Georgia Roof Shingles Factory is Ramping Up, Hoping for a Homebuilding Boom
Tuesday, February 24th, 2026
Every minute, a new pallet of roof shingles rolls off assembly lines in this cavernous factory south of Atlanta.
After a multiyear and $140 million expansion, the Saint-Gobain plant doubled its capacity, and is now capable of churning out enough CertainTeed shingles to cover 200,000 roofs a year. It’s an investment the French company announced in 2022, tied to projections of booming population growth — and for homebuilding — in the South.
Read More at The Atlanta Journal Constitition.


