PGT Innovations issued the following statement in response to the coronavirus pandemic:
PGT Innovations Inc. confirmed it is continuing to manufacture and deliver its essential products and services, while maintaining measures to protect the health, safety and well-being of its communities and team members as a top priority.
“The health and personal safety of our team members and their families continues to be our greatest focus as we work together to get through the global pandemic,” says Jeff Jackson, president and CEO of PGT Innovations. “We expect to continue delivering the high-quality products and service we’re known for while making the well-being of our team members, customers and communities a top priority. We continue to serve as an important partner to both our customers and our suppliers as providers of essential products and services, and we take that responsibility very seriously.”
We have implemented new safeguards designed to ensure that our facilities remain safe environments, and have enacted preventative measures including the following:
- Following World Health Organization and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for personal health and safety
- Increasing cleaning frequency and enhancing sanitization of all facilities
- Adjusting production schedules and operations to promote social distancing
- Restricting external visitor access to facilities
- Implementing work at home programs where possible
- Banning all air travel
- Offering our employees age 65 and over and other at-risk team members the opportunity to not report to work, so that they may shelter-in-place, with no adverse consequences to their employment status
Jackson says, “For 40 years, PGT Innovations has operated with a culture of caring for our team members, business partners, and our communities, and we will continue to do so throughout this challenging time. I want to thank our employees, customers and suppliers for their support. Our management team is continuing to proactively prepare for many possible scenarios in the coming weeks and months to ensure we and our partners are well positioned to thrive.”
“As the leader of impact-resistant windows and doors, our products are considered essential to ensuring infrastructure needs can be met as we go through this COVID-19 pandemic. This is especially important given June 1 starts the beginning of the 2020 hurricane season, which according to meteorologists with the Colorado State University’s Tropical Meteorology Project, is predicted to be a very active hurricane season,” says Jackson.
