{"id":167,"date":"2017-10-05T19:21:04","date_gmt":"2017-10-05T19:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roofing.corkensteel.com\/?page_id=167"},"modified":"2026-09-15T14:34:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T18:34:16","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/roofing.corkensteel.com\/?page_id=167","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ABOUT US<\/h2><\/div>
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WHO WE ARE<\/p>\n

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Corken Steel Products is a wholesale distributor of commercial and residential roofing materials, serving licensed roofing contractors across Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana. Founded in 1955 as a roofing and rain-carrying products distributor, Corken Steel has grown into a diversified company with three divisions \u2014 Roofing, Sheet Metal Fabrication, and Heating & Air Conditioning \u2014 operating from more than 20 branch locations throughout the region, with roofing product lines stocked at branches across our footprint.<\/p>\n

We supply a full line of shingles, low-slope and metal roofing systems, underlayment, flashing, ventilation, and rain-carrying products, alongside custom fabricated sheet metal components built to match your job specs. Beyond product supply, our contractor support includes commercial estimating and takeoffs, technical training, in-house marketing support, and online ordering \u2014 everything a roofing contractor needs from a single supplier.<\/p>\n

Whether you’re picking up materials at the counter or managing a large commercial roofing project, our goal hasn’t changed since 1955: give contractors better service than they can find anywhere else.<\/p>\n

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100% EMPLOYEE OWNED<\/h2><\/div>
In 2021, Corken Steel transitioned to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), making the company 100% employee-owned. That means every person who answers your call, pulls your order, or shows up on a jobsite has a direct financial stake in getting it right.<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”0px” css_animation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1789496838706{padding-right: 60px !important;padding-left: 60px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″]
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THE CORKEN PHILOSOPHY<\/h2><\/div>
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Corken Steel’s approach to growth has always been simple: take care of the customer, and the rest follows. President Jeff Corken sums up the company’s philosophy this way:<\/p>\n

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“The answer is yes. Making money today or tomorrow is not important \u2014 we need to make all decisions for the long term. Years, not days.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That mindset shows up in how we operate day to day: consistent order and delivery communication, a team that’s empowered to solve problems on the first call, and a culture built on honesty and follow-through rather than sales pressure. It’s also why our leadership has stayed close to the ground \u2014 from founding families to long-tenured employees who’ve worked their way into leadership \u2014 the company has never lost its blue-collar, do-what-you-said roots, dating back to our origins as a roofing distributor in 1955.<\/p>\n

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OUR MISSION<\/h2><\/div>
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The Mission of The Corken Steel Products Company is to serve the interests of both customers and employees by:<\/strong><\/p>\n