In today’s challenging environment—namely rising costs and supply chain challenges—experts are set to explain how to grow your home improvement business without investing additional marketing dollars. The information will be part of a webinar hosted by [DWM] magazine and glass.com, in partnership with Dave Yoho Associates, taking place July 26, 2022, from 2–3 p.m. EST. […]

Delaware’s Chancery Court denied motions to dismiss three counts in a lawsuit that alleges Clayton Dubilier and Rice LLC (CDR) swayed a construction industry supplier into a $1.2 billion merger. The merger includes Ply Gem Parent LLC, Ply Gem Holdings Inc. and a firm CDR purchased three months prior. Stockholders started the lawsuit against CDR […]

Rising country stars Jon Pardi and Lauren Alaina have been declared ambassadors for the 2019 Ply Gem Home for Good project. The project pairs with Habitat for Humanity, an international, nonprofit organization dedicated to affordable housing, helping to build homes across the U.S. “I partnered with Ply Gem and Habitat for Humanity last year on […]

Day one of the International Builders’ Show was all about big doors. From pivot mounts to motorized automation, manufacturers now show us how they manage to keep those doors moving. Others display features designed to help builders sell doors and windows, while also preventing call backs. Youtube Link

From acquisitions to legal rulings, it’s been a year of big headlines for the door and window industries. Join us in the year’s final hours, as we look back at the top five stories with the most web traffic. #5: Levins are ‘Thrilled” to Join Harvey Building Products Family On November 9, Harvey Building Products […]

Today Anderson Corporation announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its hollow core vinyl window and patio door business, including the Silver Line and American Craftsman brands, to Ply Gem. The company says it has seen a vast amount of growth, persuading it to sell the Silver Line and American Craftsman lines […]

According to Freedonia Group industry analyst Matt Zielenski, “The union of NCI Building Systems and Ply Gem will create a well-balanced building materials manufacturing firm.” On Tuesday, the companies announced that they will combine in a stock-for-stock merger that will create a single company with an equity value of about $2.6 billion. NCI is a […]

Is continued consolidation the future of the door and window industry? Given the latest high-profile deal — the merger of Ply Gem and NCI — it certainly seems to be. “The mega deal is the order of the day in building products right now,” said Michael Collins, an investment banker and a partner in Building […]

Ply Gem and NCI Building Systems Inc., a manufacturer of exterior building products for commercial construction, will combine in a stock-for-stock merger that will create a single company with an equity value of about $2.6 billion. The company will operate under a new name that hasn’t been determined yet, and both Ply Gem and NCI […]

Ply Gem is taking part in a week-long multi-home remodeling project in Raleigh, N.C., to address America’s affordable housing crisis and its impact on growing metropolitan areas. With expert building and remodeling support from 100s of local “Hometown Hero” volunteers recruited by Ply Gem, five Raleigh homes in serious need of critical repairs are receiving […]