Nearly 373,000 pounds of obsolete electronics have been recycled and kept out of local landfills since Pella Corp. started its Earth Day electronic recycling event in 2005. Pella and its eCycling partners are expanding the event in 2013 to include local businesses, in addition to residents. “This marks the first time a separate event is [...]
Pella Corp. earned an Energy Star Partner of the Year 2013 award, presented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) for manufacturing energy-efficient windows and educating consumers about them. “Pella is a longtime leader in designing and manufacturing energy-efficient vinyl, fiberglass and wood windows that help homeowners lower their [...]
Employees from Pella Windows and Doors will put on their walking shoes to help raise money for diabetes research on Saturday February 16, by participating in the annual Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) walk. The Greater Iowa Walk to Cure Diabetes 2013 is often Iowa’s largest single-day fundraiser for a non-profit cause, and among the [...]
Certain plaintiffs in Saltzman vs. Pella, a class-action lawsuit involving Pella’s ProLine casement, awning and transom windows made in 2006 and earlier, are objecting to a proposed settlement filed in June. Pella and the plaintiff’s law firm filed the proposed settlement agreement in June in the federal district court in Chicago, and is pending court [...]
Pella Corp. announced this week that Pella Windows and Doors manufactured in the USA will be sold in India for the first time. An independent distributor, Abir Trademart Pvt. Ltd., will offer products sold through Pella India, to serve residential and commercial construction interests for new construction, remodeling and replacement needs in the country. “We [...]
Research and Markets has released the 2012 edition of the Vinyl Doors and Windows Global Strategic Business Report. This new report analyzes the worldwide markets for vinyl doors and windows in thousand units. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the U.S., Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the rest of the world. Annual [...]
In Saltzman vs. Pella, a class-action lawsuit involving Pella’s ProLine casement, awning and transom windows made in 2006 and earlier, Pella and the plaintiff’s law firm filed a proposed settlement agreement last week in the federal district court in Chicago. According to court documents, “the case has been pending for six years, and the parties [...]
The Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) announced that Pella Corp. has joined its board of directors. Larry Ehlinger, Pella’s senior director of advanced engineering and quality, is the company representative. “I am very pleased to welcome Larry Ehlinger and Pella Corp. to the CABA board,” says Ronald J. Zimmer, CABA president and CEO. “Mr. Ehlinger’s [...]
Chris Desjardins, who was an engineer at Pella Corp. for 23 years, died suddenly at age 47 on May 5, 2009. He is remembered as being passionate about energy efficiency and that legacy lives on through a new renewable energy project funded by Desjardins’ estate. The new project is designed to help encourage Iowans to [...]
Reportlinker.com has announced a new market research report is available on the global vinyl doors and windows industry. This report analyzes the worldwide markets for vinyl doors and windows in thousand units, and provides separate comprehensive analytics for the United States, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, as well as the rest of the world. Annual [...]
