America's demand for siding will rise 8.2% per year from 2010 to reach 906 million square meters in 2015, but the residential part of the business still will trail what demand was as far back as 2000, The Freedonia Group forecast Masonry and concrete--including brick, tile, and fiber cement--all will gain market share in coming years, while vinyl and wood will see slight declines. More
At its peak, new construction expenditures bested remodeling by a ratio of 3-to-1 but now it's even and recladding jobs constitute 74% of the siding market. More
CertainTeed Corp. named Tom Smith as president of its roofing products group and Mark Rayfield as president of its siding products group. Both took over their position on Sept. 1. More
American demand for siding will grow 6.8% annually between 2009 and 2014 to reach 101.5 million squares worth $11.1 billion, the Freedonia Group forecast. More
While the state of the market is depressing, it's always uplifting to see... More
While the state of the market is depressing, it's always uplifting to see... More
The Wolf Organization, the York, Pa.-based company that boasted of 18 retail locations two years ago, is completely exiting the lumberyard business. The company, which operated its stored under The Lumber Yard name, revealed it was selling its York, Pa., and Hagerstown, Md., locations to John H. Myers & Sons, the five-unit dealer, also based in York. Although terms of the deal were not disclosed in a Nov. 17 news release, it's expected to be completed by the end of the year. More
Though vinyl remains the cheapest and most used siding, fiber cement keeps making... More
