Petersen (PAC-CLAD)

Petersen, long known as Petersen Aluminum, is a US manufacturer of architectural metal roofing, wall panels and coil sold under the PAC-CLAD brand. It was started in February 1965 by Maurice "Maury" Petersen, who rented a small Chicago office to act as a distributor for aluminium mills. Carlisle Companies acquired Petersen and the PAC-CLAD brand in 2019 as part of Carlisle Construction Materials.

History

• 1965: Maury Petersen founds the company in Chicago; he leads it until 1987.
• 1972: The business moves to Schiller Park, Illinois, to house its own aluminium anodising line.
• 1987: His son Mike Petersen becomes president and chief executive.
• 1994: A new headquarters opens in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.
• 2019: Carlisle acquires Petersen.
• 2024: Carlisle groups Petersen with four other companies under Carlisle Architectural Metals.

Manufacturing

Petersen lists manufacturing locations in Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Baltimore, Maryland; Tyler, Texas; Acworth, Georgia; and Phoenix, Arizona, with distribution centres in Denver, Levittown (Pennsylvania), Manchester (New Hampshire) and Tampa.

Products

• Standing seam and other metal roofing systems in steel and aluminium.
• Metal wall panels and siding, including exposed-fastener, composite (aluminium composite material) and tile-style systems.
• Insulated metal panels.
• Soffit, fascia, coping, gutters and downspouts.
• Perforated aluminium, column covers, coil and flat sheet for fabricators.
• Snow retention (ColorGard) and roof and wall insulation.

The company also sells roll-forming machines, seamers and touch-up paint to contractors who fabricate panels themselves. Panels are produced in steel and aluminium in a range of painted finishes.