Loewen, based in Steinbach, Manitoba, has opened 12 new showrooms across Canada and the United States in 2011. The centers range in size from 1,500 to 5,000 square feet and showcase the company’s wood and metal‐clad doors and windows.
The new showrooms have opened in Belfast, Maine, Boston and Brewster, Mass., Westport, Conn., Westerly, Rhode Island, [...]
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has called for the first-ever nationwide ban on the use of all personal electronic devices while operating a motor vehicle.
The safety recommendation specifically calls for the 50 states and the District of Columbia to ban the nonemergency use of portable electronic devices (other than those designed to support driving) [...]
Want to know what many industry members foresee for 2012? Then check out our December newscast, as we talked to individuals regarding their predictions. Also view more coverage from Win-Door, including the latest industry products.
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Haddon Windows and Doors, based in Bensalem, Pa., is “winding down” its window business” as the company will now solely focus on its door division, according to chairman Sam Jadallah.
“The window industry has been under tremendous pressure,” he says. “The average selling price of a window has dropped dramatically while input prices went up from [...]
A Massachusetts family was selected for the December 2 episode of ABC’s reality TV show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and their new home will feature windows from National Vinyl LLC of Chicopee, Mass. The home is located on Northampton Street in Springfield, Mass. Ty Pennington and his team of designers surprised Sirdeaner Walker and her [...]
Win-door North America concluded yesterday in Toronto and exhibitors and attendees say the show was a great success and attendees found many of the products they were looking for.
The November DWM newscast brings you more news and products from the show floor.
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Win-Door North America continues in Toronto and attendees are being educated regarding new regulations—and on the latest products. Quanex employees are talking to attendees about an upcoming regulation that will affect door companies selling into Canada. Meanwhile, on the product side, DWM magazine caught up with more exhibitors today. The show concludes today.
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Win-door North America kicked off yesterday in Toronto and DWM magazine was there with all the news from the show floor.
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Doug Lopez, president of 1st Pricing, believes Building Information Modeling (BIM) will change the way windows are sold while opening up a variety of sales opportunities to window manufacturers. Imagine, he says, being able to visit a website and being able to access all the Bill of Materials (BOM) of the jobsite by inserting your [...]
Members of the door industry gathered at the Association of Millwork Distributors (AMD) Annual Convention, held last week in Nashville, Tenn. Distributors, pre-hangers and more looked for the latest products and they found them at this annual gathering.
Fiberglass
One thing is for certain, fiberglass continues on its growth curve as many companies displayed fiberglass options. Tecton’s [...]
