Lowe's, CertainTeed Enter Strategic Alliance
September 16, 2010
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Lowe’s Companies, Inc. has entered into an agreement with CertainTeed
Corporation that will supply CertainTeed branded building materials to various regions
of the United
States starting in the third quarter of fiscal
year 2010.
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. has entered into an agreement with CertainTeed Corporation, a leading North American manufacturer of building materials. The agreement will supply CertainTeed branded building materials to various regions of the United States starting in the third quarter of fiscal year 2010.
On Oct.1, Lowe’s will launch selected CertainTeed branded interior building products in limited Midwest and Western United States stores. Expanding in January 2011, Lowe’s expects to offer various colors of CertainTeed’s highly popular Landmark, XT 25 and CT 20 asphalt roofing shingles, as well as complementary accessories in select Lowe’s stores throughout Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
“Bringing CertainTeed to Lowe’s shows our long-standing commitment to customers by providing them with another brand they trust and rely on for their businesses and homes,” said Larry D. Stone, Lowe’s president and chief operating officer. “CertainTeed is a leader in innovative, quality building products, and we look forward to developing this relationship.”
“Lowe’s represents an opportunity for CertainTeed to expand its market presence and grow sales with a new set of consumers who value the convenience and product selection of building materials within a retail environment,” says Peter Dachowski, president and CEO of CertainTeed. “We are proud to be partnering with Lowe’s and look forward to a long and successful relationship providing its stores with high quality, sustainable building products.”
A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, the world’s largest building products company, CertainTeed and its affiliates have more than 6,000 employees and more than 65 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. In 2009 and 2010, CertainTeed, which is headquartered in Valley Forge, Pa., was named ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a national award that recognizes environmentally responsible corporations. The group had total sales of approximately $3 billion in 2009.
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. has entered into an agreement with CertainTeed Corporation, a leading North American manufacturer of building materials. The agreement will supply CertainTeed branded building materials to various regions of the United States starting in the third quarter of fiscal year 2010.
On Oct.1, Lowe’s will launch selected CertainTeed branded interior building products in limited Midwest and Western United States stores. Expanding in January 2011, Lowe’s expects to offer various colors of CertainTeed’s highly popular Landmark, XT 25 and CT 20 asphalt roofing shingles, as well as complementary accessories in select Lowe’s stores throughout Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
“Bringing CertainTeed to Lowe’s shows our long-standing commitment to customers by providing them with another brand they trust and rely on for their businesses and homes,” said Larry D. Stone, Lowe’s president and chief operating officer. “CertainTeed is a leader in innovative, quality building products, and we look forward to developing this relationship.”
“Lowe’s represents an opportunity for CertainTeed to expand its market presence and grow sales with a new set of consumers who value the convenience and product selection of building materials within a retail environment,” says Peter Dachowski, president and CEO of CertainTeed. “We are proud to be partnering with Lowe’s and look forward to a long and successful relationship providing its stores with high quality, sustainable building products.”
A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, the world’s largest building products company, CertainTeed and its affiliates have more than 6,000 employees and more than 65 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. In 2009 and 2010, CertainTeed, which is headquartered in Valley Forge, Pa., was named ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a national award that recognizes environmentally responsible corporations. The group had total sales of approximately $3 billion in 2009.
