Fiber Cement Sidings vs. James Hardie Fiber Cement Siding

Fiber cement products are now being manufactured by other corporations. Fiber cement siding, however, is not their primary focus. Indeed, it is well down the list as far as these other manufacturers are concerned. Fiber cement competitors use commodity formulations, cheap fillers, and inexpensive manufacturing processes that result in overly dense and brittle formulations. Fiber cement siding manufactured by James Hardie is the dedicated focus of James Hardie. In fact, James Hardie has been manufacturing products since 1888. James Hardie has more manufacturing plants than all their competitors combined. Therefore, the carbon footprint due to transportation costs is much smaller when you have James Hardie siding installed on your home. Fiber cement siding competitors do not have the experience, the manufacturing processes, or the commitment in research and development to be the right choice for your home.

OTHER FIBER CEMENT SIDING PRODUCERS		JAMES HARDIE FIBER CEMENT SIDING
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Other fiber cement siding companies buy generic formulations and production equipment externally and do not regularly modernize them		Research And Development James Hardie operates the only U.S. state-of-the-art research and development facility dedicated to fiber-cement siding, assuring incomparable innovation, quality and value across all product lines; we own and improve our technology
Product Differentiation Other fiber-cement siding producers use purchased, commodity formulations and pressing production methods, these methods can result in overly-dense products that exhibit increased brittleness, handling difficulty, and nailability issues		Product Differentiation James Hardie has one focus: fiber-cement siding. Fiber-cement is constantly evolving and JH is the company that will revolutionize the market now and in the future. James Hardie has a proven track record of over 20 years. Their proprietary equipment processes, and formulations assure flexibility to produce the best-performing and most attractive products on the market. JH offers the widest selection of textures and accessory products.
Industry Leadership Fiber-cement siding is not a dedicated focus with other manufacturers		Industry Leadership James Hardie has been manufacturing fiber-cement siding products for more than 50 years and has been used on over 4 million homes in the U.S., James Hardie maintains largest market share of the fiber-cement products in the U.S., James Hardies’ monthly production exceeds the annual production of its nearest competitor.
Formulation Other fiber-cement siding producers use purchased generic formulations and equipment		Formulation James Hardie proprietary fiber-cement siding  formulations are internally developed to provide optimum density, appearance, and performance at James Hardie’s dedicated state-of-the-art research and development facilities
National Awareness No established fiber-cement siding consumer brand among other fiber-cement siding producers		National Awareness James Hardie is considered the leading brand of fiber-cement siding in America, James Hardie builds consumer awareness and demand through national advertising in such publications as Sunset, Southern Living, Popular Mechanics and Coastal Living as well as targeted public relations activities
Service Other fiber-cement siding producers lack the scale limiting effective service of national markets		Service James Hardie has a dedicated field sales force of over 100 seasoned fiber-cement siding professionals, James Hardie has the production capacity to meet market needs, James Hardie distribution system gets the product into the market efficiently and reliably