“Enough is enough. Let’s go.” After sitting out a year due to COVID-19, that’s what Brian Whalen, vice president of sales for Hope’s Windows, had to say about the International Builders’ Show (IBS). Whalen said Orlando was the perfect venue for a comeback, where—in his opinion, at least—the state is “more open to business as […]

Quaker Windows & Doors opened the doors to its new Eldon, Mo., location on Monday, May 18. The new location expands Quaker’s commercial window and door division’s manufacturing capacity to meet growing demand for Quaker’s products, according to the company. The first set of new Eldon employees have been training for the opening at Quaker’s […]

Wisconsin’s Zuern Building Products acquired Window Design Center earlier this month, as the company expands into the Madison market. Zuern continues its business in the Delafield area and will have a showroom at each location. “Delafield is a well-established market for Zuern and there has been a desire from our team and customers to have […]

There are signs of thinning among some door and window companies these days, as Jeld-Wen makes plans to close a facility in North Carolina and PGT Innovations cuts employees from several of its Florida operations. At the same time, one manufacturer, Quaker Windows and Doors, celebrates progress on a $63 million expansion. Jeld-Wen filed a […]

Between labor shortages, tightening performance requirements and a trend toward larger (and larger) products—to suggest that the climate has changed for door and window manufacturers is an understatement. Meanwhile, with advancements in automation, machinery companies have looked to help out with those and other issues (or to capitalize on them, depending on how you choose […]