IKO Corporate Profile
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IKO Corporate Profile
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Corporate Profile Find
out how IKO has grown to become a world class organization specializing
in the development and manufacture of top-quality residential and
commercial/industrial asphalt and modified bitumen roofing products
and other related building products. |
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Plants IKO
is one of the largest manufacturers of asphalt shingles in North
America and the biggest exporter of asphalt shingles in the world.
View a map of our manufacturing plants throughout North America
and Europe. |
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Associations Obtain
additional information from the following associations. |
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| IKO
Press Releases
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07/13/06
- IKO UK Ltd. Acquires Marley Waterproofing
Antwerp, BELGIUM, July 13, 2006 - Leading roofing and
waterproofing supplies producer IKO UK Ltd. announced
today its acquisition of venerable UK waterproofing products
manufacturer Marley Waterproofing. The acquisition, filed
with the British Office of Fair Trading in May, became
final this week.
IKO, the Canadian based manufacturer of residential and
commercial roofing products, entered the European market
in 1972, when it constructed a shingle manufacturing plant
in Ham, Belgium. The company now owns 10 plants in 6 countries
across Europe, including IKO UK Ltd., in Lancashire.
"We're very pleased to have the staff and facilities of
Marley Waterproofing join the IKO family," said Hartley
Koschitzky, head of IKO's European Operations. "When you
have the opportunity to make an investment in a company
like this, with nearly 2 centuries of success in its history,
it only serves to enhance your business. We're very committed
to our European markets, and we know that the Marley Waterproofing
brand will contribute to our continued success."
Marley Waterproofing has been one of the United Kingdom's
leading manufacturers of waterproofing products for more
than 170 years. Located in Kent, the company produces
a wide range of membranes and supplies for commercial
roofing projects, and employs 85 people at its manufacturing
facility.
IKO Industries Ltd. is a global leader in the manufacture
and supply of commercial and residential roofing products.
Founded in Calgary, Alberta, in 1951, the family owned
business has grown to include about 20 manufacturing plants
and 3000 employees worldwide. |
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06/26/06
- MW/MB Fiberglass Plant Hits
Full Stride
Clarksville,
TN, May 26, 2006 - MW/MB, LLC, the Tennessee based fiberglass
manufacturer, is producing fiber at its Clarksville plant
and has started to send shipments to its customers according
to one of the plant's owners, IKO Industries Ltd.
The plant is a joint venture between roofing products manufacturers
IKO Industries Ltd. of Calgary, Alberta; and TAMKO Roofing
Products Inc., of Joplin, Missouri. The Clarksville facility
opened its doors in late 2005, and began shipping wet chopped
fiberglass to the business partners in April of this year.
IKO Industries and TAMKO are evenly splitting the plant's
production for use in their primary roofing businesses. The
fiberglass strands are used to create fiberglass mat, which
is the base backing or substrate for residential asphalt roofing
shingles.
"We're very pleased that we are able to start taking deliveries
from the plant. The MW/MB team is very focused on producing
a quality product for us," notes Warren Schultz, Eastern US
Regional Manufacturing Manager for IKO. "By producing fiberglass
within our own operation, we have better control of our supply
of raw materials. It allows us to be more cost effective,
which ultimately benefits our customers."
Asphalt shingles are the most commonly used roofing product
for US homes today, with more than 12.5 billion square feet
of products produced annually, enough to shingle 5 million
homes each year, according to industry statistics.
IKO Industries Ltd. is a global leader in the manufacture
and supply of commercial and residential roofing products.
Founded in Calgary, Alberta, in 1951, the family owned business
has grown to include about 20 manufacturing plants and 3000
employees worldwide. |
06/26/06
- IKO Midwest Is Open For Business
Kankakee, IL, May 26, 2006 – Leading asphalt shingle
producer IKO Industries Ltd. is ready to open the doors
on it’s new state of the art manufacturing plant
in central Illinois. IKO Midwest, an arm of IKO Industries
Ltd. of Calgary Alberta, is nearing completion on its
new 150,000 square foot facility in Kankakee, with production
scheduled to begin next month.
IKO began construction on the site in the summer of
2004. With the work now complete, the new facility will
produce a full line of IKO’s fiberglass based
residential asphalt shingles, mainly for markets in
the US Midwest. The Kankakee operation is the fifth
US based production facility for IKO. The company already
owns plants in Wilmington Delaware; Chicago, Illinois;
Franklin, Ohio; and Sumas, Washington.
"We're excited to get production under way in Kankakee,
and the plant is an integral part of our future plans
in the US market," said Warren Schultz, Eastern US Regional
Manufacturing Manager for IKO. "Getting to this stage
requires a lot of support from people outside the company,
and we're grateful for the involvement and welcome we've
received from the people and the officials of the City
of Kankakee."
Schultz also notes that an official grand opening in
the community is scheduled for late this summer.
IKO Industries Ltd. is a global leader in the manufacture
and supply of commercial and residential roofing products.
Founded in Calgary, Alberta, in 1951, the family owned
business has grown to include about 20 manufacturing
plants and 3000 employees worldwide. |
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