Solvo Index scored 3 roofing companies serving Kathleen. Every company holds a Florida contractor license checked on DBPR and carries a confidence tier so you can weigh the score against how well documented it is.
Collis Roofing leads with a Solvo Score of 83.3 and is the only Verified roofer on this list. Its Florida license, CCC058022, is active through August 2028, and it has 26 years on record, all 14 core roofing services, a 20-year workmanship and material warranty, and a 4.4 rating from 163 Birdeye reviews. The next 2 companies are ranked on the same six-category rubric using publicly sourced evidence.
No company can pay for a higher score. Verified companies sort first. How we score
Badges are single-fact superlatives among these 3, each tied to one sourced number, never a blended score. Not a competition for #1: a company can hold more than one.
| Rank | Company | Years | Top Certification | Rating | Warranty | Services | Type | Score | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collis Roofing | 26 | CCC058022 | 4.4 (163 Birdeye) | 20-year workmanship and material | 14 of 14 | Regional | 83.3 | Verified |
| 2 | K.L. Smith Inc. | 21 | CCC1326241 | 4.9 (327 Google) | Not confirmed | 8 of 14 | Local | 72.0 | High |
| 3 | True Roofers | 6 | CCC1332725 | 4.9 (3,244 Google) | Not confirmed | 10 of 14 | Local | 68.1 | High |
Ranked by confidence tier first (Verified, then High, then Medium, then Low), Solvo Score second within each tier. Rating shows the sourced star average and the exact review count. Full category breakdown for each company is in its write-up below.
Collis Roofing is the Verified company on this list. License CCC058022 is Current and Active through 08/31/2028. Birdeye lists 4.4 from 163 reviews and splits the count into Google 150 and BBB 12. The Google profile URL was not found. A BBB letter grade is not used as the star rating.
Strengths: Collis Roofing is the Verified company. License CCC058022 is Current and Active through 2028-08-31. The DBPR record prints CCC058022, which scores 5. The about page says GAF as the Top 1% in the County and Owens Corning Platinum Contractor. Those phrases do not match GAF Master Elite or Owens Corning Platinum Preferred, so those 2-point rows stay empty. The review record used here is 4.4 from 163 Birdeye. The service list confirms 14 of 14. Local or national: Regional.
Weaknesses: The about page says Collis was founded in 1994. The DBPR licensure date is 08/01/2000, which is later, so Track Record uses 26 years from that date.
Our Take: Collis Roofing is the Verified company on this list. License CCC058022 is Current and Active through 08/31/2028. The score uses the six published inputs. The about page says Collis was founded in 1994. The DBPR licensure date is 08/01/2000, which is later, so Track Record uses 26 years from that date.
K.L. Smith Inc. is a Lakeland firm. The site prints license CCC1326241. Google Business Profile lists 4.9 from 327 reviews at 2519 Buckskin Rd, Lakeland. Checked October 22, 2026. The homepage prints 300+ 5-star Google reviews and does not print the 4.9 average.
Strengths: License CCC1326241 is Current and Active through 2028-08-31. The footer prints License Number CCC1326241, which scores 5. A manufacturer certification on the point list was not found. The review record used here is 4.9 from 327 Google. The service list confirms 8 of 14. Local or national: Local.
Weaknesses: The page says 50+ years. The DBPR licensure date is 01/04/2005, which is later, so Track Record uses 21 years. A workmanship warranty, a manufacturer-backed warranty, a maintenance program, and a warranty length in years were not found. Tile, flat or low-slope, insurance claims help, gutters, skylights, and coatings or a maintenance program were not found.
Our Take: K.L. Smith Inc. is a Lakeland firm. The site prints license CCC1326241. The score uses the six published inputs. The page says 50+ years. The DBPR licensure date is 01/04/2005, which is later, so Track Record uses 21 years.
True Roofers prints license CCC1332725 and a Plant City home base on the Lakeland page. The Lakeland page prints 4.9 and 3,244 reviews, and the line 4.9 Stars on Google. The Google profile URL was not found. Customer Reputation uses the printed count.
Strengths: License CCC1332725 is Current and Active through 2028-08-31. The Lakeland page prints CCC1332725, which scores 5. A manufacturer certification on the point list was not found. The review record used here is 4.9 from 3,244 Google. The service list confirms 10 of 14. Local or national: Local.
Weaknesses: The page says 12+ years. The DBPR licensure date is 09/03/2020, which is later, so Track Record uses 6 years. A workmanship warranty, a manufacturer-backed warranty, a maintenance program, and a warranty length in years were not found. The sentence about roofs lasting longer with maintenance is advice, so it does not fill the maintenance-program row. Flat concrete tile is counted as tile.
Our Take: True Roofers prints license CCC1332725 and a Plant City home base on the Lakeland page. The score uses the six published inputs. The page says 12+ years. The DBPR licensure date is 09/03/2020, which is later, so Track Record uses 6 years.
The Lakeland hub and the other cities in this market use the same rubric.
Every company is scored 0-10 in six weighted categories against fixed written anchors, using only sourced, dated evidence. Category scores combine into a Solvo Score capped at 97.0. The Lakeland market is Lakeland, Lakeland Highlands, Kathleen, Winter Haven, Haines City, Davenport, Plant City, Brandon. A company is numbered only when its own site names the place and the service, and Florida DBPR shows a current roofing license.
We do not accept payment for scores, awards, or ranking position. Full methodology: How we score. Sources checked October 22, 2026.