Chris Dimou, Roto Frank of America’s president and CEO, and Adam Bristol, the company’s manufacturing engineer, recently judged the Connecticut Invention Convention (CIC) Finals at the University of Connecticut’s Storrs campus. Previous CIC contestants who have gone onto successful careers shared inspiring stories with the current student inventors. On display were approximately 850 inventions by […]

Bill Priest has joined the Roto North America team as the research and design manager within the product innovation process. Prior to joining Roto, Priest worked at GM in Michigan, assisting with automotive hardware. His experience also includes working at Stanley in New Britain, Conn., with a focus on sliding door hardware. Priest then worked […]

For the first time since the inception of the German American Business Outlook (GABO), 100 percent of surveyed German companies are expecting growth for their businesses in the U.S. in 2018.  Roto North America president and CEO Chris Dimou attended the recent GABO in New York City. It’s an annual survey of German firms in […]

The supervisory board of Roto Frank AG has decided to once again renew the contract of Dr. Eckhard Keill, chair of the board of directors. “We are pleased with the continuity and the successful path we are taking to move forward together with Dr, Eckhard Keill,” said Dr. Michael Stahl, chair of the supervisory board […]

Roto North America president and CEO Chris Dimou has been elected to the Connecticut Invention Convention (CIC) board of directors. CIC is an award-winning, internationally recognized educational organization that is designed to develop, encourage and enhance creative problem-solving and critical thinking skills through invention, innovation and entrepreneurship. Its annual convention gives students and parents an […]

Roto North America has rolled out its new website. The new site provides users with a comprehensive look at all North American and European window and door hardware products manufactured and sold by Roto North America. The site features a streamlined look, easy navigation for users, product features and benefits, technical drawings, news and events, […]

Andrei Aderca has joined the Roto North America team as a senior product engineer. Prior to joining Roto Frank, Aderca worked most recently with Assa Abloy in mechanical and electro-mechanical exit device design and testing. His experience also includes positions with Techmire and Dynacast in Montreal, specializing in tool design in injection molding, die casting and turn-key […]

Fensterbau/frontale opened today in Germany and DWM magazine is there to cover all the news from the event. Today, hardware is the star but we also look at a super energy efficient window that meets passive house standards.

According to Roto Frank, North America is its best-performing market. Roto North America has received the award for “Best-Performing Market” in the Roto Group’s door and window division in 2015. The award was announced by Eckhard Keill, CEO and chairman of the board for Roto Frank AG, at the company’s recent leadership conference in Spain. “The […]

The second day of the Win-door North America show in Toronto opened with educational seminars that covered important topics for the fenestration industry – especially codes and standards. The day’s first session covered the North American Fenestration Standard (NAFS) and the challenges it presents to custom home builders. The presentation by Al Jaugelis, a fenestration […]