Florida-Based Empire Window Files for Bankruptcy
Mar 15th, 2011 | By DWM Mag | Category: Industry NewsEmpire Window Inc., based in Sanford, Fla., filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on March 2 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida. The company reports an estimate total liability of approximately $3.3 million.
The company’s top unsecured creditors are Suntrust bank, with a $1.8 million claim; industry supplier Florida Extruders International in Sanford, Fla., with a claim of $324,712.18; and American Express, with a debt of $221,784.45.
Empire’s only named secured creditor is Ford Motor Credit with a debt of $11,263.51 for a 2006 Ford F250.
Among the company’s other unsecured creditors are several industry suppliers, including:
- Amweld Building Products in Charlotte, N.C., with a claim of $73,776.88;
- Beck Built Inc. in Debary, Fla., with a claim of $5,745.78;
- Boise Building Solutions in Atlanta with a claim of $15,631.56;
- Central Fasteners and Supply in Orlando, Fla., with a claim of $15,836.57;
- Custom Metal Fabricators in Orlando, Fla., with a claim of $12,828;
- Dyke Industries Inc. in Orlando, Fla., with a claim of $6,319.64;
- EFCO Corp. in Chicago with a claim of $5,084;
- Fastenal Co. of Winona, Minn., with a claim of $7,485.79;
- Flat Glass Distributors in Tucson, Ariz., with a claim of $24,707.32;
- Full House Co. in Mebourne, Fla., with a claim of $7,814.38;
- Huttig Building Products in Atlanta with a claim of $5,417.80;
- Intertek Testing Services in Atlanta with a claim of $3,234.00;
- Lowe’s Business Accounts in Atlanta with a claim of $6,586.70;
- Manufactured Glass Products (dba American Glaziers) in Venice, Fla., with a claim of $1,670;
- Midwest Wholesale Hardware with a claim of $3,311.25;
- Millwork Sales of Orlando with a claim of $55,813.23;
- Silverline Building Products in Newark, N.J., with a claim of $4,132.56;
- Southern Windows LLC in Debary, Fla., with a claim of $1,957.27;
- Windsor Republic Doors in Cincinnati with a claim of $6,454.99; and
- Worldwide Door Components in Tampa, Fla., with a claim of $3,405.84.











