Andy Wray is a sixth-generation roofing contractor working at Wray Roofing Inc., headquartered in North Newton, Kansas. He worked in emergency services while he attended college and served as a volunteer fire captain in his home town, where he saw the results of tragedy firsthand. “It was the beginning of my passion for safety,” he said. “That’s what makes it personal for me. It still does.”
Wray will never forget the day a co-worker, Steve Storm, died after a fall at a jobsite. “Safety gets real personal when you’re in a hospital room with his mom and family,” Wray said. “That’s an experience that will shake your company like nothing else will.”