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Multi-Panel Doors Go Mainstream

More product options propel systems beyond the warm-weather, million-dollar home market
Multi-panel sliding and folding doors that open up virtually the entire wall of a room to the outside are going more mainstream after years of being a product geared largely toward million-dollar homes. The drivers: more homeowner interest, an expansion of sales beyond warm-weather climates, and the entry into the market of large door and window manufacturers. LaCantina Doors... more »
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Ply Gem Launching Plans to Go Public

Filing documents with the Security and Exchange Commission on May 13, Ply Gem Holdings Inc. is launching an initial public offering of nearly 16 million shares at $20 per share, valuing the manufacturer of exterior building products at $1.3 billion. The company's shares will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "PGEM." Based in Cary, N.C., the manufacturer of...
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Andersen Realigns Business Units

Andersen Corp. has promoted Holly Boehne to chief technology officer and Jerry Redmond to president of its Andersen Division. The changes are part of an organizational realignment following the planned retirement of Craig Evanich, senior vice president and chief sales & marketing officer. Andersen will now be comprised of three divisions: Andersen, Silver Line and Renewal by Andersen. The...
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Roto Acquires Brazilian Hardware Supplier

Building on its position as a global hardware supplier, Roto Frank AG has acquired Fermax, a Brazilian hardware manufacturer that has been supplying products to its domestic market since 1974. The company has 300 employees and is based in Columbo, a city in Paraná province. Fermax's facilities in Columbo, Brazil The company’s latest investment has “...
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Amesbury Parent to Acquire Truth Hardware

In a deal bringing together two of North America's largest suppliers of OEM window, door and skylight hardware, Tyman plc, the British parent company of Amesbury, has reached an agreement to acquire Truth Hardware. The $200 million transaction is expected to close in June, according to Melrose Industries plc, the UK-based firm that currently owns Truth. “We are delighted to announce...

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Solar Smart

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Is "Made in the USA" Important to Customers?

John G. Swanson

This week, Marvin Windows is highlighting the fact that it offers windows meeting passive building standards that are "made in the USA," offering customers faster turnaround and design flexibility, it states. The ... more »