‘They understand…what we’re doing and why we do it’, says owner James Peel.
Original Air Date: July 3, 2026
Host: Private equity has quickly become the norm among roofing companies, as big money is consolidating a market that has always been dominated by local, family-owned businesses. An estimated one-third of Florida’s roofing companies, and going, are now owned by private equity investment funds. But a small business owner in Sarasota has refused to be rolled up and wants the future ownership of his company to be in the hands of the employees. Noah Lechtenstein reports…