Protection built from the ground up

By Jesse Sanchez.

A longtime manufacturer brings decades of experience, hands-on product development and a people-focused culture to residential roofing solutions.

On this episode of Roofing Road Trips®, host Heidi J. Ellsworth spoke with Tanya McNeil of Intertape Polymer Group (IPG) about the company’s manufacturing roots, roofing underlayment portfolio and ongoing product development. IPG has been in business for more than 55 years as a global provider of packaging and protective solutions, with products serving a range of markets, including construction.

Tanya, who leads business transformation and commercialization, has spent nearly 14 years with the company after starting in product development. Reflecting on how that experience shaped her understanding of the company’s offerings, Tanya shared, “Scientist is my background. So I've gotten to know our products kind of from the ground up.”

That manufacturing knowledge has helped IPG grow from earlier work in areas such as carpet backing and garbage bag production into a broader range of protective materials. Today, its construction offerings include roofing underlayments, sheathing tapes and other adhesive products.

For residential steep-slope roofing, IPG offers the Palisade and NovaSeal product families. Palisade products feature a dotted grip surface, while NovaSeal underlayments use a nonwoven grip surface and are available in several weights. Discussing what distinguishes Palisade, Tanya explained, “It's a superior level of grip that is achieved by the patented dot surface that we apply to the product.”

The company has also introduced Palisade Butyl HT Plus, a self-adhered underlayment featuring a 100% pure butyl adhesive. Tanya explained that the adhesive remains tacky across cold and hot conditions and is intended for areas requiring ice and water protection.

Beyond product development, Tanya emphasized the importance of safety, teamwork and maintaining direct oversight of manufacturing. Highlighting that connection between production and product quality, Tanya stressed, “We are the manufacturer of our roof underlayment. We're not hiring someone else to make this for us.”

For contractors, IPG products are available through lumberyards, distribution centers and representative groups throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Listen to the podcast or Watch the conversation to learn more about how IPG’s manufacturing experience, roofing underlayments and product development are supporting contractors!