Superior Shingles & Wood Products (SSWP) in Guyana, South
America is the manufacturer of Turada® Wallaba
Shingles. The company's modern shingle plant assures production
that meets the highest standards of quality in the industry.
This state-of-the-art facility has been in operation since 2001
and has the capacity to produce approximately 200,000 square
feet of shingles per month.
SSWP has a team of
approximately 50 employees who are skilled in various positions
from production to management. Our supply chain process also
provides indirect employment to approximately 100 indigenous
workers stretching geographically from the factory to the
forest.
The production of Turada Wallaba shingles contributes to sustainable
livelihoods in Guyana, as Wallaba blocks are purchased from a wide range of
small and medium scale suppliers using environmentally-friendly logging methods.