The metal roofing market in the United States and Canada is growing tremendously with only one thing holding it back.

Joe Fritts quit his job working in oil fields after 17 years and decided to apply for his contractor's license in California.

Roofing contractors in their 20s and 30s, Roofing Contractor's Young Guns, are more than just new faces in an established industry. We offer these brief introductions into who they are before they and their contemporaries change the roofing industry forever.

Ken Duval’s love for the outdoors and penchant for hard work as a roofing contractor developed at a young age.

Friends since the age of 6, Lenny Scarola and Mike Eaton were working together at a large window and siding company when they saw an opportunity to implement improved sales techniques and provide a better overall customer experience.

Originally founded in Salsbury, N.C., by Bob and his brother John Farrell, TeamCraft Roofing now has 17 locations in more than eight states, and has experienced steady growth as it approaches its 20th anniversary.

While he’s now been in the business for 26 years, Mike Adams didn’t grow up working in the roofing or construction fields.

Situated in the heart of downtown Denver, Tomas Wolfram established Core Contractors Inc. in 2001 to specialize in general construction.

While many years have passed since C.P. Sutter started his Clarksburg, W.Va.-based commercial roofing company in 1902, the fourth generation continues the long-running success of the company.

Rob McReynolds followed the family line of work — but the story is a bit more involved than that.