Roofing company GAF plans $146M Georgia plant, hiring 135

Constructions workers apply roofing to an office space being built, Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Richardson, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

A roofing company plans to build a factory in the south Georgia city of Valdosta, investing $146 million and hiring 135 workers over the next six years.

GAF, a unit of privately held Standard Industries of New York, made the announcement Wednesday. Construction is supposed to start this fall, with production beginning in early 2024.

The company will make a plastic membrane called thermoplastic polyolefin roofing that is used mostly to cover flat roofs or low-slope roofs on commercial buildings.