Cornerstone Follows Financial Restructuring With Acquisition

Officials for Cornerstone Building Brands Inc. announced this week that the company acquired Prime Window Systems. The move expands Cornerstone’s “leadership position in highly-attractive residential markets,” said James S. Metcalf, chairperson and CEO, while also adding to the company’s manufacturing scale and opportunities in the Western region. Headquartered in Denver, Prime Window serves the new […]

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High-Performance Windows

DWM magazine has compiled a list of manufacturers who offer high-performance windows, to serve as a resource for both the industry and the end consumer.

View our list of high-performance window manufacturers here.

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Door and Window Musings
By Tara Taffera
Publisher
[DWM] Magazine

If you have attended any keynote speaker address in recent years you have probably heard some version of the phrase, “nobody likes change.” Many industries are reluctant to change and I think you could argue that this is particularly true on the distribution side of mouldings and millwork. The sometimes “old-school mentality” is one that’s […]

Editor’s [re]Marks
By Drew Vass
Editor
[DWM] Magazine

My 11-year-old daughter is a home design and renovations junkie. (My wife constantly reminds me how close the apple fell.) She started using 3D architecture and home design apps when she was just 10, and, if you let her, she will sit for hours designing homes from the ground up, mulling over every tiny detail. […]

Plavecsky’s Ponderings
By Jim Plavecsky
Owner
Windowtech Sales

As a materials and components vendor I do plenty of quality audits. These audits can be a tedious affair. However, when I visit this one customer in Kentucky, the quality audits aren’t so bad. Do I dare to say enjoyable? Before starting the audit, I always meet with Frank. Frank is the president and owner […]

Ray’s Fenestration Innovation
By Ray Garries
Vice President, Engineering and Innovation
MI Windows and Doors

This year has shaped up to be a time of great change—change that is causing upheaval everywhere and is part of a process. During these times, we have great hope in the future of our communities and companies, even though much of what is reported is negative. Positive optimism is the cure for these negative […]

Tyson’s Take
By Tyson Schwartz
Chief Happiness Officer and Partner
Zen Windows

The window industry recently lost a pioneer and entrepreneur. It also lost a terrific person.  David Rascoe, the former president of Thermal Industries, recently passed away after a long and valiant fight with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). When David was diagnosed with ALS, he did as he had for his entire life—he thought of others. […]

Lessons From the Tank
By Joe Altieri
President
FlexScreen

I wonder how Jamie Siminoff, CEO of Doorbot, felt in 2013 when he appeared on Shark Tank, was rejected by four out of five Sharks, and offered a less than attractive deal from Kevin O’Leary, which he turned down. That kind of showing would seem to be a pretty reliable indicator that you may want […]

Dealer Keys to Success
By Joe Mills
Director of Marketing
Sunrise Windows & Doors

You’ve heard all of the quotes and thoughts about having a proper foundation. It’s no less important to our foray into local digital marketing. Turns out that creating the right foundation as a bedrock for these efforts is something that you can do without relying on (or paying) someone else. It’s also the “easiest.” As […]

The Depot Dispatch
By Ed Kalaher
CEO
Window Depot USA

For most of my time in the window business, I have seen some manufacturers increase prices annually and others at least every 24 months. These increases are generally for reasons such as inflation, raw material increases or aging workforces, which increase the cost of benefits. Those reasons made more sense to me, even if some […]

S.A.L.E.S. Is Not a Dirty Word
By Dave Yoho
President
Dave Yoho Associates

Closing the sale isn’t something that happens at the end of a presentation or after you’ve quoted the price. It is an ongoing process that is introduced upon your first contact with a prospect. Imagine if you knew what the prospect was really thinking, what their future plans for their home were, or the extent […]

Shop Talk
By John DeVecka
technical services representative
Quanex Building Products

To a window manufacturer that’s struggling to keep employees on the shop floor, the benefits of automation have been clear for a while. And as our collective labor struggles continue, my sense is that continued investment in automation will be occurring for the foreseeable future, even as lead times for equipment continue to stretch across […]

Beyond the Label
By Deb Callahan
CEO
National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC)

As CO2 levels in the atmosphere continue to rise, the planet is warming at an alarming rate, prompting a global response. The Paris Agreement was adopted in 2015 with the goal to limit global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius and achieve a climate-neutral world by mid-century. Buildings generate nearly 40% of the annual global […]