Van Derhoof Roofing keeps it in the family for 70 years

CEO

PROFILE

William C. (Chip)

Van Derhoof

VP/Co-owner

* Age: 30

* Education: Bachelor's degree, St. Bonaventure University

* Residence: Westvale

* Family: Wife, Carolyn

* Year became VP: 2005

* Favorite part of the job: The variety of work and many hats you have to wear that comes with owning your own business.

BOTW FACTS

Van Derhoof

Roofing Co., Inc.

145 Ainsley Drive

Syracuse, N.Y. 13210

Phone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Web site: www.vanderhoofroofing.com

* Type of business: Residential and commercial roofing contractor

* Products or services offered: Roofing, siding, trim, and gutters

* Region covered: Onondaga, Cayuga, Madison, Cortland, Oneida, and Oswego counties

* Founders: Brothers, William C. Van Derhoof and Fred Van Derhoof

* Year founded: 1939

* Employees: 45 (March - December)

* Headquarters square footage: 6,000

* Co-owners: William D. Van Derhoof, president; William C. (Chip) Van Derhoof, VP

* Annual revenue: More than $3 million

SYRACUSE - What does an accomplished violinist who plays with an orchestra do when he decides on a permanent vocation? He goes to work for a roofing company, and likes it so much that he starts his own roofing business. His grandson and namesake, William C. Van Derhoof (known as "Chip"), vice president of Van Derhoof Roofing Co., Inc. says, "He was really a phenomenal violinist." He also was a good roofer since the company that bears his name celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2009.

The elder William C. Van Derhoof founded Van Derhoof Roofing Co., Inc. in 1939, at the age of 25, with his brother Fred.

William...