Our History

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The Early Days of Metal Roofing Headquarters

The Wells/Boyer Family has been one of the most trusted names in residential metal roofing and siding since 1959, when Bob Wells decided to start a small metal siding company in Ocala, FL, after a career a world champion rodeo cowboy. The original name was Baywel Inc, which quickly grew into one of the top metal roofing & siding companies in the Gulf Coast region.

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Tradition

In 1963, the expanding company moved its headquarters to Birmingham, providing a central location from which they could manage metal roofing projects in Huntsville, Birmingham, and Mobile, AL.

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Family-Owned

Two of Mr. Well's sons, Robert & Robin, eventually followed in his footsteps and continued to focus on metal construction, eventually pioneering the residential metal roofing industry in Alabama, Mississippi, & Florida.

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Legacy

Today, Metal Roofing HeadQuarters or "MrHQ", as they're commonly known, is owned & managed Bob Wells' grandsons, Jonathan & Stefan Boyer.

Mr.HQ. in 2024

We are one of the most recognized residential organizations in North America, with features on 2 different national t.v. shows and a cover story in Roofing Contractor Magazine in 2019 alone. MrHQ was recently ranked by Remodeling Magazine as 1 of America's "Top 100 Firms in Home Improvement". That's a lot of honors for just one busy year, but they're still just a small family business at heart, using the family's tried and true business philosophy that's worked for 60 years of metal roofing success...

"Take great care of your employees and customers, and the business will take care of itself."