Deceuninck North America named Joren Knockaert as its new president and CEO. The company appointed Knockaert to succeed Filip Geeraert, who announced his retirement as president and CEO earlier this month. Francis Van Eeckhout, CEO of Deceuninck Group, the parent company of Deceuninck North America, says Knockaert comes to Deceuninck with extensive global experience and […]

Filip Geeraert, CEO and president of Deceuninck North America, will retire on July 1, 2020, after 20 years with the company. While he looks forward to enjoying retirement in Colorado with his wife, and spending time with his father, siblings, and other family members in Belgium, Geeraert won’t disappear completely, as he has been appointed as Chairman of the Board […]

Deceuninck North America today announced that, due to the market conditions, the economic uncertainty, and its responsibility to protect its employees and customers in the face of challenges brought on by COVID-19, it is laying off 30% of the employees at its Monroe, Ohio, operations effective immediately. The facility in Fernley, Nev., will not be […]

Deceuninck North America recently named Christina Walker vice president of human resources. According to the company, Walker has more than 22 years of experience from companies such as Amazon, Pepsi Bottling, and Intelligrated, Walker will oversee the strategic direction of Deceuninck’s human resources function and focus as an employer of choice. “We are delighted to […]

Deceuninck North America welcomed guests to its Monroe, Ohio, headquarters for the fifth-annual Future Fabricators event last week. During the two-day workshop, attendees learned about the company’s operations, the state of the fenestration industry, product innovations, and advanced material science solutions for next-gen applications, officials said. “These leaders are the bedrock of the fenestration industry,” […]

Daniel Franklin joins Chelsea Building Products as the new Product Manager of Chelsea Building Products Specialty Products, bringing with him 14 years experience in the building products industry. He comes with a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Toledo Community and Technical College, and has worked for Deceuninck North America, The Tapco Group, […]

As financial news centers on the possibility of a slowdown, on the show floor at GlassBuild, some attendees might experience déjà vu from 2018. Tariffs and labor shortages also linger over this year’s show, but exhibitors tell [DWM] they aren’t as concerned this time around. Since the start of September, Filip Geeraert, president and CEO […]

While door and window system manufacturing and cycling may seemingly have nothing in common, Deceuninck North America president and CEO Filip Geeraert begs to differ. Just four months after announcing its intent, Deceuninck became the official sponsor for a World Tour cycling team. Employees from Deceuninck North America traveled to California earlier this month for […]

It was deja vu for any repeat attendees of GlassBuild America this year, with a major hurricane bearing down on parts of the country in the show’s first hours. Fortunately, that threat is far enough away from this year’s location in Las Vegas, that it hasn’t seemed to uproot any attendees or exhibitors (unlike 2017’s […]

Quanex Building Products and Deceuninck North America are among the door and window-related companies participating in today’s Manufacturing Day 2017. It’s a nationwide effort to inspire interest in modern manufacturing among the next generation of professionals. Quanex will open the doors of its Cambridge, Ohio, manufacturing facility, home of Super Spacer and Dura warm-edge spacer systems, […]