Category: shingles
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IBHS releases Hail Impact-Resistant Shingle Ratings
The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) today released the 2025 update to its Hail Impact-Resistant Shingle Ratings, reinforcing its commitment to improving asphalt shingle durability and reducing storm damage. Now in its fourth edition, this year researchers evaluated a record 24 impact-resistant shingle products — IBHS’s most expansive assessment to date — capturing…
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What Are the Benefits of Architectural Shingles?
Walk past a retail strip on a windy day, and you can hear roofs talk. Cheap tabs flutter, grain spills, and edges lift. Crews know that motion turns into callbacks. Owners remember those costs when the next storm rolls through. Architectural shingles were built to quiet that chatter. Their laminated construction adds weight and depth,…
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IKO Breaks Ground on Granule Plant in Missouri
IKO, a global leader in the manufacturing and supply of residential shingles, commercial roofing, and waterproofing products, has officially broken ground on a new granule facility for its subsidiary, Bismarck Granules, in Bismarck, Missouri. The company was joined by state, regional, and local leaders to celebrate this milestone, which marks a significant expansion in the…