Ridgeworth Roofing Company celebrated its 40th anniversary this year, and Rodney Petrick, its president and owner, has been around for 39 years of its history. The Frankfort, Ill.-based company was founded in 1974 by his father, Robert Petrick. Petrick joined the company a year later, right out of high school. He worked his way up through the union apprenticeship program from roofer to journeyman to foreman to superintendent. He took every training course he could find along the way and now jokes that he graduated from the “School of Roofology.”
Petrick credits the company’s ongoing success to quality workmanship performed by its dedicated and experienced crews. But it’s good old-fashioned customer service that sets Ridgeworth Roofing apart. “We’re willing to go in and listen to what our customer’s problem is and try to come up with an affordable solution,” he said. “We’ve had customers for 40 years. You go in there and you become a problem solver. This has become even more important in the last six years in a tough economy.”