Sheffield Metals vs Other Metal Roofing Suppliers: What Makes SMI Different?
Discover when Sheffield Metals is the right choice for your project — from engineered commercial systems to consistent coil quality and long-term warranties.
Of all the metal roofing suppliers across the United States, what makes Sheffield Metals different?
Contractors, fabricators, and regional distributors have plenty of options when it comes to metal roofing suppliers. Most suppliers offer similar materials and services, so it can often be challenging to figure out how they’re really different, and what may make one supplier better for their specific business.
In this article, we’ll look at the reasons why Sheffield Metals could be the right choice for your business, highlighting the unique material options, technical assistance, and engineering we provide that’s different from other suppliers.
Why Choosing the Right Metal Supplier Matters
Partnering with the right supplier can give you a competitive advantage via quick material delivery, technical assistance, and a positive, mutually beneficial relationship:
- Materials when you need them: Regional suppliers can offer quick lead times or same-day pickup from their branches. Quality materials will be backed by warranties – some suppliers will even include testing and engineering on products.
- Technical assistance: The right supplier can also offer technical assistance in the form of standard installation details & manuals, weathertight warranties, and free tools or resources to help with submittals, bidding, and roof system design.
- Mutual partnership: Intentional metal roofing suppliers will be invested in your business, as they’re invested in the metal roofing industry as a whole. As is the case with Sheffield Metals, some suppliers are looking to do more than just sell quality materials—we’re aiming to help your business succeed.
Choose Sheffield Metals to Win More Jobs and Grow Your Business
Stop Second-Guessing Material Quality
Your projects depend on materials that can perform for decades. Inferior materials can lead to issues that erase profit.
Sheffield Metals solves this by offering premium, warranted material options:
- 26, 24, and 22-gauge steel: Sheffield Metals’ in-house production team slits 40”, 44”, and 48” master coils to width and length based on customer orders. We offer both slit coils and flat sheets in painted and bare Galvalume®. Our Galvalume substrate is backed by a 50-year warranty.
- .032, .040, .050, and .063 aluminum: We also offer aluminum coil and flat sheets primarily slit from 48” master coils, ideal for those projects located along the coast with high volumes of salt spray.
- PVDF coatings: Choose from premium, color-fade resistant, and chalk-resistant PVDF coatings, with dozens of color options available from Sherwin-Williams. Our coatings include cool metal roofing technology to help dissipate heat and reduce energy bills.
Choosing a supplier with consistent material quality—and the warranties to back it up—directly reduces rollforming issues and long-term liability.
Bid Jobs Confidently with the Right Testing and Engineering
Winning commercial work often requires documentation: uplift ratings, approvals, installation details, warranties, and more.
Instead of hunting this information down yourself (or risking bids without it), Sheffield Metals provides full testing and engineering packages for each profile, including:
- Installation details
- Uplift testing
- Air infiltration testing
- Water penetration and submersion testing
- Impact resistance testing
- Fire ratings
- FBC and TDI approvals
- Paint, substrate, and weathertight warranty info
- Accessory submittal info
Put home and building owners at ease with fully-tested systems that will last far into the future and provide full testing documentation to help win bids. Engineering is free to customers that run SMI coil through a New Tech Machinery rollformer.
Win More Commercial Bids and Maximize Performance
Commercial jobs are complex. The right supplier can provide support to help you navigate them.
The Sheffield Metals CAT Team (Commercial, Architectural, and Technical) exists to improve your bid accuracy, installation quality, and project success.
- Commercial Support
– Streamline the bidding process, organize the right testing and engineering info, and find the right specs with support from the Sheffield Metals commercial department.
- Architectural Support
– One-on-one guidance for specs, details, aesthetic goals, and system selection.
– Helps you align design intent with real-world performance.
- Technical Support
– Expertise to solve installation challenges before they become expensive problems.
– Helps eliminate callbacks and protect profit margins.
Our team gives you an advantage your competitors may not have—expert support during every phase of the job.
Reduce Delays with Faster Lead Times and Local Branch Support
Project delays are one of the biggest profit-killers for contractors. Long lead times create schedule gaps, frustrate customers, and increase labor costs.
Sheffield Metals helps eliminate these risks with:
- 2–3 business day lead times
- Local pickup from seven regional branches
- Local inventory tailored to regional needs
Branches include:
Acworth (GA), Arlington (TX), Denver (CO), East Chicago (IN), La Mirada (CA), Plant City (FL), Sheffield Village (OH)
Fast, predictable material access keeps your crews moving and reduces downtime.
Control Your Own Manufacturing and Equip Your Shop
Finding multiple different suppliers for your business can be time-consuming and tiresome. You may need materials from one supplier but tools from another, and machinery from another — maintaining these relationships and purchases can stack up and slow down production.
Sheffield Metals understands this, and that’s why we’ve partnered with various companies to provide a one-stop-shop for all your metal roofing needs. We sell Schectl brakes and shears and New Tech Machinery portable rollforming machines. SMI has everything you need to run a successful standing seam roofing business, and we can support you every step of the way.
Sheffield Metals materials are uniquely compatible with NTM machines — our testing and engineering is based on NTM machine profiles. As a sister company, partner, and distributor of New Tech Machinery portable rollforming machines, SMI works closely with NTM, providing on-site training for customers and technical support.
If you’re interested in investing in a portable rollforming machine or brakes and shears for your business, Sheffield Metals can help you find the right solution.
Offer Exclusive and Premium Finishes to Customers
Contractors and architects who want aesthetics that stand out need access to premium, on-trend colors and finishes.
Sheffield Metals provides some of the most advanced coating technologies available.
Leaning on decades of experience in the industry and our longstanding partnership with Sherwin-Williams, Sheffield Metals brings cutting-edge coating technology to our customers. Here’s some exclusive colors you can offer your customers to separate yourself from the competition:
- CoreLine™: Five textured, low-gloss, 24-gauge PVDF colors, including TLG Medium Bronze, TLG Dark Bronze, TLG Charcoal Gray, TLG Black, and TLG Moonstone™.
- WoodCraft®: Four PVDF, 24-gauge wood-look coatings – Golden Oak, Light Walnut, Rosewood, and Warm Gray.
- Metallics: Featuring that signature sheen of metal, metallics offer bold, unique aesthetics. Check out Champagne Metallic, Copper Metallic, Silver Metallic, and Pre-Weathered Galvalume.
Protect Your Work and Reputation
Many suppliers only offer paint or substrate warranties. Sheffield Metals provides weathertight warranties backed by required inspections, ensuring:
- Correct installation
- Strong long-term performance
- Reduced chance of callbacks or disputes
This adds confidence for both contractors and building owners—and can be a major selling point during bids.
Our Technical Team will provide you with the documents and resources you need to fulfill weathertight warranties, and we’ll inspect your progress and the finished installation before signing off on the warranty.
When to Choose Sheffield Metals
Choose Sheffield Metals when your project requires higher performance, tight quality control, and reliable technical support. SMI is the right fit for:
- Commercial architectural projects that need engineered, tested, and approved standing seam systems (UL/ASTM, Florida Product Approval, TDI).
- Residential contractors looking to provide long-term, premium roofing solutions to homeowners.
- Regional manufacturers seeking growth through panel fabrication and investments in portable rollforming machines, brakes, and shears.
- Installers and fabricators who want consistent coil quality, fast lead times, and regional support.
- Architects who need design support for metal roofing systems, exclusive colors, and nationwide, sustainable installation solutions via NTM’s vast network of rollformers.
- Building owners looking for long-term durability, premium PVDF coatings, and weathertight warranty protection for decades of performance.
FAQs
How Do I Get Started with Sheffield Metals?
Sheffield Metal is committed to providing quality materials and helping our customers achieve their goals. Interested in partnering with Sheffield Metals?
Feel free to contact us today via the link below, or reach out to your local Sheffield Metals branch to get in contact with a sales rep.
