Brandon Garrett
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Brandon Garrett, owner of Refuge Roofing, is doing more than just providing home services — he’s investing in the community, one job site at a time.
Brandon Garrett, owner of Refuge Roofing, is doing more than just providing home services — he’s investing in the community, one job site at a time.
With over a decade of leadership experience in operations and logistics, Garrett decided it was time for a change about three years ago. A friend had started working for a roofing and construction company, and it sounded like the new direction Garrett needed.
With over a decade of leadership experience in operations and logistics, Garrett decided it was time for a change about three years ago. A friend had started working for a roofing and construction company, and it sounded like the new direction Garrett needed.
“Refuge stood out to us more than anything,” Garrett says. “As we kept reading and reading, it kept showing up — take refuge, be in refuge. So I said, let’s call it Refuge Roofing. We put Psalm 16:1 into it — ‘Oh God, I take refuge in you.’” Faith has been a priority for Garrett through every step of the process. “It’s like, how do we use this platform to serve God?” he shares. “I know a lot of people don’t want to mix [faith and business] together, but our faith is strong within our family, so that’s what we started.”
Garrett says he’s seen the Lord at work through the countless people he’s gotten to meet and know over the past year of being in business. Of the many interactions, he shares that some of the most impactful have been clients who have been diagnosed with cancer. “I’ve met them before their diagnosis or after their diagnosis and seen as they’ve had to go through treatment and have survived.”
For Garrett, these connections are why he does what he does, and he believes that his job is about more than fixing roofs and siding.
“It’s building in the community,” he says. “I’m a people person, so it’s not just a job to me. I like shooting a text [to past clients]. I’m a big advocate of, if someone comes to mind, reach out to them, because I feel like it’s the Holy Spirit saying, hey, they might need a little bit of encouragement, they’re going through something.”
While Refuge Roofing is still a young business here in the Upstate, it’s already growing.
Garrett serves as the founder, with his wife of over 10 years, Tara Garrett, serving as Chief Operating Officer. They have two additional employees, one of whom just came on board, and the company is excited to see what 2026 has in store.
Garrett shares the past year has been all about really taking the time to put thought into other people. “I want to really listen to their concerns, and whatever problem they have, I’m here to help them get it fixed. A lot of people don’t know how to do something or who to call. You’ve got the big commercial companies, but I’m more of a small mom and pop. I enjoy helping people.”
For Garrett, everything comes back to serving the Spartanburg community as well as he can. “It’s always been good to me,” he says. “There’s a lot of diversity in Spartanburg, a lot of different cultures. It’s really starting to grow. I’ve enjoyed getting to know the people, the atmosphere. It’s just been good to me.”
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