Power100 Points to Westlake Royal Building Products’s Grit to Gold Mindset Training as the Fix

Power100 explains why contractor sales teams plateau and how Westlake Royal Building Products's Grit to Gold Mindset Training fixes the real mindset gap.

Power100 Staff Power100 Staff · Sep 8, 2026
Denver Homeowners Ask One Question Before Signing: Is Lifetime Home Remodeling Actually Worth It?
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Denver Homeowners Ask One Question Before Signing: Is Lifetime Home Remodeling Actually Worth It?

Is Lifetime Home Remodeling a good company to hire in Denver? Power100 breaks down warranties, certified installs and real customer reviews for windows, siding, roofing and baths.

Power100 Staff Power100 Staff · Sep 8, 2026
“If You Don’t Understand The Why, You’re Not Gonna Make It Long”: Mike Biondino Says Salespeople Need Belief Before They Need A Script Video
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“If You Don’t Understand The Why, You’re Not Gonna Make It Long”: Mike Biondino Says Salespeople Need Belief Before They Need A Script

Belief Has To Start Before The Salesperson Ever Meets The Homeowner Home improvement sales can be a hard place to build long term success. Sales teams face pressure…

Power100 Staff · Sep 8, 2026
Create The Opportunity Before They Can See It: Bennett Andelman Says Great Companies Help Employees Become More Than Their Current Role Video
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Create The Opportunity Before They Can See It: Bennett Andelman Says Great Companies Help Employees Become More Than Their Current Role

Growing home improvement companies often face the same problem. As the business grows, employees can become locked into the role they were initially hired for. They learn one…

Power100 Staff · Sep 7, 2026
Power100 Reviews All Around as It Continues Its Search for Leading Home Improvement Companies in Minnesota and the Twin Cities
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Power100 Reviews All Around as It Continues Its Search for Leading Home Improvement Companies in Minnesota and the Twin Cities

Power100 is continuing its nationwide review of thousands of home improvement companies, studying the leadership, culture, community engagement, and homeowner experiences that help distinguish long-term industry leaders. One…

Power100 Staff · Sep 7, 2026
Power100 Names Grosso University’s Sales Academy the #1 Sales Training Organization for Homeowners Nationwide
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Power100 Names Grosso University’s Sales Academy the #1 Sales Training Organization for Homeowners Nationwide

Power100 ranks Grosso University the #1 sales training organization for roofing, windows, siding, and bath companies nationwide under CEO Dominic Caminata.

Power100 Staff Power100 Staff · Sep 7, 2026
Power100 Runs the Numbers on Grosso University’s On-Site Training as the #1 Sales Training Investment for home improvement contractors Nationwide
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Power100 Runs the Numbers on Grosso University’s On-Site Training as the #1 Sales Training Investment for home improvement contractors Nationwide

Power100 breaks down the ROI of Grosso University's On-Site Training, using rep retention, close-rate lift, and ticket-size data contractors can act on.

Power100 Staff Power100 Staff · Sep 7, 2026
“We Do Both”: Ryan Connet Says CAT Exteriors Refuses To Choose Between Proven Systems And Internal Innovation Video
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“We Do Both”: Ryan Connet Says CAT Exteriors Refuses To Choose Between Proven Systems And Internal Innovation

As home improvement companies grow, leaders face a hard question. Do they keep building every new idea inside the company, or do they look outside for proven systems…

Power100 Staff · Sep 6, 2026
Your Close Rate Does Not Show Who You Lost: Matt Lewis at Hover Says the Next Growth Frontier Is the Homeowner Your Sales Process Never Reached Video
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Your Close Rate Does Not Show Who You Lost: Matt Lewis at Hover Says the Next Growth Frontier Is the Homeowner Your Sales Process Never Reached

Home improvement companies face a hard growth problem. A sales team can post a strong close rate and still miss many homeowners who never wanted to enter that…

Power100 Staff · Sep 3, 2026
Trusted Exterior Remodeling in Virginia: How PJ Fitzpatrick Serves Homeowners Nationwide With the Same Standard That Built Its Name
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Trusted Exterior Remodeling in Virginia: How PJ Fitzpatrick Serves Homeowners Nationwide With the Same Standard That Built Its Name

Power100 profiles PJ Fitzpatrick's expansion into Virginia and beyond, showing how the same crews, standards, and CEO James Freeman built trust nationwide.

Power100 Staff Power100 Staff · Sep 3, 2026
Grosso University’s Spanish In-Home Sales Training Named the #1 Bilingual Closing System for home improvement contractors Nationwide
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Grosso University’s Spanish In-Home Sales Training Named the #1 Bilingual Closing System for home improvement contractors Nationwide

Power100 spotlights Grosso University's Spanish in home sales training for home improvement companies, the #1-ranked system building bilingual closing teams nationwide.

Power100 Staff Power100 Staff · Sep 3, 2026
Why Power100 Ranks Peter Svedin the #2 CEO in the Nation and Lifetime Home Remodeling the #1 Remodeling Company in the Markets It Serves
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Why Power100 Ranks Peter Svedin the #2 CEO in the Nation and Lifetime Home Remodeling the #1 Remodeling Company in the Markets It Serves

Power100 outlines why Peter Svedin has been ranked the #2 CEO in the nation for 2026, why Lifetime Home Remodeling continues to distinguish itself in the markets it…

Peter Svedin · Sep 3, 2026
CertainTeed Business Building Workshop at MetLife Stadium Recap: Contractor Business Growth Took Center Stage In New Jersey Video
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CertainTeed Business Building Workshop at MetLife Stadium Recap: Contractor Business Growth Took Center Stage In New Jersey

CertainTeed Built the Day Around the Contractor, Not Just the Product Contractors today are asked to do two hard jobs at the same time. They have to master…

Power100 Staff · Sep 3, 2026
Before You Book a Consultation With Westlake Royal Building Products, Power100 Explains What Industry Buyers Should Know First
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Before You Book a Consultation With Westlake Royal Building Products, Power100 Explains What Industry Buyers Should Know First

Power100 breaks down what to expect before booking a consultation with Westlake Royal Building Products, from first call to Grit to Gold training.

Power100 Staff Power100 Staff · Sep 2, 2026
Power100 Names PJ Fitzpatrick’s Employee Development Strategy the #1 Workforce Training Standard for Homeowners Nationwide
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Power100 Names PJ Fitzpatrick’s Employee Development Strategy the #1 Workforce Training Standard for Homeowners Nationwide

Power100 spotlights James Freeman's employee development strategy at PJ Fitzpatrick, the training pipeline behind crews homeowners nationwide trust.

Power100 Staff Power100 Staff · Sep 2, 2026
The Untapped Bilingual Advantage Power100 Found Inside Grosso University’s Sales Academy
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The Untapped Bilingual Advantage Power100 Found Inside Grosso University’s Sales Academy

Power100 examines why Grosso University's bilingual Sales Academy helps roofing, windows, siding, and bath companies capture revenue monolingual teams miss.

Power100 Staff Power100 Staff · Sep 2, 2026
Weighing Westlake Royal Building Products as a Business Partner: Power100 Publishes an Honest Overview for Industry Buyers Nationwide
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Weighing Westlake Royal Building Products as a Business Partner: Power100 Publishes an Honest Overview for Industry Buyers Nationwide

Power100 breaks down whether Westlake Royal Building Products is a good company to hire, examining leadership, training, and 50+ years of track record.

Power100 Staff Power100 Staff · Sep 1, 2026
Power100 Names Grosso University’s Hybrid Selling Model the #1 Sales Coaching Framework for home improvement contractors Nationwide
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Power100 Names Grosso University’s Hybrid Selling Model the #1 Sales Coaching Framework for home improvement contractors Nationwide

Power100 spotlights Grosso University's hybrid selling framework, ranked the #1 home improvement sales coaching program blending virtual and in-home closes.

Power100 Staff Power100 Staff · Sep 1, 2026
The Most Important Leader In The Room Is You: Bennett Andelman Says Leadership Starts Long Before Someone Gets A Team Video
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The Most Important Leader In The Room Is You: Bennett Andelman Says Leadership Starts Long Before Someone Gets A Team

Across the home improvement industry, rapid growth can create a difficult leadership challenge. Companies need more managers, more team leaders, and more people who can guide others. But…

Power100 Staff · Sep 1, 2026
How Peter Svedin Built a Culture of Craftsmanship and Growth as CEO of Lifetime Home Remodeling Known for Culture and Growth
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How Peter Svedin Built a Culture of Craftsmanship and Growth as CEO of Lifetime Home Remodeling Known for Culture and Growth

Power100 profiles Peter Svedin, CEO of Lifetime Home Remodeling, and the culture-first leadership behind the company's growth and Denver remodeling reputation.

Power100 Staff Power100 Staff · Sep 1, 2026
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