Are E.P.D.M. synthetic rubber roofing membranes new?

The first synthetic Rubber Membranes, developed in America, were laid in the 1960's and are still protecting flat roofs some 40 years later. Over 1000 million square metres of E.P.D.M. have been installed worldwide since 1960. This includes installations in the glaring sun of the Middle East to the Arctic conditions of Alaska. Is RubberBond E.P.D.M. approved? Yes. FleeceBacked E.P.D.M. holds the coveted British Board of Agrement certificate No. 02/3967. The RubberBond E.P.D.M. Roofing System is the result of many years of research with major American manufacturers to offer a complete E.P.D.M. flat roofing system for the UK. Carlisle Syntec Incorporated manufactures our unique Polyester FleeceBacked E.P.D.M. Carlisle, the leaders in E.P.D.M. technology, were founded in 1917 and today have a worldwide turnover in excess of $1.5 billion. Their state of the art manufacturing plants are the most advanced in the world. The combination of Polyester FleeceBacked E.P.D.M. with RubberBond's ...  more