CertainTeed Signs Agreement to Acquire Finish Line Products of Winder, Georgia

MALVERN, Pa., Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- CertainTeed Corporation today announced an agreement to purchase Finish Line Products, a leading manufacturer of high quality drywall finishing solutions. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Founded in 2005, Finish Line operates a single manufacturing location in Winder, Georgia. Its quality drywall finishing products are distributed throughout the Southeastern United States. Finish Line strives to provide contractors with the highest quality service and most consistent products in the industry.  

"Finish Line's product offering of contractor-based formulations are a perfect complement to the rest of CertainTeed's finishing products already offered in the southeast region," said Bill Scannell, General Manager for CertainTeed's finishing business. "Building on the success of our CertainTeed Corners and Joint Reinforcement businesses, we are very excited to be able to offer a full line of products to our customers in this region. The knowledge and experience of the Finish Line team will be an asset to our organization." 

About Finish Line

Finish Line Products was founded in 2005 with the intent to revolutionize the drywall finishing industry by manufacturing quality joint treatment products at competitive prices. The production plant, located in Winder, Georgia, services the entire Southeastern United States. Finish Line quickly gained respect in the marketplace for producing quality products that help contractors work more efficiently.

About CertainTeed

Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products, CertainTeed, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, has helped shape the building products industry for more than 110 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm's slogan, "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed is a leading North American brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, fence, decking, railing, trim, insulation, drywall, and ceilings. A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, one of the world's largest and oldest building products companies, CertainTeed has more than 6,300 employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. The company had total sales of approximately $3.7 billion in 2017. www.certainteed.com.

SOURCE CertainTeed