TSC - Roofing Feature

Company’s Growth Makes Contractor a Happy Camper

Chris Arrington used to do a lot of residential repair work for free. Arrington, who owns Arrington Roofing Company in Dallas along with his wife, Janni Arrington, thought he was doing his customers a favor, but he was uneasy about it. After adjusting his pricing and getting a handle on the numbers, he has seen the residential side of the business flourish, and his business has increased by at least 20 percent each of the last three years.

Success Story: Aviation Buff Reaching New Heights

A licensed pilot and flight instructor as well as a licensed airplane mechanic, Steve Andersen moved from Michigan to Texas to work as the director of maintenance for an aviation company in 1980. As the economy languished in the early 1980s, another friend suggested he sell roofing for him. Andersen took him up on the offer, and for a time he continued working four 10-hour days in the aviation business in Dallas and selling roofing on the weekends. It was tough on his family, but soon Andersen found he was making more in roofing than he was working on airplanes.

SUCCESS STORY: Owner Despised Rip-off Artists, Wanted a Better Way

Tom Morris, vice president of sales for C&C General Contractors in Momence, Ill., used to spend his days driving around in a ’91 Chevy Lumina doing 10 to 15 roofing estimates per day. Tom can now joke about his ’91 Lumina because the company now has a fleet of new vehicles with dynamic graphics to keep the company’s name visible.umina doing 10 to 15 roofing estimates per day.