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Why Metal Roof Manufacturing is an Essential Business

Updated: Jan 27, 2021

This is certainly an unprecedented time in our history with the worldwide outbreak of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. The virus has spurred a plethora of varying responses nationwide as individual states and counties introduce legislation, mandates and executive orders that restrict certain businesses from performing daily operations and prohibit certain employees from reporting to work. By now we're all familiar with certain buzzwords and phrases surrounding the pandemic. Phrases like "essential business" and "essential employee" are a part of our daily news cycle right now. Most states have produced their own unique list of what they qualify as an "essential business", however, most of the lists are generally the same.


Manufacturing, distribution and supply chain for critical industries has been universally classified as an essential business. What makes metal roof manufacturing fall under this category?


A roof is not a luxury, it is a necessity.