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CertainTeed Corporation
 PROFILE
There's no uncertainty about CertainTeed's business. The company, a subsidiary of French industrial giant Saint-Gobain, makes building materials for both commercial and residential construction. Its products include fencing, pipes, roofing materials such as asphalt shingles, vinyl windows, siding panels, foundation drainage systems, and ventilation products. In addition to its CertainTeed brand, the company sells its products under the Ashland-Davis, Ecophon, Form-A-Drain, and Wolverine brands. To assist contractors, CertainTeed offers services such as designing, building, and remodeling programs. The company operates about 50 plants throughout North America, its primary market.

 COMPETITION
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 DEALS
Deal: BuildNet, CertainTeed Enter Alliance
Date Announced: 01.07.00
Value of transaction (US $Mil): 0
Description: Online builders exchange gains building-supplies partner.

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 2,382.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 19.1%
Employees: 8,695
Revenue per employee: $273,950.55

 KEY PEOPLE
• Jean-Francois Phelizon
    CEO
• George Amoss
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
750 E. Swedesford Rd.
Valley Forge, PA 19482
US
Phone: 610-341-7000
Fax: 610-341-7797
Online: Web Site

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