It is hard for an old dog to learn new tricks, but over the last few years many window-installation companies have been forced to learn a new product line because their existing suppliers have either gone out of business or been bought up by another company. Gorrell, Dove and BF Rich are just a very […]

The recent closure of B.F. Rich Windows and Doors in Delaware tragically illustrates how the housing crash that began in 2007 was much deeper and more painful than a lot of us realized. After several rough years, the industry appears to have smoothed out, according to a column from Mike Collins of Building Industry Advisors […]

Wednesday’s sudden closure of B.F. Rich Windows & Doors after 60 years in business leaves a lot of questions unanswered. The Delaware-based manufacturer of doors and windows for the replacement and remodeling market formally announced the closure in an e-mail on Wednesday, though rumors about the company going out of business had been circulating since […]

B.F. Rich Windows & Doors, a longtime manufacturer of vinyl replacement fenestration products headquartered in Newark, Del., has informed its employees and customers that it is closing. “Unfortunately, despite a long legacy of achievements, B.F. Rich has experienced financial setbacks dating back to the beginning of the Great Recession in 2007,” said Terry Rex, vice […]

There can be no question that Andersen Windows and Doors is very big. Andersen Corp. is one of America’s largest privately held companies with annual revenues estimated at more than $100 billion and more than 10,000 employees. The longevity, size and marketing efforts of Andersen made the company the Kleenex™ of the window business. It […]

B.F. Rich, based in Newark, Del., has been recognized as a “2010 Top Seller” in the U.S. Department of Energy’s High-Performance R-5 Windows program for the third quarter of 2010 with its Cabernet Elite Green Shield triple-glazed window. The mission of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building Technologies Program is to coordinate volume purchases of […]