IKO Industries
Commercial Roof Drains and Drainage Systems
By IKO. Share this great information with your building owner customers and new employees to help them understand the importance of proper drainage. Commercial buildings have flat or low-sloped roofs that need special drainage solutions. This article provides an overview of the types of drainage systems suitable for commercial buildings and the ...
Primer 101: A Guide to Asphalt Primer
By IKO. Choosing the right primer will depend on the substrate, the weather conditions and the type of coating or membrane application. By definition, a primer comes first and serves as a base for what should follow — whether it’s attending the primary grades at the beginning of school, priming an engine ...
The True Square & Coverage Advantages of IKO
By IKO. One factor that elevates IKO above the competition is its True Square Advantage. When you buy an IKO square of Dynasty or Cambridge roofing shingles, a square is what you get. Three IKO bundles cover precisely 100 sq. ft. You’ll get accurate measurements and an exact number of shingles in ...
Did You Know About IKO’s Canadian Roots?
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. IKO shares its history as a pioneer and leader in the global roofing and related products industry. IKO was founded in 1951 in Canada. It first manufactured building paper and then expanded to include coated roll roofing. Its first asphalt shingle was made in 1954, and ...
IKO’s Profit Power Assists Roofers Ready to Elevate Their Bottom Line
IKO releases remaining 2019 and Q1 2020 ROOFPRO Profit Power Workshops. IKO, an industry leader in residential roofing, released its US Profit Power Workshops schedule for the remainder of 2019 and Canada locations for Q1 of 2020. Profit Power Workshops are available to members of IKO’s ROOFPRO Loyalty Program or contractors interested ...
IKO’s Cambridge™ Cool Colors Exceed California’s Title 24 Minimum Standard by 25 Percent
Roofing products leader responds to industry requirement with six new shingle colors. This June, IKO, a global manufacturer of residential roofing shingles and commercial waterproofing and roofing products, expanded its Cambridge™ Cool Colors shingle line with six new colors that have an increased Solar Reflectance Index (SRI) of 20+, exceeding California’s ...
What is a Roofing Base Sheet?
By IKO. Base sheets may sound simple, but there is a lot of variation among them, from the materials used to manufacture them, to their installation method. Editor's note: Use this informative article to educate new employees or those not normally in the field on what base sheets are and their importance ...
6 Steps to Minimize Call-Backs After Installing A Shingle Roof
By IKO. Embrace the dreaded call-back and your business could benefit. It’s Monday morning. You’re facing a pile of work and are just about to start digging into a new asphalt shingle installation project. Then, the phone rings. A client is asking you to return to the job site to look at ...
IKO Rolls Out New Distributor Displays
With Nordic, Dynasty, Armourshake and Royal Estate product options, these displays quickly showcase the uniqueness and benefits of each product type. In a digital world, physical displays still carry weight in helping both distributors and their customers learn more about the benefits of a product. As a result, contractors may begin ...
IKO Offers 2-in-1 Insulated Weather-Resistive Barrier System
Enerfoil® and Ener-Air™ have come together to create the new IKO 2-IN-1 system. When IKO Enerfoil® non-vapour-permeable polyisocyanurate insulation boards come together with AquaBarrier™ Tapes, or IKO Ener-Air vapour-permeable polyisocyanurate insulation boards come together with AquaBarrier VP Tapes, they create the IKO 2-IN-1 Insulated Weather-Resistive Barrier (WRB) system for exterior walls, ...
