Beacon gets a South Boston branch

Beacon Roofing Supply has opened a new branch in South Boston's Seaport District.

"We are very pleased to open our new branch in the vibrant, new South Boston Seaport District," said president and CEO Paul Isabella. "Beacon has served customers in the Boston area since 1928 and our new South Boston branch will enable us to more efficiently serve our customers both in and around Boston. With the opening of this new branch in the same week as the announcement of our transformative acquisition of Roofing Supply Group (“RSG”), Beacon continues to show the ability to grow both through acquisitions and greenfields, and I look for both of these strategic growth trends to continue in the future."

With the new location, Beacon's branch openings total six so far in 2015, including that in Birmingham, Alabama; Charlotte, North Carolina; Arvada, Colorado; Ocala, Florida; and Oxnard, California.

In the last 21 months, Beacon has opened 32 new branches in 19 states and one Canadian province.

The company now operates 274 branches in the U.S. and Canada, 208 of which have been added since its IPO in 2004.