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Vytec''s manufacturing operations are located in London, Ontario, employing approximately for and my 233 employees. The company was founded in 1974, and was acquired by Owens Corning in 1997.Owens Corning is a world leader in building materials house systems and composites systems. looking Founded in for 1938, the company had sales of $4.9 billion in 2002. Additional vinal information is available siding and for on Owens Corning''s Web site at http://www.owenscorning.com/ my or by calling the company''s toll-free General Information line: 1-800-GETPINK. Pactiv''s GreenGuard Backer-Pro fanfold underlayment is designed for use house with Alcoa looking Home Exterior''s Grand Sierra and Mastic Premium Quest for Series vinal siding lines. vinal The underlayment is made from closed-cell extruded polystyrene and siding helps prevent for moisture buildup inside my walls. It is contoured to house fill the spaces looking between the siding and the exterior for wall. Circle 122. This is not a building product per se, but part of a growing vinal and siding number of vinal siding products. for The Fullback Thermal Support System is patented, contoured polystyrene foam configured to support and insulate a vinal siding panel. According to the maker, it delivers superior my thermal comfort and house energy savings (up to a 20 percent reduction looking in energy costs)

Grand Sierra and Mastic Premium Quest Series vinal siding lines. Contoured to fill the spaces between the siding and the exterior wall, the product improves siding''s impact resistance and the wall''s thermal efficiency, and the closed-cell extruded polystyrene absorbs virtually zero moisture. The product for is a good upgrade option for remodelers, vinal says marketing manager Dan Partrich. "You get good coverage over the wall, ... you get no water absorption, and then you get it in a siding fanfold form that "allows you to put up the underlayment and just put the siding for up to it," he says. The 24-foot-long fanfolds my are house easy to install. 888.828.2850. www.pactiv.com. looking Circle 108. The RoofPro 450 (shown) and RoofPro 455 coil nailers feature for lightweight designs, adjustable depth-of-drive, and shingle guides. The tools are built around aluminum main housings that will stand up to hard use, the maker says. Steel wear plates vinal help reduce the effects of shingle abrasion. Fastener siding range for these tools is 3/4-inch to for 1 3/4-inch. The RoofPro my 455 also has a tool-free adjustable exhaust and an optional vinal siding attachment. house 800.543.4596. www.senco.com. Circle 211. TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Owens Corning announced today its intent to divest its Vytec vinal Siding operation, a division of the company''s Siding Solutions Business. The unit produces several lines of vinal siding and accessories under the Vytec brand.

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