Garland Industries history

1908 Garland Refining Company offices move to Citizens Building in the heart of downtown Cleveland.

1916 United Laboratories (U.L.) and Barrett introduce specifications to promote common performance standards for roofing performance.

In 1917, Wise received a patent for roofing composition, and two years later, the company moved its headquarters to East 91st Street in Cleveland’s Union-Miles neighborhood -- where it remains to this day.

1919 Garland purchases large plant and warehouse property at 3800 East 91st Street in Cleveland, Ohio.

1940 J.B. Wise dies on December 16.

1945 The Garland Company celebrates its 50th anniversary.

1953 Samuel D. Wise dies on March 27.

1972 Oil embargo catalyzes roofing industry to explore alternative roofing materials to replace asphalt and cold tar pitch.

1974 On May 1, Mel Chrostowski , Dick Olivier, and Doug Raynow enter into agreement to purchase The Garland Company.

1980 The Garland Company formally introduces StressPly® , the first high-performance modified bitumen roofing system manufactured in North America.

1988 The StressPly Plus membrane, with SBS plus SEBS polymers and a quad axial scrim is introduced.

Dave Sokol, who joined Garland in 1990 and served in various capacities from advertising and marketing manager to vice president of operations, assumes Garland Industries presidency.

1991 Garland is among the first roofing companies in North America to embrace green technologies, introducing the first green roofing system a full decade before sustainability was more universally accepted.

Ultimately, Sokol was brought in-house in 1993, and has found the company a fertile ground for creativity and entrepreneurism.

1996 Garland introduces the industry’s most comprehensive computer-based Roof Asset Management Program® (RAMP). Productos Garland SA de CV introduces Garland roofing solutions to Mexico.

1997 Garland introduces Black-Knight® /Black-Stallion® high-performance coal tar pitch waterproofer and roofing laminate.

1999 With the introduction of R-Mer® Wall Panels, Garland expands its product offering to encompass the entire building envelope.

2001 The Garland Company UK, LTD® is formed in Gloucester, England, to expand Garland distribution in Europe.

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.

2006 The Case Weatherhead School of Management honors Garland as one of the 100 fastest growing companies in Northeast Ohio.

2007 New StressPly® IV Plus family of products is introduced.

Garland achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification, assuring customers of our ongoing commitment to continuous quality improvement.

2009 Garland receives the NEO Success Award for the second consecutive year.

2010 Garland introduces White-Knight® Plus, a highly reflective multi-purpose, single-component aliphatic urethane, liquid waterproofing membrane Energizer® LO, a multipurpose, asphaltic polyurethane based, low-odor, liquid waterproofing membrane is introduced.

2011 Garland receives the Employers Resource Council (ERC) NorthCoast 99 award for the twelfth consecutive year as one of the best places to work in Northeast Ohio.

2012 Quick-Slope, an acrylic cementitious slurry designed to reduce ponding water and help redirect standing water to existing drains, is introduced.

2014 Garland receives the Employers Resource Council (ERC) NorthCoast 99 award for the fifteenth consecutive year as one of the best places to work in Northeast Ohio.

Garland expands Weatherking® cold-adhesive product line to include polymerized, brush-grade flashing adhesive. the garland co m pa n y, in c. © 2016 Garland Industries, Inc.

Garland is named a 2018 Medical Mutual Pillar Award for Community Service Honoree for its contributions to various regional and national non-profit organizations through its annual Spirit Week tradition.