6 Ways to Justify Investing in a Roof Panel Rollformer

By Cass Jacoby. 

Is it time to purchase a rollforming machine? Here are a few signs you should make the investment. 

Are you wanting to increase your productivity and efficiency? Looking to make your business more profitable? Ready to grow your business? One of the top ways you can accomplish these things as a metal roofing contractor is to purchase rollforming machinery.  

That being said, rollforming machinery can be expensive! You might find yourself wondering how you can justify purchasing a new piece of equipment or what signs to look for to ensure that this is a wise purchase. How do you tell when it is time for the investment? No need to fret, Sheffield Metals International has worked with contractors over the past 25 years to help them purchase a rollformer that fits their business needs. In other words, they know a thing or two about why contractors buy rollformers. Here is what they have observed are two of the top six reasons contractors buy a portable rollforming machine.  

1 - You want more control over your panel production. 

A great way to tell if it is time to purchase a rollforming machine is that you simply want more control over your panel production. Your business can’t make money if you don’t have the panels needed to complete your install, and purchasing panels from a regional manufacture can mean that material shortages, shipping challenges, order mistakes, damaged products and more can hold-up your job.  

Sheffield Metals International knows that every job counts when you are a contractor, and you can’t always afford to lose a job or profits because of something out of your hands. Brining your panel production in-house by purchasing a roof panel rollforming machine can be a viable solution to this pain point.  

If you own a rollformer you can rollform the panels you need at any moment for any project, ensure the quality of the finished panels meet your expectations, increase your bottom line by cutting out the middleman, control your inventory and increase your profile options. 

2 - Your business can afford it. 

This is pretty straightforward: if your company is in a good position to afford a rollformer why not make the purchase? As earlier discussed, a rollformer can help you make more money in the long run, so if you can make the purchase then it will pay off. As they say, you need to spend money to make money! 

Plus, oftentimes roofing businesses need to spend money to reduce tax burden, so adding metal fabrication equipment can be a great way to lessen this burden while expanding product offerings and reducing costs.  

Not only will buying a machine reduce the tax burden, but having it gives you flexibility for the future. Should you want to manufacture panels for other companies in the future, a rollformer can give you that option.  

Read about the other four signs that it is time to invest in a rollforming machine on Sheffield Metals’ website. 

Learn more about Sheffield Metals in their MetalCoffeeShop™ Directory or visit SheffieldMetals.com. 

About Cass  

Cass works as a reporter/writer for RoofersCoffeeShop, AskARoofer and MetalCoffeeShop. When she isn’t writing about roofs, she is putting her Master degree to work writing about movies and dancing with her plants.