08/30/2026
One roofing company installed 1,500 FORTIFIED Roofs and grew margins by up to 20 percent. Most contractors still have not looked into the program once.
Apex Roofing out of Hoover, Alabama is now the largest FORTIFIED Roof installer in the country. That did not happen by accident. They saw a voluntary certification program with real margin upside, built their operation around it, and expanded into Florida, Colorado, Illinois, and Tennessee while most competitors were still running the same playbook they always ran. The National Institute of Building Sciences found that every $1.50 in FORTIFIED mitigation produces about $8.60 in avoided damage costs. Homeowners who understand that number will pay for it.
There are nearly 99,000 roofing contractors in the United States. One of them owns this category. The question is who owns it in your market.
Full article:
https://hooversun.com/businesses/hoover-based-apex-roofing-installs-1-500th-fortified-roof/