Overview
Petersen Aluminum Corporation
PAC-CLAD is the brand of Petersen, a manufacturer of architectural metal roofing, wall panels and building components. Petersen is headquartered in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. The PAC-CLAD brand is owned by Carlisle and is part of Carlisle Construction Materials. In 2024 Carlisle Construction Materials combined Petersen with Drexel Metals, Metal-Era, Hickman Edge Systems and Citadel Architectural Products under Carlisle Architectural Metals.
The company states that its products are manufactured in the United States and that it serves architects and contractors across North America. Manufacturing plants are in Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Baltimore, Maryland; Tyler, Texas; Acworth, Georgia; and Phoenix, Arizona. Distribution locations are in Denver, Colorado; Levittown, Pennsylvania; Manchester, New Hampshire; and Tampa, Florida.
The product range on the PAC-CLAD site covers metal roofing systems, metal wall panels and siding, insulated metal panels, building components, and tools and equipment such as panel machines, folders, shears and seamers. Finishes are Kynar 70% PVDF coatings in a range of colors.
The library products grouped under this manufacturer fall into several families. Roof panel products include Snap-Clad, Tite-Loc, Tite-Loc Plus, Snap-On Standing Seam, PAC-150 90° Seam, PAC-150 180° Seam, PAC T-250, Mesa-Lok and Mesa-Lok HSE. Exposed-fastener and wall panel products include 1/2-in. and 7/8-in. Corrugated Panels, 7.2 Panel, PAC-4000 DRV, PAC-4000 RV, PAC-3000 RS, PAC-3000 CS, M-42 and M-36 Panels, R-36 Panel, Board and Batten, and Flush and Reveal Wall Panels.
Wall panel products also include Shadow-Lok, Ridge-Lok, Max-Lok, Design-Lok, Corr-Lok and Modular AL, along with Perforated Aluminum. The Precision Series covers Flat Tile, Diamond Tile, Cupped Tile, HWP, Highline and Box Rib.
Building components include Flush and Reveal Soffit, PAC-850 Soffit, PAC-750 Soffit, ColorGard 2.0 Snow Retention, PAC-CLAD HT Underlayment, Metal Column Covers, PAC-Shield Roof and Wall Insulation, PAC-Tite Gutters and Downspouts, PAC-Tite Fascia Systems and PAC-Tite Coping Systems.
Relevant manufacturer history
Maurice Petersen founded Petersen Aluminum in Chicago on February 15, 1965, as an aluminum distributor serving mills that needed a distribution channel. It began in a rented office. In July 1972 the company moved to Schiller Park, Illinois, and acquired an aluminum anodizing line, which began its work in architectural metals. It still maintains an anodizing line.
During the 1970s the company developed the PAC-CLAD line, starting with prefinished Kynar 500 aluminum and later adding prefinished steel. In the late 1980s and early 1990s it entered the factory-formed roofing panel market. Mike Petersen succeeded his father as president and chief executive officer in 1987. In 1994 the company moved into its headquarters in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, where it remains. At that time it also operated branches in Acworth, Georgia; Tyler, Texas; Annapolis Junction, Maryland; and Fridley, Minnesota.
A formal quality control program was started in 2006 with Sherwin-Williams Coil Coatings and Precoat Metals. The company marked its 50th anniversary in 2015. Carlisle Companies announced an agreement to acquire Petersen Aluminum Corporation in December 2018 and completed the purchase in 2019. Mike Petersen remained president until 2022.
