Made in Irving, Texas

In 1938, Owens Corning invented Fiberglas^® fibers a discovery that later helped convert the roofing industry from organic felt based shingles to a construction that uses Fiberglas^® mat at its core. Owens Corning Roofing began production of fiberglass reinforced shingles in 1977. For almost 40 years, Irving has been producing high quality Owens Corning 3-tab and architectural shingles. Today Irving supplies shingles for shipment throughout the Southwest and into Mexico and South America.

 

As the largest Owens Corning Roofing facility in the network, the plant produces enough shingles every 90 seconds to roof a typical house. Owens Corning^® Oakridge^® Shingles and Duration^® Series shingles with patented SureNail^® Technology are popular choices of professional roofing contractors and are two of the highest-selling shingles shipping out of the Irving Plant.

 

Located in just to the northwest of the city of Dallas, Irving is considered part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and is home to many Fortune 500 companies. According to the 2013 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, Irving had a population of over 228,000 making it the thirteenth most populated city in the state of Texas. Irving is home to the Mustangs at Las Colinas, a bronze sculpture by Robert Glen which is said to be the largest equestrian sculpture in the world.
[Photo taken by Chad Bonham; Foursquare]

 

The Owens Corning Irving Roofing manufacturing facility is led by Kevin Bohne, a 4-year veteran of Owens Corning and 20+ years of manufacturing expertise. The Irving plant has a long tradition of very skilled and highly engaged people. “It is like one big family. You see that because we have generations of families working here with 60% of our people have 10+ years of service to Owens Corning and our Customers. The formula is pretty simple, put employees first by making safety a priority, engage them through high performance teams, and provide strong leadership. The result will be happy customers—distributors, contractors, and homeowners”, says Bohne. The Irving Shingle plant employs over 200 people.
[Pictured: Kevin Bohne, Site Leader]

 

The Irving Roofing manufacturing facility takes a huge stand on sustainability at the plant. In 2014 they recycled 92% of their total waste rather than sending it to a landfill, in many cases it went into shingle regrind which is used in paving applications. In addition, the plant was recently awarded a 10-Year Award for Environmental Excellence by the City of Irving.
[Pictured: Shingle Regrind]

 

The Irving site is also location for an Owens Corning^® Trumbull^® Asphalt manufacturing facility. Asphalt is a key ingredient in the production of fiberglass-based shingles. The Irving Trumbull^® Asphalt facility produces primarily shingle coating asphalt, as well as Built-up Roofing Asphalt (commonly known as BURA), and industrial asphalt products. Our customers are internal, as well as external.

The Trumbull^® Asphalt plant currently employs almost 20 people.