As a third-generation roofing contractor who grew up in and around the family business that he ultimately took over, John Kalkreuth appreciates the need for developing homegrown talent.
It’s part of what’s helped him and co-principle, Jim Hurley, to grow the Wheeling, W.V.-based Kalkreuth Roofing & Sheet Metal into the sixth largest roofing company in the country. As the business grew, the need to shift successful employees to other aspects of the business without creating a major void in productivity posed a serious challenge.