A History of Building the Future

Jens Villadsen, a master carpenter specializing in roof repair, establishes Icopal, Standard’s first European flat roofing business

Standard Paint Company founded

Standard creates the first ready-to-lay asphalt roofing product, known as “Ruberoid”

Standard introduces first individually cut asphalt shingles

Standard’s European pitched roofing business founded as Redhill Tile Company, later renamed Braas Monier, produces the first concrete roof

SGI commences its first mining operations in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania

Siplast develops SBS modified bitumen roofing, a rubber-based technology with exceptional flexibility

GAF’s TPO plant in Mt. Vernon, IN is built

GAF introduces first energy efficient asphalt shingle

GAF’s TPO plant in Gainesville, TX is built

GAF acquires ElkCorp, a leading residential roofing manufacturer

GAF introduces solar grade single-ply TPO membranes

GAF offers first ever lifetime warranty on a full roofing system


ISO Statesboro, GA is built

GAF ISO plant in Gainesville, TX is built

GAF TPO/ISO plant in Cedar City, UT is built

Standard acquires Icopal, a leading pan-European manufacturer of roofing and other waterproofing products

SGI, a leading aggregates & mining company, joins the Standard family

Standard acquires Braas Monier, a leading manufacturer and supplier of pitched roofing products in Europe, South Africa and parts of Asia

BMI Group, formed from the combination of Icopal and Braas Monier, offering a full suite of roofing solutions in Europe, Africa and Asia

GAF TPO plant in New Columbia, PA is built