Halethorpe's Mike Bell among Long Fence & Home executive promotions as company eyes national expansion

The leadership team at the Beltsville, Maryland-based home improvement firm Long Fence and Home was recently bolstered by a series of year-end promotions, including Halethorpe's own Mike Bell.

Mr. Bell, a third-generation carpenter with over 25 years of home improvement industry experience, was promoted to director of operations. He was previously installation manager. Mr. Bell will be responsible for the overall flow of the work in all markets.

He will also manage the entire customer service department, collecting customer feedback and ensuring client satisfaction. His job is to ensure a delightful experience for all customers. Mr. Bell and his family are at home in Halethorpe, Md.

Other promotions included Rockville's Dave Normandin and Jeff Caron, Long Fence and Home's new president and vice president of sales, respectively; and Severn's John Avramidis, now vice president of production.

“I am really excited to assemble this team of professionals as we continue our company vision to become the homeowner’s choice for professional roofing,” says John DePaola, CEO of Long Fence and Home. “These gentlemen have shown their commitment to our customers, and that is first and foremost to anything else we do. We now have the staff assembled to assure 100 percent customer satisfaction in this market and beyond.”

The promotions coincide with major developments at the company. Long Roofing — one of several brands under the Long Fence and Home umbrella — opened a new office in Charlotte, North Carolina in the final months of 2016. Three more national offices are planned for 2017.

The expansion marks the first push outside of the Washington, D.C. metro area for Long Fence and Home, a family business whose roots in the region stretch back to 1945.

“The growth of the company is a credit to John DePaola’s vision to create a national roofing company,” Mr. Normandin said. “We put a plan together, executed and we’ve never looked back. We’re already one of the biggest customers of CertainTeed roofing products, and it’s our goal to be the largest residential roofing company in the country.”

About Long Fence and Home

Long Fence and Home is one of the top home improvement companies in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Long Fence and Home, a standalone company since 1996, was originally a division of Long Fence, founded by the Long family in Washington, D.C. in 1945.

Long Fence and Home is currently enjoying significant growth to its roofing division, Long Roofing, which expanded to Charlotte, North Carolina in 2016 and will continue to build its national presence in 2017. Long Fence and Home is also a regional leader in window, door and siding installation.

Visit Long Fence and Home online at www.longfenceandhome.com.