Top-Rated Home Improvement Contractors in Buffalo, NY
With a full team of experienced home improvement contractors in Buffalo, NY, we are capable of enhancing the interior and exterior of your home. Meet our team below.
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Braendel Buffalo's History
Jeff, Dan, and Kellen are the faces of Braendel Buffalo. Their partnership, however, is no coincidence.
Braendel Painting and Services traces its roots back to humble beginnings in Erie, Pennsylvania. Dennis Braendel, one of twelve children, discovered a knack for performing small home improvement jobs throughout his childhood for extra money. His entrepreneurial spirit was sparked by the high praise he received from his customers. In 1972, he purchased a step ladder and a pre-owned station wagon with a $100 loan from his mother. It was then that Braendel Painting was born.
Dennis took pride in providing his customers with high quality service at a reasonable price. He preached to instill both integrity and accountability into all his employees as he continued to expand his business. In the early 1990s, he saw these qualities in his son's high school wrestling coach, Jeff Catrabone. After graduating from the University of Michigan with a BA in Sport Management, Jeff made his way back to Erie, PA to expand the business with Dennis. Jeff worked tirelessly to provide Cleveland, OH and Buffalo, NY with the same craftsmanship exhibited by Dennis. After years of commuting between locations, Jeff was offered a position at University at Buffalo as the Assistant Wrestling Coach. Jeff seized the opportunity to make Braendel Painting a permanent fixture in Buffalo.
After years of working alongside Dennis, Jeff was able to emulate his business by adopting his motto, "Our only customers are satisfied customers." He quickly began recruiting employees that shared the same philosophies outlined by Dennis. In similar fashion to his own career start, Jeff continued the tradition of hiring wrestlers with the addition of Dan Bishop to the company. Throughout his college career, Dan spent his summers learning the ropes of Braendel Painting. Tragically, in his senior year of college he suffered a debilitating spinal injury during a wrestling match leaving him paralyzed. Jeff routinely visited Dan throughout his recovery. It was while sitting at the hospital bedside of Dan that Jeff told him if "you could ever walk again, [Jeff] would have a career for you." Miraculously, after only a couple months of physical therapy and perseverance, Dan was able to walk across the graduation stage that May with Jeff in the crowd and into his new career as Braendel's new Director of Operations.
With the duo of Jeff and Dan at the helm, Braendel Painting began expanding their services beyond painting. In 2011, they serviced their first hardwood floor repair. Overtime, this transitioned the business into what it is now- an home improvement company offering full remodels starting from the first swing of the demolition hammer to the final coat of paint. Throughout this period of immense growth, Braendel Painting & Services has strived to keep their values present in all the services they provided.
Keeping with tradition, Jeff and Dan sought to recruit another individual who embodied Braendel's principles. Fortunately, Dan had continued to coach wrestling after his career and in 2020 the perfect candidate had just moved back home from college to be close to family. Kellen Devlin, a former wrestler at NC State University, integrated seamlessly into the Braendel family as Sales Manager.
As the face of Braendel Painting & Services, Jeff, Dan, and Kellen continue to provide high quality home improvements to the greater Western New York area. Together, they work tirelessly to address every question and concern of their customers.
