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News CertainTeed Vinyl Siding Receives VSI Color-Retention Certification for Proven, Fade-Resistant Colors
| Dec 5, 2006 |
(Valley Forge, Pennsylvania) — Color is an essential component of curb appeal, which is why CertainTeed Corporation offers an industry-leading spectrum of colors for its broad selection of vinyl siding. Now, the company is pleased to announce that its vinyl siding meets the new color-retention certification of the Vinyl Siding Institute (VSI), including such vibrant shades as Barn Red, Autumn Yellow, Sable Brown, Pacific Blue and Natural Clay.
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The color-retention certification is a new VSI program based on the performance standard for color retention, ASTM D6864. To qualify for color retention certification, CertainTeed’s vinyl siding first received certification for overall quality and performance based on the industry standard ASTM D3679, which covers criteria such as weatherability, windload and impact resistance, among others. ASTM International is one of the world’s largest consensus-based standards development organizations. Its standards are developed with input from consumers, building code officials, government agencies, architects, builders and manufacturers.
“The VSI color-retention certification program exposed our colors to both real-time and accelerated weather procedures to prove their endurance. We take pride in offering our customers an extensive selection of colors that have demonstrated their ability to keep homes beautiful throughout the years,” says Barbara Dennis, Director of Marketing for CertainTeed’s Siding Products Group. Dennis adds that CertainTeed backs its vinyl siding with PermaColor™ Lifetime Fade Protection, providing homeowners further assurance that CertainTeed vinyl siding colors stay true over time.
The VSI color-retention certification process requires a two-year, outdoor weathering study conducted for each color being considered. Each certified CertainTeed color demonstrated the ability to resist major changes in a variety of climates. Each color will also undergo ongoing verification and a re-certification process for color retention, including a comprehensive outdoor weathering study, every six years.
“Since vinyl siding is a durable product that never needs painting, customers want to make sure that their vinyl siding will keep its color and look beautiful after the passage of time and exposure to the elements,” says VSI President Jery Y. Huntley. “We are pleased to offer a process that certifies these shades for color retention.”
About CertainTeed Corporation
Through innovation and creative product design, CertainTeed Corporation 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 a leading North American manufacturer of residential and commercial roofing; vinyl and fiber cement siding; vinyl and composite fence, railing and decking; vinyl windows; residential, commercial and mechanical insulation; PVC pipe; foundations; and access covers. Headquartered in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, CertainTeed is a Saint-Gobain company with approximately 7,000 employees and 40 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States. In 2005 CertainTeed had sales of $2.8 billion. www.certainteed.com
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