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Tecta America
Dave Reginelli runs Tecta America, the largest US commercial roofing contractor, built from over 75 local operating companies since 2000.
Tecta America
Tecta America was formed in 2000 through the merger of nine legacy roofing companies, backed initially by private equity sponsorship. The firm has since grown into the country's largest commercial roofing and building-envelope contractor, with a presence in every major US market. The business generates revenue exceeding $1 billion annually through roofing installation, maintenance, and repair services, alongside growing capabilities in solar-integrated roofing and energy-efficiency retrofits. The firm's consolidated portfolio includes re-roofing and new construction for industrial warehouses, big-box retail, healthcare facilities, data centers, and educational campuses. Tecta's national accounts program allows Fortune 500 companies to manage roofing assets across hundreds of locations through a single contract while execution stays local. The firm maintains dedicated service divisions for emergency leak response and preventive maintenance programs, creating recurring revenue streams that differentiate it from project-focused competitors. Geographic coverage spans the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Texas, and West Coast through operating companies such as Schwickert's in Minnesota, Empire Roofing in Texas, and Hightower in Florida. Tecta employs several thousand people across its network of over 75 operating locations. The firm has executed dozens of add-on acquisitions since its founding, each preserving the acquired company's brand, leadership team, and craft workforce while plugging into centralized safety, training, and procurement infrastructure. In 2019, the firm was acquired by global investment firm Altas Partners, providing capital for continued consolidation in the roofing trade. The structural differentiator is Tecta's holdco model applied to a skilled-labor contracting business — a sector where consolidation is rare due to cultural retention challenges. By keeping acquired founders in place and sharing equity, Tecta solves seller succession issues while building national purchasing power and service consistency. This architecture produces a business that behaves like a local contractor to customers but achieves margin benefits from scale in insurance, materials sourcing, and safety-program management.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
2000
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Rosemont
Corporate office
Rosemont, IL, United States
Principals
Dave Reginelli
President & CEO
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who owns Tecta America and how is it governed?
Tecta America was acquired by Altas Partners, a North American private investment firm, in 2019. The company operates as a standalone entity with its own management team led by CEO Dave Reginelli. Altas Partners typically holds investments for long-duration periods, providing stability for Tecta's acquisition and operational strategy. The governance structure preserves significant autonomy for Tecta's subsidiary operators, many of whom remain as equity participants in the consolidated entity.
How does Tecta America's acquisition model work?
Tecta acquires established regional roofing contractors and integrates them into a national platform while preserving each company's brand, management, and frontline workforce. Sellers typically continue operating their business with increased access to capital, national accounts, group insurance purchasing, and safety resources. This federated model addresses the succession challenge common among founder-owned trade contractors. The firm has completed over 60 such acquisitions since its founding in 2000.
What makes Tecta different from other roofing contractors?
Tecta is the only roofing contractor with truly national coverage through locally branded operating companies, covering every major US market. Its national accounts program allows multi-site owners like REITs and retailers to manage roofing portfolios through a single service agreement, which smaller regional contractors cannot offer. The firm also maintains dedicated service divisions for emergency response and planned maintenance, creating contractual recurring revenue alongside project-based installation work.
Does Tecta America do solar or sustainability work?
Yes. Tecta has dedicated solar roofing capabilities that integrate photovoltaic systems with commercial roof replacements and new construction. The firm positions these as part of broader energy-efficiency and building-envelope services. As demand grows for commercial buildings to meet energy codes and corporate sustainability targets, Tecta's solar-integrated roofing represents an adjacency to its core re-roofing business, leveraging the same customer relationships and installation workforce.
Which end markets does Tecta serve?
Tecta's customer base spans industrial warehouses, retail chains, healthcare facilities, educational campuses, data centers, and multi-family residential properties. The firm's national accounts clients include large corporations with distributed real estate footprints that benefit from consolidated roofing management. Exposure to data centers and logistics warehouses has increased as those asset classes have grown, while institutional education and healthcare provide recession-resistant demand.
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