February 06, 2012
1895: Samuel D. Wise loans his younger brother, Jacob B. Wise, $100 to purchase Garland Refining Company.
1908: Garland Refining Company moves to Citizens Building in the heart of downtown Cleveland.
1914: The company's name is changed under Ohio law to The Garland Company, Inc. ®
1917: Jacob Wise's patent for roofing compositions is approved by the U.S. Patent Office, launching Garland's history of innovation.
1919: Garland purchases a large plant and warehouse property at 3800 East 91st Street in Cleveland, Ohio.
1919: Our product line expands to include paint, roofing, and flooring materials for industrial and agricultural use.
1919: Garland purchases the exclusive right to use and sell patented devices for applying glazing compounds.
1930: Our product line of consumer house paints expands, with paints sold through a network of hardware stores.
1942: As part of the war effort, Garland produces a reclamation system for spray paint used to camouflage military vehicles.
1972: The U.S. oil embargo catalyzes the roofing industry to explore alternative roofing materials to replace asphalt and cold tar pitch.
1974: A small group of entrepreneurs enters into an agreement to purchase The Garland Company, Inc.
1978: Milan Warford joins The Garland Company and begins research and development of a new modified bitumen roofing membrane.
1980: The Garland Company formally introduces the StressPly® family of membranes, the first high-performance modified bitumen roofing system manufactured in North America.
1985: Garland expands its offices and warehouse in Cleveland, Ohio.
1985: The Garland Company initiates employee ownership through the ESOP program.
1987: The Garland Company is saluted by Cleveland, Ohio's daily newspaper, The Plain Dealer, for entrepreneurial excellence representing the strength and diversity of Greater Cleveland businesses.
1987: Garland Canada, Inc. ® is formed, with headquarters in Toronto, Canada.
1988: The StressPly Plus membrane, with SBS plus SEBS polymers and a quad axial scrim is introduced.
1989: GMX, Inc. is created as a wholly owned subsidiary, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, to offer high-performance waterproofing products to the residential market, and to provide metal and BUR restoration products to our industrial and commercial construction markets.
1990: Garland forges a joint venture with ImageWorks Inc., a Cleveland, Ohio advertising firm, to increase sales revenues and profitability by expanding public relations and marketing capabilities within the company.
1990: GarPeople magazine, a quarterly publication that continues to serve Garland employees worldwide, is introduced.
1991: The purchase of the R-Mer Lite® insulated steel roofing system adds a new product category, metals, to the Garland product line.
1991: Garland purchases part-ownership in FAMOS of East Germany to begin expanding Garland product line into Europe.
1992: The Energizer rubberized liquid membrane for roof restoration is introduced.
1993: StressPly E, with SBS/SIS polymers and a high-strength composite scrim, is introduced.
1994: Garland purchases land for additional warehouse expansion.
1994: The company becomes the first in the U.S. commercial roofing industry to achieve ISO-9002 certification.
1995: The Garland Company celebrates 100 years of continuing growth and success.
1995: The innovative R-Mer® Ply roof termination and flashing system is introduced.
1996: Garland introduces the industry's most comprehensive computer-based Roof Asset Management Program (RAMP).
1997: Black-Knight® high-performance coal tar pitch waterproofer and roofing laminate is introduced.
1997: Garland obtains full ownership of Innovative Metals Corporation (IMETCO), headquartered in Tucker, Georgia near Atlanta, adding to our capabilities high-quality manufacturing operations for structural and architectural standing seam metal systems.
1998: Garland ISO 9001 certification for research and development begins.
1998: Garland is issued a patent for exclusive Black-Knight technology.
1998: With the introduction of R-Mer® Wall Panels, Garland expands its product offering to encompass the entire building envelope.
1999: Garland expands Weatherking® cold-adhesive product line to include polymerized, brush-grade flashing adhesive.
2000: Garland inaugurates "The Healy," a new, state-of-the-art production line for rolled-good products, restructuring and expanding our warehouse around these new capabilities and increasing our total production, warehousing, research, and office space in Cleveland to over 100,000 square feet.
2000: Garland introduces Insul-Lock® insulation adhesive.
2000: A new business, V2 Composite Reinforcements, is launched in Auburn, Alabama to ensure a continuous supply of scrims and for product and industry diversification.
2000: Garland is recognized by NorthCoast 99 as one of the best places to work in Northeast Ohio.
2001: Garland Company U.K., Ltd. ® is formed in Gloucester, England to expand Garland distribution in Europe.
2001: Design-Build Solutions, Inc. ® is formed as a wholly owned subsidiary, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, to give owners an alternative construction delivery system.
2001: Garland introduces the GreenShield® green roofing system.
2001: Garland is recognized by NorthCoast 99 for the second consecutive year as one of the best places to work in Northeast Ohio.
2001: Garland introduces the R-Mer® Edge product family to protect the roof s perimeter.
2002: StressPly EUV with Starburst® Mineral Surfacing receives Product of the Year Award, Silver; Editor's Choice Award; and Bronze Product of the Year Award from industry trade publications.
2002: Garland introduces SolarGrid photovoltaic roof panels.
2002: Garland is recognized by NorthCoast 99 for the third consecutive year as one of the best places to work in Northeast Ohio.
2003: StressPly EUV with Starburst Mineral Surfacing receives NorTech Innovation Award.
2003: ISO 9001-2000 certification is achieved.
2003: Garland is recognized by NorthCoast 99 for the fourth consecutive year as one of the best places to work in Northeast Ohio.
2004: The company begins offering full-service Engineering Services capabilities to expedite complex roofing projects.
2004: Garland acquires Sun Metals in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to increase our market share in the West and Southwest.
2004: Garland becomes 100% employee owned through ESOP.
2004: Garland is recognized by NorthCoast 99 for the fifth consecutive year as one of the best places to work in Northeast Ohio.
2004: In collaboration with Key Bank, a Lease Financing program is developed, to provide non-profit and public sector customers with an innovative financing alternative.
2004: Garland introduces the Dry Zone® program, offering customers dynamic, proactive preventive maintenance programs that are comprehensively supported with on-line emergency reporting, tracking, and documentation and implemented by our locally based network of Select Contractors.
2004: The Weatherhead School of Management of Case Western Reserve University, in conjunction with the Council of Smaller Enterprise (COSE), honor Garland for its entrepreneurial fortitude, with the Weatherhead 100 award.
2005: Garland launches a Corporate Account program.
2005: Northeast Ohio's eVolution of Manufacturing Awards, administered by Smart Business and CAMP Inc., honor Garland for its ability to adapt manufacturing methods and processes to a changing world.
2005: The Soliday Center, with state-of-the-art audio and video equipment and an application lab for hands-on learning, is opened across from corporate headquarters in Cleveland.
2005: Garland receives the Green Roof Award of Excellence in the category of extensive institutional roofing from Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, for a roof designed for the Environmental Studies Building at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington.
2005: Garland, is recognized by NorthCoast 99 for the sixth consecutive year as one of the best places to work in Northeast Ohio.
2006: Garland introduces Silver-Flash® cold-applied, trowel-grade, silver mastic.
2006: The White-Knight® /White-Stallion® ENERGY STAR qualified multipurpose urethane restoration waterproofing system product family is extended for use in a wide range of new applications
2006: Garland, is recognized by NorthCoast 99 for the seventh consecutive year as one of the best places to work in Northeast Ohio.
2006: The Case Weatherhead School of Management honors Garland as one of the 100 fastest growing companies in Northeast Ohio.
2006: Garland launches Team Innovation to generate new ideas and implement them in a focused, integrated approach that starts with anticipating customer needs, continues with quality-controlled material purchasing and processes, and ends with the introduction of products that will continue to raise the performance bar for our industry.
2007: Garland is honored as a Leading EDGE company by The Entrepreneurs EDGE (Economic Development through Growth and Entrepreneurship), a Cleveland-based organization designed to enhance economic development in Northeast Ohio through innovation and entrepreneurship.
2007: New StressPly IV Plus family of products introduced.
2007: Garland receives the Employers Resource Council (ERC) NorthCoast 99 award for the eighth consecutive year as one of the best places to work in Northeast Ohio.
2007: Garland introduces Insul-Lock® HR, a single step application, two component, VOC compliant insulation adhesive.
2007: Garland R-Mer Span architectural and structural standing seam roof and wall systems selected as a 2007 Editors' Choice Top Products in Buildings magazine.
2007: Introduction of environmentally friendly, VOC-free Green-Lock® multi-purpose structural adhesive.
2007: Introduction of HPR® AquaShield, an ice and water protection self-adhering underlayment that provides an innovative alternative to mechanically fastened base sheets.
2008: Garland launches the Garland Greenhouse®, branding of all their sustainable product line and services.
2008: Garland introduces Solex®, an eco-friendly, highly reflective roof coating for metal, modified bitumen and single-ply restoration, formulated from Kynar Aquatec® polyvinylidene fluoride, a water-based fluoropolymeracrylic resin.
2008: Green-Lock Flashing Adhesive and Green-Lock Membrane Adhesive, two additions to the Green-Lock family of cold-applied, VOC-free, roofing adhesives are introduced.
2008: Garland receives the NEO Success Award.
2008: Garland receives the award for the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation's (BWC) 2007 Safety & Hygiene Awards Program.
2008: Garland is honored for the second consecutive year as a Leading EDGE company by The Entrepreneurs EDGE (Economic Development through Growth and Entrepreneurship), a Cleveland-based organization designed to enhance economic development in Northeast Ohio through innovation and entrepreneurship.
2008: Garland introduces 2-Ply Modified Roofing Systems, which incorporate the latest in modified roofing technology with superior products, providing ultimate design flexibility. This includes 8 new base sheets and 2 new cap sheets, to the comprehensive modified product line.
2009: Garland receives the NEO Success Award for the second consecutive year.
2009: Garland is honored for the third consecutive year as a Leading EDGE company by The Entrepreneurs EDGE (Economic Development through Growth and Entrepreneurship), a Cleveland-based organization designed to enhance economic development in Northeast Ohio through innovation and entrepreneurship.
2009: Garland is one of only five regional employers to be honored with the NorthCoast 99 Legacy Award, which is reserved for organizations that have won the NorthCoast 99 award from the Employers Resource Council (ERC) for ten years.
2009: Garland is recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in its region, receiving the Weatherhead Centurion award from the Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management and the Council Of Smaller Enterprises (COSE).
2009: For the second consecutive year, Garland is recognized as one of Inc. magazine's Inc. 5000, a competition that evaluates companies across the entire United States in terms of revenue growth.
2009: Garland is runner up for the Crain's Cleveland Business Emerald Awards, which recognize Northeast Ohio companies that have made sustainability a strategic priority in their operations, products, and services. This competition evaluates competing companies based on the triple bottom line: good for people, the planet, and profitability.
2009: Garland launches a dynamic new product category, the Dura-Walk® plaza deck system for roofing areas that are to be used for walkways, decking, or vehicular traffic.
2009: White-Star adhesive technology offering sustained reflectivity is introduced for application to white reflective gravel.
2009: The industry's first VOC-free, odor-free modified bitumen roofing solution is introduced by Garland.
With The Garland Company’s total commitment to providing, innovative products technical design and workmanship to the highest standard it is natural that all systems and applications are backed up by long standing, credible guarantees.
In the knowledge that the correct installation of systems is a critical step in ensuring long term performance, Garland will only recommend contracting companies whose attitudes towards site performance and customer care are in line with the same high principles as their own.
In order to fully understand your project, your Garland Regional Technical Manager will thoroughly inspect your existing roof. Examining the construction and condition of the insitu system as well as identifying any associated construction problems.
