Sept / Oct 2016 | Business View Caribbean

84 September 2016 - Business View Caribbean Business View Caribbean - September 2016 85 Danosa Caribbean Inc. For when the weather gets tough Having a roof over one’s head is vital. The need for shelter is a definitive one, and a sturdy roof has always been the symbol of humanity’s reliance on this essen- tial element of survival. A strong roof provides safety from the elements – and if it does not, if it allows the rain to leak through, it is not doing the job it is meant to do, nor living up to the expectations of the human beings below it. Making sure that roofs do their job is the mission of Danosa Caribbean, Inc. of Puerto Rico. Danosa is a world-class manufacturer of SBS (styrene- butadiene-styrene) and APP (atactic-polypropylene) roll waterproofing membranes. All of Danosa’s prod- ucts are manufactured in the company’s 50,000 square foot facility in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, and then distributed to residential, institutional, and commer- cial buildings throughout the island and beyond. Made from various materials such as asphalt, bitumen, fiber- glass, polyester, polyethylene, aluminum, ceramic, sil- ica, and the aforementioned synthetic rubbers, rolled roofing provides the water-tightness that every roof re- quires. The company began its operations in 1978, as a subsidiary of Danosa Spain, which saw the island of Puerto Rico as the most logical place to expand its corporate reach into the western hemisphere. Up until that time, rolled roofing was strictly a European tech- nology; today, it is an industry standard, everywhere. “Everybody that has a roof, whether it’s a house, or an institutional building like a hospital or a school, or AT A GLANCE WHO: Danosa Caribbean Inc. WHAT: A manufacturer of rolled-roof membranes and roofing products WHERE: San Juan, Puerto Rico WEBSITE : www.danosapr.com