Sutter Roofing is the May R-Club Roofer of the Month!

By Emma Peterson. 

How a focus on communication and teamwork has helped this family business grow and thrive for over a century.  

This month, we want to highlight Sutter Roofing as our May 2026 Roofer of the Month. Founded over 120 years ago, Sutter Roofing is one of the oldest and largest roofing and sheet metal contractors in Florida. And over all that time they have remained a family-owned operation, seeing generation after generation continue the legacy. To learn more about Sutter Roofing and how they have achieved long-lasting operational excellence while maintaining strong customer relationships, we brought Sutter’s VP of Service and Maintenance, Michael Black, and their Liquid Applied Service Manager, Aaron Vento, on for an episode of the Roofer of the Month podcast. 

Sutter Roofing’s story actually started in Clocksburg, West Virginia. As Michael explained, “We’re a fifth-generation family-owned business. We’ve been in business since 1902, originally from Clocksburg, West Virginia. We are coming up on our 47th year here in the state of Florida and are one of the largest commercial roofing contractors in the area with around 300 employees and about 60-80 admin people.”  

Their services cover everything that could be needed for a commercial roof – from medical projects to the new USF Bowl Stadium being built in Tampa. They also have a robust service department that boasts 34 crews. Michael shared, “We specialize in going out and dedicating our crews and services to each of our customers. We don't use subcontractors that often, only when we have to. And we try to listen to what our customers say, listen to what their wants are and then execute on what they need to get done.” 

Internally, this culture of individual care continues. Aaron explained:  

After every project, our teams go get lunch together and we go over the pros and cons of the project that was just finished. And not a lot of crews get the opportunity to sit down and reflect like that. But I think it’s big for camaraderie as well as giving everybody buy-in to the project and accountability...And that’s just one example of the team culture we have a Sutter. You can be the newest guy here; it doesn't matter. If you have an idea, let's all talk about it. 

Michael added, “It’s all about communication. Internally and with clients...We always talk and we're always brainstorming on what we can do next, how we can do better. The ultimate goal is customer service here at Sutter Roofing. And you can't have that unless you have excellent communication, both externally and internally.”  

Learn more about Sutter Roofing by listening to the whole podcast with Aaron and Michael.