BOB RENTZ
Founder of Rentz Roofing
Business Experience
1927: Started working for Joe Cook Roofing.
1940: Bought and built the current location, and went into business as Rentz Roofing.
1960: Became Tampa Roofing Company in same location with Morris Swope, Son-in Law of Bob Rentz as its President.
- Started roofing in 1928
- Founder of Rentz Roofing in 1936
- Built building in current location in 1937
MORRIS SWOPE
Founder of Tampa Roofing
Services to the Roofing Industry
- City of Tampa Roofing Code Committee, 1962
- Florida Roofing, Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors Association (FRSA) Technical Committee, Chairman, 1967-70
- FRSA Board of Directors, 1968-93
- FRSA Membership Committee, 1973-98
- Florida Board of Building Codes and Standards, 1976-79
- Wrote original draft for the present SBCCI Roofing Standard, 1976
- FRSA Self-Insurers Fund, Trustee, 1983-85
- Ad-hoc Committee to revise the SBCCI Roofing Standard, 1985 & 1998
- National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA), Code Chairman, 1987-88
- FRSA, Vice President, 1987-88
- NRCA Building Codes Committee, Chairman, 1987-90
- FRSA, President, 1988-89
- NRCA, Director, 1988-90, 1992-95, 1997
- NRCA, Vice President, 1990-92
- NRCA Steering Committee 10th Conference for Roofing Technology by NRCA/National Institute for Science & Technology, Chairman
Business Experience
- Rentz Roofing Company, Apprentice
- Tampa Roofing Company, President 1950- 86
- Swope & Associates, Inc., Roofing Consultants, President, 1976-Present
- Tampa Roofing Company, Vice President, 1986-2004
- Licensed Certified Building Contractor
Trade Recognition and Awards
- Certified Professional Roofing Contractor (CPRC) through the FRSA, one of the five original contractors to receive this recognition.
- First roofing contractor to become certified by the state of Florida Construction Licensing Board
- FRSA Campanella Award, 1975
- Building Officials of Florida Award for Outstanding Service to the Certification Board, 1981
- President’s Award, Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI), 1982
CURRENT OFFICERS
Services to the Roofing Industry
- CPRC Committee, Chairman, 1993-94
- West Coast Roofers Association (WCRA) Board, 1993-94
- FRSA Board of Directors, 1994- Present
- FRSA Code Committee, 1994-1997
- Florida Forum Roofing Magazine, Chairman, 1995-96
- Florida Forum Roofing Magazine Committee, 1996- Present
- FRSA Roof Tile Committee, 1999-Present
- FRSA, Secretary Treasurer, 2006
- FRSA, Vice President, 2007
- FRSA, President Elect, 2008
- FRSA, President, 2009
- FRSA, Immediate Past President, 2010
- NRCA Hurricane Committee, 1997-98
- NRCA Low Sloped Technology Committee, 1997-98
- NRCA PAC Fund Committee, 1997-2004
- NRCA Board of Directors, 2000-Present
- NRCA Residential Committee, 2006-08
- NRCA Safety Committee, 2010-Present
- NRCA Disaster Relief Committee, 2010-Present
Business Experience
- Tampa Roofing Company, Full-Time Employee, 1971-86
- Tampa Roofing Company, President, 1986-Present
Trade Recognition and Awards
Certified Professional Roofing Contractor (CPRC) through the Florida Roofing, Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors Association
BRIAN SWOPE
Vice President
Services to the Roofing Industry
- FRSA Board of Directors, 2007-Present
- FRSA Disaster Preparedness and Response Committee, 2007-Present, Chair 2009-present
- FRSA Insurance Committee, 2007-Present
- FRSA Governmental Affairs Committee, 2007-Present
- FRSA Energy and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2010-Present
- FRSA Membership Committee, 2010-Present
- Certainteed Advisory Council, 2010-2011
- Florida Building Commission TAC chairman, 2012-present
- FRSA Code Committee 2009-Present
- Treasurer, 2016-20017
- Vice President, 2017-2018
- President Elect, 2018-2019
Business Experience
- Tampa Roofing Company, Full-Time Employee, 2002-Present
- Licensed Certified Building Contractor, CBC1257507
- Licensed Certified Roofing Contractor, CCC032492
Appointed by Governor Rick Scott, to sit on the Florida Building Committee, 2012-Present
