We are Standard Industries, a privately-held global industrial manufacturing company. From roofing, waterproofing, and building materials to specialty chemicals, our 20,000 employees around the world are leveraging technology to innovate across the industries we operate in. Watch to learn more.
About us
Standard Industries is a privately-held global industrial company with businesses spanning building solutions and specialty chemicals and annual revenues of approximately $11 billion. Across its platform, Standard has over 20,000 employees in approximately 50 countries. Standard Building Solutions includes GAF, the largest roofing and waterproofing manufacturer in North America, and BMI, the largest manufacturer of both flat and pitched roofing in Europe, as well as Schiedel, SGI, and Standard Logistics. Standard Performance Materials includes W. R. Grace & Co., the leading global supplier of catalysts, engineered materials, and fine chemicals. Through its investment platform, Standard Investments, and real estate arm, Winter Properties, Standard also manages a broad portfolio that spans public equities, ventures, and real estate with a focus on companies and assets that operate at the intersection of industry and technology.
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http://www.standardindustries.com
External link for Standard Industries
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Company size
- 10,001+ employees
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Type
- Privately Held
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Employees at Standard Industries
Updates
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Standard and our operating company employees around the world are participating in a global Summer of Service volunteer initiative to give back to the communities where we live and work. This past month, Standard volunteers in New York City supported the Central Park Conservancy, Billion Oyster Project, TDF, and Bottomless Closet. From park clean-ups and oyster reef restoration to helping make the theater more accessible and providing disadvantaged women with resources they need when seeking work, we’re grateful for the opportunity to support these organizations.
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In honor of National Logistics Day, Volker Bargenda, President of Standard Logistics, shares his gratitude to the entire team for their dedicated planning and delivery of shipments to businesses across the country.
This #NationalLogisticsDay, we're proud to celebrate our team. In just 4 years, we expanded our network to more than 22 hubs nationwide. Thank you to our team and all the dedicated professionals across the logistics industry who keep products moving, mile after mile.
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Standard Industries recently hosted a competition where digital technology teams from across our operating companies developed and pitched solutions that address key challenges in manufacturing, such as minimizing plant downtime and increasing productivity. Five judges, including executives from Standard, GAF, BMI Group, and W. R. Grace, named Team One—Angelo Bossini, Jake Schleiger, Florian Attig, Tim Wünsch, and Jason Russell—the winner. The winning team’s virtual reality training proposal highlighted the potential to teach safety, maintenance, and engineering skills in an immersive virtual environment, allowing for more efficient, effective and scalable training. Congratulations to the team, and thanks to all the participants.
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Last week, a group of Standard employees and summer interns visited GAF's plant in New Columbia, PA. Key highlights from the visit included meeting the team and learning more about how the site is leveraging AI to enhance productivity and maximize efficiency.
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This week Standard Industries held its inaugural Global Communications Summit in New York City, bringing together for the first time communications professionals from Standard and our operating companies GAF, GAF Energy, Specialty Granules LLC, Siplast, BMI Group, and W. R. Grace. The three-day summit fostered connection and collaboration and showcased the breadth of talent and expertise on our teams. Beyond the conference rooms, attendees volunteered with Project Sunshine, an NYC-based non-profit dedicated to bringing the healing power of play to pediatric patients. Our teams packed nearly 600 activity kits, which will be distributed to 6 hospitals across the country.
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After a year of competition, we are excited to announce that molecule.one has been awarded the $1 million Standard Industries Chemical Innovation Challenge prize. Their winning AI application is a groundbreaking, state-of-the-art platform that will accelerate the development and production of pharmaceuticals, from cardiovascular and oncology drugs to antibiotics and antivirals. Ultimately, this will create faster, more efficient ways to produce the chemicals the world depends on for life-changing and life-saving medications. Congratulations to Molecule.one, and thank you to all teams of innovators who participated in the Challenge. https://bit.ly/4e2VICP #StandardInnovationChallenge
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Last week, GAF celebrated the groundbreaking of its new, state-of-the-art roofing manufacturing facility in Newton, Kansas. This marks GAF Residential's first ground-up development expansion since 2004 and furthers the company’s efforts to create high-skilled manufacturing jobs in local communities and serve customers nationwide. Read more below.
We've officially broken ground on a new world-class shingle facility in our newest #GAFHometown of Newton, KS. We are excited to expand our residential roofing operations and bring over 130 high-skilled manufacturing jobs to the area. This new facility will help meet the growing customer demand for our roofing products and allow us to innovate for the future. #GAFCommunityMatters #WeProtectWhatMattersMost Learn more here: http://spr.ly/60454DbNH
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BMI Group's Chief HR & Transformation Officer Ollie Roberts recently visited Standard’s New York office for a lunch & learn session with employees where he shared his priorities for BMI as well as the most impactful career advice he has ever received. Thank you, Ollie, for spending time with the Standard team and thanks to Katie Zutter Butterfield for leading the discussion.
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John Barkhouse has been appointed GAF’s next Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2026. He will succeed John Altmeyer, who will transition to the role of Executive Chairman of GAF at that time. Since joining GAF as President last year, John Barkhouse has led Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and R&D for GAF’s Residential and Commercial divisions, driving meaningful operational change across the business. John Altmeyer, who joined GAF in 2021, has been instrumental in growing the Commercial business, investing in the Residential business and building upon GAF’s best-in-class service, product innovation and focus on customer relationships. We are grateful to John Altmeyer for his extraordinary leadership and vision and are excited for John Barkhouse to lead GAF in its next chapter. https://bit.ly/4klEpPn
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