There are over 39 billion square feet of commercial roofs in the U.S. today.  There are over 25,000 roofing contractors.  The average life expectancy of a commercial roof today has been decreasing over the last few decades.  The average cost per square foot for a typical roof replacement is escalating.  There is literally hundreds of roof system configurations to utilize. 

In 2002, companies spent over $20 billion for roofing expenditures, according to the National Roofing Contractors Association. 

Over the past two decades, a number of significant trends have been observed. These include the tremendous growth of the economy, the high technological boom, and the construction of new facilities by companies such as Home Depot.  Due to the fragmentation of the roofing industry, companies are unable to create strategies to control roofing expenditures.    

Global Top Decision-Makers Study on BPO, sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers identified real estate typically accounts for about 20% to 30% of total assets, and for about 5% to 15% of operating expenses.  Indeed, most top executives regard real estate as not being core to their fundamental business operations.  According to the Global Top Decision-Makers Study on BPO, about four out of five (79%) of the executives identified real estate as a non-core function, more than any of the other business processes that they ranked as non-core versus core.  Sixty five percent (65%) of the executives interviewed identify real estate as one of the best candidates to outsource in the future.

Our research indicates Fortune 1000 companies, which operate 50 or more facilities, have no central control or effective strategies in place to initiate in-house roofing processes.