MANUFACTURER: GAF

Founded in 1886 as a paint manufacturer, GAF Materials Corporation first entered the roofing materials market in the 1890's with its innovative “Ruberoid” ready-to-lay asphalt coating. Based out of Parsippany, New Jersey, GAF is now North America’s largest manufacturer of commercial and residential roofing, GAF enjoys roughly $3 billion in sales and a workforce of over 3,200 employees. An operating subsidiary of Standard Industries, GAF’s shingles have been rated #1 in quality by property builders for 10 out of the last 12 years. Offering 57 brands of products for a wide range of roofing applications, GAF building materials can be found in a quarter of all residential roofs in the United States.