Reed Minerals is the market leader and third largest roofing granule supplier in the U.S., partnering with the country's leading shingle manufacturers. We are proud of our established contracts and long-term relationships with many of the top firms in the asphalt roofing industry.
Reed's innovative leadership extends back to the 1930's when it pioneered a process of recycling coal combustion by-product from coal fired electric power generating plants. Through Reed's proprietary processing techniques, we have been able to deliver premium quality roofing granules that are a critical raw material used in the production of asphalt roofing shingles.
That tradition of innovation continues today with Reed Minerals excelling as a nimble, creative partner in the development of new products to fulfill custom-tailored solutions to our roofing customers' needs. Our national accounts team of roofing experts will be happy to partner with your company to develop alternative roofing solutions specific to your applications.
Reed's product line has expanded over the years to include:
- BLACK BEAUTY® Headlap Granules
- BLACK BEAUTY® Mineral Surfacing Products
- BLACK BEAUTY® Backsurfacing Granules
- GRANDURA® Ceramic Coated Color Granules
All Reed Minerals roofing products are sourced from an environmentally sound, recycled coal combustion by-product.
These products are manufactured and tailored to provide optimum strength, performance, and longevity for our roofing customers. We also have the ability to deliver custom granule sizes to meet the most stringent or unique requirements.
Reed is continuing to diversify our strong product supply chain with innovative material sourcing, always strictly adhering to the same high standards for quality, consistency and performance that have distinguished our roofing granules products for over 60 years.
At Reed's Technology Center, product development and quality assurance functions are performed on roofing granules to assure a consistent product. Our technicians can formulate granules with improved characteristics and can blend our granules to create a unique color granule appearance. They introduce these granules into a pilot shingle line where actual shingles are produced for evaluation. This ability to produce small runs of actual shingles at the Technology Center keeps Reed Minerals at the forefront of product development for the roofing industry.