Parksite Partners with Keene Building Products

Wholesale Building Product Distributor Expands Product Offering

Effective immediately Parksite, Inc. will offer building envelope products from Keene Building Products in its entire geography covering the eastern half of the United States. Parksite will stock DRIWALL™ RAINSCREEN, EASY-FUR™, and VIPER CDR VENT™. These products reduce incidental moisture problems in most exterior veneer applications, including stucco, thin stone or brick, manufactured stone, stone and brick masonry, lap siding, siding applications. Keene Building Products complement Parksite’s existing offering of DuPont Performance Building Solutions and will be sold through the Parksite dealer network. Parksite dealers will be supported by demand created by the ParksitePROs^™, a group of certified specialists who provide down-stream job-site support, troubleshooting, installation & product training, along with construction team education and coaching.

“We pride ourselves on being the premier partner to leading manufacturers in the building industry and are extremely proud to have been selected to represent the Keene brand”, stated Bob Higgins, Senior Vice President of Sales for Parksite. “Enhancing our partnership with Keene enables us to build on our portfolio of leading brands and offer our customers the highest quality and most innovative products in the industry.”

Parksite firmly believes their competitive advantage is directly attributable to their employees. According to CEO, Ron Heitzman, “Every one of our Associates is dedicated to contributing to the success of both our customers and our suppliers. The dedication and excitement that is generated when everyone is an owner is extraordinary.”

About Parksite

Founded in 1971 by John Morrisroe and Ray Biggins, Parksite is 100% employee-owned. According to Ron Heitzman, CEO, “Our commitment has been, and will always be, to create demonstrable value for our customers, suppliers and shareholders. Growth and sustainability are important to all of our stakeholders, and we will deliver both.” Parksite has 22 locations and over 825 employee-owners. More information about the company and its products is available at www.parksite.com.

About Keene Building Products

Keene Building Products is an American manufacturer of 3-dimensional products for the building envelope, roofing, and noise control markets. The company’s headquarters are in Cleveland, OH. More information about the company and its products is available at keenebuilding.com.

Contact:

Elizabeth Wheeler – Communications Manager – ewheeler@parksite.com

Source: Parksite, Inc.