Firestone Building Products, Carmel, Ind., recently unveiled plans to expand TPO manufacturing capabilities to better serve the commercial roofing market in the Southern and Western United States.
Worldwide demand for roofing materials is forecast to rise 2.7 percent per annum through 2008 to nearly 7 billion square meters, with a value of almost US$48 billion.
At a ceremony to mark the opening of its new sales and service office in the Chicago area, Englert Inc. also gave away a panel-forming machine and announced a new alliance with RAS Systems LLC.