River Roofing was established in 1971 by Jack Mclntosh in Leaburg, Oregon. Before moving to Oregon, Jack owned Mclntosh Roofing in Los Angeles, a large firm with an excellent reputation for quality and dependability. He came to Oregon and started River Roofing at the age of 55, bringing his years of experience and expertise to the firm. In 1971, Steve Davey became Jack's partner and began working side by side to learn all he could from the master craftsman. Every roof was to be perfect, nothing else was acceptable. River Roofing established a reputation for setting a firm price, finishing the job on schedule and standing behind the quality workmanship.
Even with the depressed economy and construction slump during the 1980's, River Roofing continued to expand while maintaining the well deserved reputation for quality work. In the 1990's the company's employee count reached nearly 100, becoming one of the areas larger employers. In 1994, we added a satellite branch in Bend Oregon, quickly becoming one of the largest roofing companies in the area. In 1999, River Roofing purchased Roe Roofing, a company specializing in flat built-up (hot tar) roofing since 1947. Michael Roe, a third generation roofing contractor, saw an opportunity to retire and still pass his company and reputation to the competent hands of Steve Davey at River Roofing. This acquisition gave River Roofing the equipment, experienced crews, and clientele to expand into commercial flat roofs.
Today, River Roofing is proud to employ over 75 workers in Lane County. The business continues to grow the River Roofing Way: with special attention to quality and customer satisfaction in every aspect of the job. We look forward to serving you.
The Mid 1970's - Jack retired in 1976 and Steve Davey, at the age of 26, purchased the company. Steve's wife, Joy, handled the bookkeeping and pursued her degree in accounting and computers. Steve's brother, John, moved to Oregon from Los Angeles and joined the business. Growth was gradual and controlled, taking great care to never lose sight of the things that made River Roofing different: quality, professionalism, and integrity.
John Davey worked at River Roofing for 20 years and helped in the early days to establish the company as the premier roofing company in Lane County. John returns from Sedona Arizona with his wife Susan to help his brother Steve shoot for retirement. John will be acting as Vice President in charge of sales, employees, estimating, HR and anything else Steve wants to place onto his big shoulders.
Roger Siewert joined River Roofing in 1980 and was instrumental in the growth, quality and reputation of the company. Roger worked his way to the top and is now general manager, overseeing employees and handling sales.
Les Simpkins joined our team in 1989. Also starting as a roofing installer, he now focuses his attention and skills on sales, estimating, and general supervision. Les is currently River Roofing's Assistant General Manager.
In 1985, Mike Fero joined the company. With 18 years of experience as a roofing installer and carpenter, he is now in charge of leak repairs, company safety, quality control, and carpentry, demonstrating his high attention to details.
Jim Simpkins has been a part of the River Roofing team for 10 years. He is our yard foreman and mechanic and is skilled in welding, auto mechanics and is also a machinist by trade. He does job site deliveries in our 1950 Chevy pick-up and 1951 Chevy one ton flat bed truck. Jim makes sure all two acres of our roofing yard and warehouse is kept neat and orderly and fleet of 40 trucks running and clean. He lives in Vida with his wife of 35 years.
Jean Haugen came to River Roofing in 1992. She is in charge of running our office smoothly and keeping all of us happy campers. She does most of the accounting and also feeds the fish. Her husband, Jerry, is retired from teaching and keeps the house clean so she can give us her full attention. She counts her blessings to have two grandsons living next door. She says she works to keep them in toys, but we all know it's because she shops QVC. She loves her job here and it shows.
In 2004 River Roofing acquired Integrity Roofing of Junction City. Integrity was founded in 1996. Prior to founding Integrity, Allan Ranch worked for ROE Roofing for 18 years. Allan and his wife Linda have six children. Allan now joins River Roofing and is in charge of estimation, sales, supervision, scheduling and safety.
Norm Brown joined River Roofing in 2006. He brings over 30 years of roofing expertise to our company. He has been a life-long resident of this area. If you don't see him on a roof-you'll see him somewhere on a golf course. No matter what your roofing question, Norm is proficient in every type of roofing product.
Jesse Allen has been with River Roofing since 1995. He manages our single ply roofing division. Jesse and his crew have received numerous awards for installation proficiency in all types of single ply products. He helped earn River Roofing the 2006 Northwest Contractor of the Year award from IB Roof Systems. Jesse and his wife Jamie have two children.
River Roofing has been honored to receive awards over the past few years giving them both local and national recognition in the roofing and construction industries. In the years 2005 through 2007, River Roofing has been listed in the Top 100 Contractors of the Year, in the nation, for RSI Magazine (Roofing, Siding and Insulation) .
Here are just a few of the awards they have won:
- 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 - Top 100 Contractors - RSI Magazine
- 2006- The Northwest Region Contractor of the Year Award.
- 2007- The Sustainable Project of the Year Award, for their work on the Chase Gardens Medical Clinic.
