Lansing Building Products

In 1947, Ted Lansing was transferred to Richmond by CertainTeed Corporation as their Virginia roofing sales representative. In 1955, Ted received the news that his biggest client, Southern States Iron and Roofing Company was going out of business. Ted saw this as a great opportunity to begin a new roofing provide business. With the blessing of his management at CertainTeed, Ted, along with two former Southern States men, JC Dike Griffith and James C.