Architectural Metal Flashings has found its niche—and has thrived in it. While businesses struggled during a pandemic and multiple hurricanes, the Cape Coral-based manufacturer of custom metal roofing products has established itself as a regional leader in the industry.
The Florida Small Business Development Center at Florida Gulf Coast University recently awarded owner Jeffrey Bonk with an Innovator of the Year Award. The award honors the ability not just to adapt to turbulent times, but to expand in the face of adversity. Supply-chain issues hit AMF like most other businesses, but it managed to expand its number of suppliers and cycle through them so its production process didn’t meet significant delays—a crucial component to success when demand was soaring in the area. “We were able to keep all of our personnel employed and continued to grow,” Bonk says.
AMF employs about 15 people in its 10,000-square-foot facility in the North Cape Industrial Park. Bonk, an Army veteran who grew up in Fort Myers, has about 20 years’ experience in the industry, and his father, Scott, was in the commercial roofing industry. Bonk spent time in the Pacific Northwest before returning home and opened up AMF in 2016. The area was growing quickly, and builders needed a quick turnaround on roofing supplies. “There was such a need in the area we decided to open up the business,” he says.
He found success almost immediately, including becoming a preferred manufacturer for Babcock Ranch. Speed has been a key component of the company’s success, he said—AMF can now turn an order around as quickly as 48 hours. It serves clients from Sarasota south to Marco Island, but has started to look at growing elsewhere in the state. “Ultimately, our goal is to serve our base,” he says, “but we are looking to expand.”
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