For the second time this calendar year, Great Day Improvements LLC, has expanded its reach, adding Minnesota-based Your Home Improvement Company, a full-service home improvement business, to its portfolio of direct-to-consumer home improvement brands, products and services. Macedonia, Ohio’s Great Day Improvements has been expanding its geographic boundaries by acquiring like-minded companies in the door, […]

On the heels of its inaugural investment, the assets of SourceCut Industries, Inc., North American Specialty Laminations (American Laminations), a platform company of the investment firm Building Industry Partners (BIP), has acquired Haida Industries (Haida) out of Sparks, Nev. Going forward, Haida will operate as SourceCut West. SourceCut Industries is an expert in window, millwork […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took the feedback from the July 27th, 2021 webinar into consideration and is releasing additional and updated documents regarding the ENERGY STAR Version 7.0 Residential Window, Door, and Skylight Draft 1 Specification. There are two new and two updated documents now posted to the ENERGY STAR Residential Window, Door, […]

Officials for Window World Inc. announced that—for the 12th consecutive year—their company’s products have earned the Good Housekeeping Institute’s Good Housekeeping Seal. The recognition marks the second consecutive year the company’s vinyl siding and Therma-Tru doors have received the seal. “Not only were we impressed with the quality of Window World’s windows, vinyl siding and […]

“Just add a window.” To the average person, that sounds simple enough. Until they get a detailed quote from a door and window (or remodeling) contractor, including things like cutting back and refinishing the interior and exterior facades, adding jacks and headers to framing, and the multitude of other alterations that go along with adding […]

The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) released an update to detail the standard test method and performance criteria for side-hinged door systems in the locked position to resist entry under a specified load and conditions. The “Voluntary Specification for Determining Forced Entry Resistance of Side-Hinged Door Systems” measures the ability of the operable slabs to […]

We are in touch with a number of door and window companies that are taking advantage of their increased profitability  to improve their financial management team through promotions and new hires. Other companies are assessing the capability of their financial staff in the face of a pending sale or capital placement. Whatever the reason, there […]

Cardinal IG Co. will build a new 200,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Buckeye, Ariz., where it will fabricate insulating glass for the southwest region. It will be Cardinal Glass Industries’ tenth standalone insulating glass division location and the parent company’s 37th manufacturing facility. Cardinal also produces float, coated, custom tempered and laminated glass. “There’s been […]

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) noted new standards activity related to the glass and glazing industry in its recent “ANSI Standards Action” publications. According to the March 4 publication, action for the Standard for Safety for Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver, and Window Operators and Systems has been approved by the ANSI Board of Standards […]

Builders in the U.S. are more confident than they have been since November 2005. That’s according to the August National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), which rose one point to a level of 61. “The fact the builder confidence has been in the low 60s for three straight months shows […]