Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. distributes residential and non-residential roofing materials to contractors, home builders, building owners, and other resellers. The company's residential roofing products include asphalt shingles, synthetic slates and tiles, clay and concrete tiles, slates, nail base insulations, metal roofing, felts, wood shingles and shakes, nails and fasteners, metal edgings and flashings, prefabricated flashings, ridges and soffit vents, gutters and downspouts, and other accessories. Its non-residential roofing products comprise single-ply roofing; asphalt; metal; modified bitumen; built-up roofing; cements and coatings; flat stock and tapered insulation; commercial fasteners; metal edges and flashings; skylights, smoke vents, and roof hatches; sheet metal products, including copper, aluminum, and steel; and other accessories. The company also provides complementary building products, such as vinyl sidings; red, white, and yellow cedar sidings; fiber cement sidings; soffits; house wraps; vapor barriers; and stone veneer, as well as vinyl windows, aluminum windows, wood windows, wood doors, patio doors, and skylights. In addition, it offers specialty lumber products comprising redwood, red cedar decking, pressure treated lumber, fire treated plywood, synthetic decking, PVC trim boards, synthetic railing, millwork, and custom millwork. Further, the company provides waterproofing systems, building insulations, air barrier systems, gypsum, moldings, patio covers, and cultured stone. As of August 9, 2013, it operated through a network of 231 branches in 38 states of the United States, and Canada. Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. was founded in 1928 and is based in Peabody, Massachusetts.