Garland Refining Company is started.
Company name is changed under Ohio law to The Garland Company, Inc.
Garland's patent for roofing compositions is approved by the U.S. Patent Office, launching our history of innovation.
Garland purchases large plant and warehouse property at 3800 East 91st Street in Cleveland, Ohio , which remains the company headquarters today.
Plant operations are unionized, making Garland one of the earliest – if not the first – manufacturers of industrial paints to run a union shop.
The Garland Company celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Agricultural portion of Garland business, manufacturing and distributing a product line of caulking, shading compounds, and putty for greenhouses, grows steadily.
On May 1, Mel Chrostowski, Dick Olivier, and Doug Raynow enter into an agreement to purchase The Garland Company. By year's end, they are joined by Dick DeBacco, Perry Demming, Bill Oley, and Elmer Soliday.
The Garland Company formally introduces StressPly®, the first high performance modified bitumen roofing system manufactured in North America.
The Garland Company initiates employee ownership through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
Garland Canada Inc. is formed, with headquarters in Toronto, Canada.
The company becomes the first in the U.S. commercial roofing industry to achieve ISO 9002 certification.
The Garland Company celebrates 100 years of continuing growth and success.
Garland is among the first roofing companies in North America to embrace green technologies, introducing the first green roofing system.
Garland is honored with the prestigious Plant Engineering Product of the Year Award for incorporating post-consumer recycled tires into our modified bitumen systems, helping to divert waste from landfills.
Garland inaugurated a new, state-of-the-art production line for roll good products, restructuring and expanding our warehouse around these new capabilities and increasing our total production, warehousing, research, and office space in Cleveland to over 100,000 square feet.
Garland is recognized by NorthCoast 99 as one of the best places to work in Northeast Ohio.
The Garland Company UK, LTD is formed in Gloucester, England to expand Garland distribution in Europe.
Design-Build Solutions, Inc.® (DBS) is formed as a wholly-owned subsidiary, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, to provide building owners turnkey project management.
Garland announces its new state-of-the-art training facility named the Soliday Center.
StressPly® EUV with Sunburst™ Mineral Surfacing receives Product of the Year Award, Silver; Editor's Choice Award; and Bronze Product of the Year Award from industry trade publications.
ISO 9001:2000 certification is achieved.
Garland becomes 100% employee owned through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
Garland launches a Corporate Account program.
Garland introduces 2-ply modified roofing systems, which incorporate the latest in modified roofing technology with superior products, providing ultimate design flexibility. This includes 8 new base sheets and 2 new cap sheets to the comprehensive modified product line.
Garland is one of only five regional employers to be honored with the NorthCoast 99 Legacy Award, which is reserved for organizations that have won the NorthCoast 99 award from the Employers Resource Council (ERC) for ten years.
Garland achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification, assuring customers of our ongoing commitment to continuous quality improvement.
StressPly® E (Environmental) membranes that feature selected reinforcements, a unique rubber-modified asphalt and surfacing that contain 8% post-consumer recycled content, 27% pre-consumer recycled content and 2.5% rapidly renewable content.
Garland becomes the first roofing manufacturer to have its modified membranes validated by UL Environment, the leading environmental claims accreditation body for both recycled and bio-based content.
Garland was named a Top Workplace by The Plain Dealer, an award that is based solely on surveys about the workplace completed by employees.
Garland introduces OptiMax®, the world’s first and only thermoset polyurethane-modified membrane designed to retain its resiliency, making it the longest lasting modified roof system in the commercial roofing market.
Garland introduces KEE-Stone® FB 60, a 60 mil, fleece-backed, thermoplastic membrane modified with ELVALOYTM HP KEE material and reinforced with a high tensile strength polyester scrim, making it the longest lasting and most durable membrane of its kind in the industry.
Garland is honored with the Smart Business Longevity Award, recognizing 122 years in business in Cleveland.
Garland introduces the CLEAR™ (Comprehensive Laboratory Effective Analysis Reporting) program operated by Garland’s R&D team to test and evaluate roof core samples to answer questions about the system type or identify the source of performance issues.
Garland is recertified under the ISO 9001:2015 standard, demonstrating a commitment to operational excellence and embedding continuous improvement into our daily culture.
Garland introduces LiquiTec®.
The Garland Company celebrates its 125th anniversary.
Garland is recognized as one of Inc. Magazine’s Inc. 5000, a competition that evaluates companies across the entire United States in terms of revenue growth.
Garland introduces Cool-Sil®.
Garland announces StressPly® Legacy, a breakthrough in commercial roofing that contains 27% pre- and post-consumer recycled content, bio based materials, and “smog-eating” granules in the mineral surface that supply the same air quality benefit of 21 trees when applied to the square footage of a typical commercial roof.
Garland launches TripleBoostTM Advanced Weathering System.
Garland launches StrataMaxTM Nano-Tech Coating - patent pending.
Garland launches KEE-Stone® HP.
Garland launches StressPly® Max membranes enhanced with graphene technology - patent pending.
Garland launches R-Mer® Force Coping.
For the 14th year in a row, Garland was named a Top Workplace by The Plain Dealer, an award that is based solely on surveys about the workplace completed by employees.
For the 26th year in a row, Garland was recognized by NorthCoast 99 as one of the best places to work in Northeast Ohio.
