b'Industry NewsRoofing Contractor Reveals 2023 Residential and Commercial Contractors of the Year Two outstanding contractors receive magazines highest honor during 2023 Best of Success ConferenceChris Gray Editor of Roofing Contractor Two roofing contractors considered amongThis achievement is the culmination of years of relentless the best in the country have been honoredwork and a shared vision with everyone who works at withRoofingContractormagazinesGreenwood, said Klein. We have a truly exceptional team. Contractor of the Year award. I may be the one accepting this award, but it belongs to Greenwood Industries of Worchester, Mass.,everyone at Greenwood. was named 2023 Commercial ContractorResidential Contractor of the Yearof the Year, while Indianapolis, Ind.-based Bone Dry RoofingFoundedin was awarded 2023 Residential Contractor of the Year.1993 by Gene Each winner was selected among dozens of well-qualifiedJuddinhis nominations submitted throughout the year. Speedway, Ind. The awards were presented on Monday during the 19thgarage, Bone Best of Success Conference, held in Frisco, Texas. DryRoofing Commercial Contractor of the Year e a r n e d $65,000in Founded in 1993, Greenwood Industries has nine locationsBone Dry Roofing of Indiana was named the 2023revenuein Residential Contractor of the Year. FROM LEFT: Rickitsfirstyear. Damato, RC Editor Emeritus; Ryan Linder, Bone DryBuilding upon Roofing corporate development manager; Jess Judd, Bone Dry Roofing director of commercial; Gene Judd;areputation founder of Bone Dry Roofing; Art Aisner, RC Editor- ofexcellent in-Chief; Jill Bloom, RC group publisher. c u s t o m e r service and high-quality work, it capitalized on a 2006 hailstorm in Indianapolis that gave the company entry Greenwood Industries Dave Klein (at right) accepting the 2023 Commercialinto adjacent markets in Ohio and Kentucky. It continues Contractor of the Year Award along with members of the Greenwoodto grow through a strategic plan calling for acquisitions as Industries team.well as establishing an in-house training program.throughout the Northeast. Staying true to founder Dave Kleins idea of working on any type of roofing project helpedIn 2022, the company reported $121.6 million in revenue, Greenwood earn jobs, as did its commitment to union- good for earning the 18th spot on RCs 2023 Top 100 list.oriented projects. That flexibility led to more commercialThe companys recent growth is astounding; following a roofing opportunities and a steady pool of trained workers. strategic plan put in place in 2019, Bone Dry expanded In 2022, it reported revenue of $218 million, placing it inits operations to 20 locations in those seven states through the top 10 of RCs Top 100 list for 2023. both acquisitions and greenfields, said RC Editor Emeritus Rick Damato. Two years ago, it committed to invest in its Company leaders Dave Klein and Matt Brown operate apeopleand established Bone Dry University to help team that has become a force in roofing and waterproofingtrain, retain and develop its workforce.across the northeast, said RC Editor-in-Chief Art Aisner. They have demonstrated a level of consistency and award- Aside from roofing, the company has diversified into gutters, winning caliber work over the years that is now paying offsiding, drywall, painting, masonry, heating and cooling, in record revenues and employee retention. and, most recently, establishing Bone Dry Solar.Those award-winning projects include being a 2012 NRCAJudd called receiving the award humbling and surprising Gold Circle Award Winner and earning the NACIAA Award forand said his success boils down to having good people in his wall cladding installations on the University of Connecticutcompany, including the families that support his employees.campusatStorrs.In2022,SikaSarnafilrecognizedIve been blessed, Bone Dry has been blessed over the Greenwoods work as a Project of the Year for sustainabilityyears with a ton of great people in the organization past on Boston Universitys new Center for Computing and Dataand present, so I want to recognize all their hard work and Science building. effort they put into taking care of our customers and doing Upon accepting the award, Klein reflected on how hisit the right way and doing it the Bone Dry way, Judd said.parents taught him determination and integrity, and thankedFor full coverage of the Contractors of the Year, read our Brown, his COO, for his vision and leadership. December 2023 eMagazine.18 www.mrca.orgMidwest Roofer'