New branding and impact ratings are heading to roofing contractors following a recent announcement from Malarkey Roofing Products.

The roofing manufacturer, a leader in sustainable, performance roofing shingles and member of the Holcim Building Envelope, revealed three announcements in a recent statement. They are:

• Impact rating upgrades: Effective on installs from Jan. 1, 2023, Highlander® NEX® and Vista® architectural shingles are officially classified UL 2218 Class 3 and 4 impact rated, respectively. Labeling and packaging are being updated. 
• Wrap design change: As a rolling change, all shingle wraps are being redesigned to include the Malarkey green brand color. Wraps will also continue to include the color-coding system currently in place. This is only a wrap design change. Shingles with the old and new design can be color mixed. 
• Dropping NEX® from brand names: As a rolling change, Malarkey is dropping the NEX suffix from both the Highlander NEX and Ecoasis® NEX brand names. Since this is only a name change, Highlander shingles can be color-mixed with like-color Highlander NEX shingles. Likewise, Ecoasis shingles can be color-mixed with like-color Ecoasis NEX shingles.

“We never stop innovating at Malarkey," said Eileen Dutton, vice president of Product, in a statement. "Less than 10 years ago, we launched Highlander NEX and Vista®, the industry’s first entry and mid-tier polymer modified shingles. Today’s news reinforces their Best in Class status in both of those product categories.”