GlassBuild America is back after COVID forced the event’s shelving in 2020. Door and window companies are displaying their new products—and determination—at the Georgia World Congress Center in the heart of downtown Atlanta. Creative Millwork unveiled its Grid Runner System, an aluminum addition, to its product lineup. “[It’s] normal aluminum that has muntin bars applied […]

Quanex Building Products announces two new personnel changes as it adds to its Screens team. Brandie Stiltner has been promoted to the role of Homeshield/Screens sales operations manager, and Jim Gogolewski has joined the company as Screens territory manager for the central United States. Stiltner has been with Quanex for more than 30 years and […]

RiteScreen has promoted John Keller to chief operating officer (COO). “John’s background gives him an overall understanding of how to improve customer satisfaction, and his ability to motivate his team has led to his continued success,” said RiteScreen CEO Thomas Himmel. Keller joined RiteScreen in 2014 as the senior vice president of operations and supply […]

RiteScreen has appointed Teal Gaylord to the position of vice president of human resources. Gaylord joins RiteScreen after serving as director of human resources for Vitro Architectural Glass (formerly PPG Glass), North America’s largest glass producer. At Vitro, she implemented a highly successful recruiting and staffing strategy. Teal also designed and implemented a LEAN training […]

Tom Himmel has been appointed the CEO of RiteScreen, and Randy Iles has announced his retirement as CEO of the company after 44 years in the building products industry. Iles has led RiteScreen since its acquisition by Seven Point Equity Partners in 2014. “It has been my great honor and privilege to lead the RiteScreen […]

RiteScreen has announced the appointment of Aaron Milligan and Jim Gogolewski as directors of sales. Milligan will be based in Florida, and he’ll cover that state as well as Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. “Our acquisition of our plant in Miami, with its complete overhaul of systems and operation, has enabled us to offer RiteScreen quality […]

The RiteScreen Company, an independent supplier of door, window and commercial screens for North America, has named Christopher J. Seebode its vice president of sales. In this role, he is responsible for the company’s sales, marketing and customer service. Seebode joined the company as sales director in March 2015 and has more than 30 years […]

Seven Point Equity Partners LLC, an investment firm with extensive experience in the building materials sector, has completed the acquisition of The RiteScreen Company LLC from  J.T. Walker Industries Inc. Seven Point says this creates the largest standalone supplier of fabricated screens for the North American door, window and commercial ventilation markets. According to Seven […]