CertainTeed Insulation Honored as Supplier of the Year by Insulate America

December 4, 2007 - (Valley Forge, Pennsylvania) -Insulate America®, an association of independent insulation contractors, has honored CertainTeed Corporation with its Supplier of the Year Award The award was given in recognition of CertainTeed's outstanding and ongoing support of Insulate America.

"CertainTeed has been extremely supportive of Insulate America and our members are always saying what a great company it is to work with," says David Beam, President of Insulate America. "Our relationship with CertainTeed continues to grow and strengthen throughout the organization."

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According to Beam, the criteria used to determine the winner included the vendor's support for the Insulate America organization, educational opportunities provided to members, lead referrals and accessibility to all levels of the corporation.

"The Supplier of the Year Award is reflective of the hard work and dedication of everyone at CertainTeed - from the sales team, to those that process the orders, to the individuals in the factory that manufacture and ship our high-quality insulation products. Our goal is to be world class in all phases of our operation and this award is recognition that we are headed in that direction," says Jeff Templeton, Vice President and General Manager of CertainTeed Residential and Commercial Insulation. "This is a great honor and Insulate America is an outstanding partner that we look forward to working with for many years to come."

Insulate America is a cooperative group of locally-owned, independent insulation contractors who provide and install quality insulation and other building products for residential and commercial construction. They are the largest independent insulation contracting organization in the United States with nearly 250 locations and over 6,000 employees.

About CertainTeed
Through innovation and creative product design, CertainTeed has helped shape the building products industry for more than 100 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Company, the firm made its slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," which quickly inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed is North America's leading brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, windows, fence, decking, railing, trim, foundations, pipe, insulation, walls, ceilings and access covers.

Headquartered in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, CertainTeed and its affiliates have approximately 8,000 employees and nearly 70 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. In 2006 the group had consolidated sales approaching $4 billion. www.certainteed.com.