Our Story & the Rexcel Relationship

Built on Every Side of the Roofing Business.

Where it started — Chemrex and Rex Smith
Where it started — Chemrex and Rex Smith

OneTen Group was built on one idea. A commercial roofing contractor gets better results from a partner who understands the whole job, not just one piece of it. Our team has been on the manufacturing, distribution and contracting sides of the roofing business, with more than 30 years across all three. We know how coatings are made and specified, how material moves and what it costs, and how jobs actually get bid and built.

Our materials partner, Rexcel Coatings, reaches back to Chemrex and Rex Smith in 1969. Rexcel has made and supplied roof coatings for more than 50 years. Our relationship with Rexcel goes back about 25 years, to when Rexcel was a customer of Steve Korbar, founder of OneTen. In 2021 that relationship became a business partnership. Today OneTen and Rexcel work together on materials and manufacturer relationships for the commercial roofing jobs we take. Clay Smith is president of Rexcel.

OneTen is a separate company from Rexcel, and we're not a roofing contractor. We specialize in coatings, backed by 30+ years across all commercial roof systems. We take the call from building owners, and we work with contractors and manufacturer reps. We do roof evaluations and in-house moisture testing, help with system selection, and handle takeoffs and project support. We supply access to all national coating brands, including Gaco and Henry, shipped from the manufacturer to the job site. When a job needs extra hands, we can connect optional installation crews. Because we're not a contractor, we never compete with you for the job.

What that means for you. OneTen's founder is a partner in Rexcel Coatings. When materials come through Rexcel, OneTen benefits. We'll always tell you where your materials come from, and you're never required to buy through Rexcel to work with us.
  • 1969Chemrex and Rex Smith. The start of what became Rexcel Coatings.
  • About 25 years agoOur relationship with Rexcel begins, with Rexcel as a customer of OneTen's founder.
  • 2021The relationship becomes a business partnership.
  • TodayOneTen supports commercial roofing contractors and reps on the jobs we take.