Company Profile
Roen Salvage Company
Company Overview
Roen Salvage Co. is a marine construction company that provides high-quality services to engineering, utility, government, municipality, harbor, and private entities located throughout the Great Lakes Region of the United States. Our services include dredging, pile driving, stone breakwaters, submarine pipelines, offshore structures, dock construction, marina construction, marine demolition, marine concrete, binwall structures, corrosion protection, hydrographic surveying, and more. We employ some of the Great Lakes’ most talented marine professionals, and we pride ourselves on our commitment to safety, quality, and professionalism. Founded on the ideals of innovation and determination, Roen Salvage has provided over 69 years of construction excellence. Roen Salvage is headquartered in Sturgeon Bay, WI.
Company History
Roen Salvage Company was founded in 1949 by Charles W. Asher and Hilda Roen Asher with the assistance of Hilda's father Captain John Roen.
Captain Roen was already known on the Great Lakes for his raising of the George M. Humphrey, (which he renamed Captain John Roen), a six hundred foot freighter that sank in the straits of Mackinaw in 1943. No other salvage company would accept the challenge. By September of 1944 Captain Roen had raised the giant; a feat everyone said was impossible.
Roen Salvage is proud to continue this tradition of tenacity and hard work ethics that was started by Captain Roen.
In 1959, Charles and Hilda Asher became sole owners, diversifying into heavy marine construction. In 1985, Charles' son, John Asher, was elected President and Charles, Chairman of the Board, a position he held until his death in 1993.
John has maintained the same high ideals and integrity to the job as his father and grandfather. Roen Salvage Company has earned a reputation for its excellence in the field of marine construction.
?In 2015, John was appointed CEO, while promoting Thomas Drager to President and adding David Schanock as Vice President/CFO.
The company is proud to list as very satisfied clients: the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Coast Guard, many State and Municipal government agencies and Fortune 500 companies.
The heart of what Captain Roen and Charles Asher started is evident today in the company's tradition and dedication to excellence on every project.