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Crystal Achievement Awards 2010

Honoring the industry's innovators in technology, manufacturing and marketing
Window & Door has announced its 2010 Crystal Achievement Award winners. Selected by a panel of judges representing all segments of the industry, the awards recognize significant innovations and achievements in window and door technology, manufacturing, and marketing. "Ours is a resilient industry. Our 2010 Crystal Achievement Award winners make that abundantly clear," says John... more »
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GlassBuild America Prospects Strengthening with Market Rebound

Exhibitors to focus on improving energy performance and other product enhancements in Las Vegas
The window and door market may not be the picture of health yet, but it is recovering. Those strengthening conditions are boding well for GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo, this fall, organizers report. More than 325 exhibitors are expected for this year’s show, scheduled for the Las Vegas Convention Center, September 14-16. “Residential window and door...
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Inc. 5000 Highlights Several Industry Companies

Window and door manufacturers, dealers, installers and industry suppliers are featured in the latest edition of the Inc. 5000, an annual ranking of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S. The Inc. 5000 is an extension of Inc. magazine’s annual Inc. 500 list and ranks companies according to revenue growth from 2006 to 2009. Highest on this year’s list, coming in at #353, is...
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Soft-Lite Offers Web Tools to Dealers

Soft-Lite LLC is implementing improveit! 360, a Web-based business management system said to allow the vinyl window and door manufacturer to better integrate with its dealer network. The system also aims to help its dealers lower operating costs and improve business processes. Helping Soft-Lite dealers generate and close more leads, an embedded closed-loop marketing system in...
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Haddon Launches Dual Pane R-5 Windows

Haddon Windows & Doors reports it is the first to offer an R-5 window manufactured using traditional dual-pane construction. To introduce the new line, the Bensalem, Pa.-based manufacturer has also initiated a program with dealers in more than a dozen states to launch its 6600 series double hung at a special price of $499 installed. The new 6600 Series vinyl window has achieved an NFRC-...

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V-100 WinDow

The Series V-100 WinDow can be produced in sizes up to 54 x 80 inches and offers performance ratings of +130/-150 in non-impact and +100 /-130 in impact versions, the manufacturer reports. From WinDoor Inc., the vinyl tilt/turn window is said... more >>

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What's Your Online Reputation?

Christina Lewellen

I have heard from many folks in the industry in the last year or so who contend that plenty of homeowners are staying put in their existing homes rather than moving along the traditional path of starter home to family home to ... more »