Who We Are

Decades of History

Crane Renovation Group is the largest company in the family-owned Crane Group portfolio. We have the resources and financial backing to take on all sizes of projects, and the latest technology to better define scope and ensure the most accurate pricing. 

 

Crane Group began as a modest plastics manufacturing company in 1947, and went on to pioneer vinyl siding for exteriors in the 1970s and composite decking in the ‘90s.

1929
The stock market fell. New construction came to a halt, and no one needed a new lighting fixture. The Crane family lost everything.
1930
With his sons at war, Robert Crane reinvented himself and entered the burgeoning plastics industry.
1947
Robert Crane forms his own plastics company, known as Taytec Corporation, and gave birth to what would later become Crane Plastics.
taytec-begins-selling-the-hula-hoop
1958
Taytec begins selling the hula hoop, which helped the company turn a recession year into a profitable one.
1962
Mr. Roof starts as a small, family-owned residential roofing company based out of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Crane Forms The Vinyl Siding Materials VIPCO
1977
Crane forms the Vinyl Improvement Products Company (VIPCO) to sell vinyl siding under its own brand.
1981
Able Roof is founded by a chimney sweep in Columbus, Ohio.
1997
Able Roof joins Crane Group family.
1998
Contractors Inc is founded in Memphis, Tennessee.
2003
Tanny Crane is named President and CEO of Crane Group.
2007
Crane Group acquires Mr. Roof, a residential roofing company based out of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
2007
Crane Group acquires Contractors Inc, a specialty building services company based out of Memphis, Tennessee that provides maintenance and repair work to multi-family housing, commercial, and hotel markets.
2013
Responsiv Disaster Recovery is formed as a mitigation and remediation provider for Contractors Inc.
2014
Crane Renovation Group is founded to include Able Roof, Mr. Roof, Contractors Inc, and Responsiv Disaster Recovery. Jim Ziminski joins as President.
Crane Renovation Group Reaches Over 300,000 Happy Customers
2019
Crane Renovation Group reaches over 300,000 satisfied customers.

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Introducing the Forward-Thinking Fund

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Award-Winning Roofing Materials by Owens Corning

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