BAKER ROOFING INC
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

With over 100 years of experience, Baker Roofing Company has grown to become one of the nation's largest roofing contractors. In 1915 W. P. Baker hung a sign in his downtown Raleigh shop indicating that Baker Roofing (then Baker Rawls Tin Shop) was open for business. That sign read “We shall do good work. At a profit if we can, at a loss if we must, but always good work." Today, that sign can be found hanging in lobby of our Raleigh headquarters to act as a daily reminder of the values that drive all of team Baker. Since that day in 1915, Baker Roofing has grown to become one of the Nation’s largest and most respected roofing contractors. Baker Roofing Company now has 18 locations in 6 states throughout the Southeast and performs work all across the US as well as internationally. Most recently Baker Roofing was recognized by Engineering News Record SE as the Specialty Contractor of the Year (2011). It was a new day, a new year, a new century, and for the young Baker, a new life. In 1902, Prentiss began learning the trade of a tinsmith for which he was paid 50 cents a week. The southwest quadrant of downtown Raleigh was home to roofing and sheet metal shops, small manufacturing companies, warehouse and rooming and boarding houses. It was in this part of the growing city that Baker opened his own business on September 20, 1915. Like its owner, the name was straightforward: "W.P. Baker Co., tinner." Located on 419 Gale St., four blocks south of the Capitol, the company first appeared in the 1917 City Directory and at that time Prentiss posted a small sign on the front door that was in all capital letters, stating "We shall do good work, at a profit if we can at a loss if we must, but always good work." Since that day, Baker Roofing Company has grown to become the 2nd largest contractor in the nation with 18 offices in six states across the southeast. A sincere promise that remains part of Baker's culture and drives all of Baker Roofing Company. A heritage of quality and always good work begins with William Prentiss Baker and his promise he made to customers over 100 years ago. To this day that promise is still the same and is the value that drives all of Baker Roofing. W.P. Baker traveled to Raleigh, North Carolina from Harnett County in January 1901. Baker worked as a tinsmith, a trade he learned in 1902, at Lumsden Brothers making 50 cents a week. He married Mary Blanche Finnell of Raleigh March 14, 1912 and had his first and only child, William "Bill" Baker Jr., born November 1, 1922. Bill Baker attended Wake Forest University and N.C. State University until World War II when he joined the U.S. Army Air Corps. In 1946, a recently decommissioned solider, Bill Baker returned to the company to help his father manage the growing business. His life's career was at Baker Roofing for 50 plus years, retiring as President in the early 90's and handing over leadership of the company to his two sons. Prentiss attended Wake Forest University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics. A third generation owner of Baker Roofing Company, Prentiss has been engaged in work with the company for more than 66 years. Through his leadership, the organization has grown to become the second largest roofing company in the nation and one of the Raleigh area’s largest employers. Frank Baker graduated from Wake Forest University in 1969. March 15th of that same year, Frank arrived at Baker Roofing Company to begin work and help his brother run the family business. For over 47 years, Frank served the company as Vice Chairman and continues to play a key role in estimating, working on numerous prestigious projects across the country such as the Kansas Statehouse Copper Dome Replacement. The Baker Roofing Story Baker Roofing Company Opens On Sept. 20th, 1915 W. P. Baker I opened his own roofing business "W. P. Baker Co." in the southwest quadrant of 419 Gale St., Raleigh, NC. In 1920 W. P. Baker partnered with Rawls to form Baker & Rawls Tin Shop. The company now has 20 employees. Baker Roofing Company, although established as a commercial roofing contractor in 1915, is not limited in its ability to provide the most complex services to building owners. As a full envelope building contractor, Baker Roofing has the capacity to service numerous styles of roofing as well as roof coatings, structural restoration and waterproofing, renewable energy and sheet metal fabrication. With five additional divisions, Baker Renewable Energy, Baker Restoration, Baker Coatings, Baker Residential & Peak Metal Products, our company is equipped with product knowledge and over 100 years of industry experience. History of Baker Roofing Company From 1902 to 2016, Baker Roofing Company endured recessions, wars, a fire and more. What began as a tinsmith shop for the sole proprietor, W.P. Baker turned into a legacy; a nationally recognized roofing company working across the nation and internationally. Baker Roofing Company Opens On Sept. 20th, 1915 W. P. Baker I opened his own roofing business "W. P. Baker Co." in the southwest quadrant of 419 Gale St., Raleigh, NC. In 1920 W. P. Baker partnered with Rawls to form Baker & Rawls Tin Shop. The company now has 20 employees. After a fire in it's offices Baker & Rawls moved to it's Davie Street offices built by Carolina Cotton Oil Company in 1888. Baker & Brown Roofing Company Bill Baker Junior succeeded his father as President and the company's name changed to Baker & Brown. On January 1, 1966 Baker's name changed to Baker Roofing Company. Prentiss Baker III began working for Baker Roofing in 1966 & Frank Baker started work with Baker in 1969. Baker Roofing Company moved to a new office and warehouse on 517 Mercury Street. By 1973, Baker had 75 employees. Baker Roofing expanded to Virginia, opening its first office in Norfolk, VA. Baker Roofing opened the Charlotte, NC office. Prentiss started The Baker Report, the first company newsletter, to be distributed to all Baker customers, vendors & employees.