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Builders Vote Elk Asphalt Roofing Shingles #1 in Quality for 8th Consecutive Year.


DALLAS -- ElkCorp (NYSE NYSE

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:ELK) subsidiary Elk Premium Building Products, Inc. (Elk), was named "Best Quality" in the category of "Roofing: Asphalt/Fiberglass Shingles shingles: see herpes zoster.
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Acute viral skin and nerve infection. Groups of small blisters appear along certain nerve segments, most often on the back, sometimes after a dull ache at the site; pain becomes
" for the eighth consecutive year by readers of BUILDER magazine, a Hanley Wood publication.

Thomas Karol, chairman and chief executive officer of ElkCorp said, "Our corporate philosophy demands quality in everything we do. With innovative products, state-of-the-art production facilities and hard-working, capable employees, Elk's commitment to excellence allows us to remain the quality leader in the asphalt roofing category. We are honored builders continue to recognize Elk as the brand leader with the highest quality shingles available in the marketplace."

BUILDER magazine surveyed over 10,000 readers classified as "builder, builder-developer, and general contractor A general contractor is an organization or individual that contracts with another organization or individual (the owner) for the construction of a building, road or any other execution of work or facility. ." The findings cited in the BUILDER magazine brand use study are based on 3,991 respondents.

Elk is a leading manufacturer of premium asphalt shingles and has developed many of the most significant laminated roofing product innovations of the last twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights.
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. The company's shingle brands include the Prestique(R), Domain(R) Winslow(R) and Capstone(R) lines. Elk operates manufacturing facilities in Ennis, Texas Ennis is a city in Ellis County, Texas (USA). The population was 18,551 at the 2005 census according to the city's official website. [1]

In 1871, the Houston and Texas Central Railroad (H&TC) (Click to View Article in The Handbook of Texas Online) purchased 647
; Tuscaloosa, Ala.; Shafter, Calif.; and Myerstown, Pa.

About ElkCorp:

ElkCorp, through its subsidiaries, manufactures Elk brand premium roofing and building products (over 90% of consolidated revenue) and provides technologically advanced products and services to other industries. Each of ElkCorp's principal operating subsidiaries is a leader within its particular market. Its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City.
 (NYSE:ELK). See www.elkcorp.com for more information.

About BUILDER Magazine:

Distributed fourteen times a year by Hanley Wood, BUILDER magazine is the official publication of the National Association of Home Builders The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is one of the largest trade associations in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the association organizes one of the largest conventions in North America, The International Builders' Show, which draws more than  with a circulation of 139, 011.

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