Contractor fed up with supply chain issues switches to Plan B

With a history dating back to the early 1900s, Sutter Roofing, an established roofing contractor isn’t about to buckle under the pandemic.

  • By Mark Gordon
  • | 12:50 p.m. March 17, 2022
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Lori Sax. Sarasota-based Sutter Roofing President Doug Sutter projects the company could hit $50 million in revenue in 2022.
Lori Sax. Sarasota-based Sutter Roofing President Doug Sutter projects the company could hit $50 million in revenue in 2022.
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The supply chain crisis has pounded Sutter Roofing for months, much like it’s done to scores of contractors that rely on industrial materials. Deliveries that took three to six weeks now take up to six months. Prices are up 50% to 60% on everything from steel to membrane adhesives. The Sarasota-based company’s gas bill doubled in 2021 over 2020 — with basically the same driving volume.

 

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