Roofing Contractor Announces 2022 Commercial Contractors of the Year

December 6, 2022
From Left: RC Editor in Chief Art Aisner, RC Editorial Director Rick Damato, Vice President of Service Michael Miller, Director of Brand Vanessa Williams, Vice President of Operations Jim Henley, President Curtis Sutton, COO Michelle Boykin, RC Publisher Jill Bloom

Roofing Contractor Magazine presented the honor of 2022 Commercial Contractor of the Year to Rackley Roofing Company of Carthage, TN. The award was presented on December 5th during the Best of Success conference in front of more than 300 attendees at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Scottsdale, Ariz. Dozens of roofing contractors from across the country submitted applications for the award earlier this year.

Rackley Roofing, founded in 1974, has multiple locations throughout Tennessee providing high-quality commercial installations, inspections and maintenance. The company’s penchant for adopting the latest technology, combined with a top-down policy of inclusivity and diversity, has earned it a stellar reputation – as well as $42.9 million in revenue in 2021, placing it at #48 on RC’s Top 100 list of 2022.

“I recently read a quote that says: ‘True stars rise to the top not by chance but through purpose and passion,'” said RC Publisher Jill Bloom. “Rackley’s purpose and passion shines through the way they care about their people. We are honored to have them as our Commercial Roofing Contractor of the Year for 2022!” 

Other key attributes to Rackley’s success noted by the RC team include its dynamic marketing, including recent sponsorship deals with NFL’s Tennessee Titans and NASCAR, as well as its commitment to its 220 employees regarding safety, training and offering avenues for personal and professional growth. 

“This is not something that we’ve ever thought about, we just want to build a great company, and it’s very rewarding,” said Curtis Sutton, president, upon receiving the award. “All I say is reach for dreams. I’m just the high school graduate that got in the roofing industry and loved it, and we hired a bunch of team members … that’s living one dream and we’re trying to be the best company that we can be and change the industry.”

Rackley Roofing is also committed to elevating the industry as a whole, becoming a leader in the use of technology. Rackley has brought industry-leading technologies to the forefront, including Rackley RoofCheck and Rackley RoofView, the use of a Virtual Reality Fall Protection Training Program, and even WT2 Plus in-ear devices that can translate speech into any language, breaking down communication barriers.

“I want to say thank you to all the folks that are at home actually getting the work done while we get to sit here and be on stage, because we couldn’t do it without being able to trust them,” said COO Michelle Boykin. (from Roofing Company emagazine, By Chris Gray, Art Aisner)