Sierra Pacific Windows unveiled plans for a new manufacturing campus in Phenix City, Ala. The new location includes 610,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehousing space and is located on 113 acres in the eastern Alabama metro area. Officials said the added space will allow the company to increase its production capacity, for more efficient […]

While the market for new single-family homes remains tepid, that didn’t affect the mood at this year’s International Builders Show (IBS). With steady crowds persisting throughout the event, it was all smiles in the booths of door and window manufacturers. With shoulder-to-shoulder traffic, “We had to walk outside of the booth in order to make […]

The State of California Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) cited Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) with a $108,300 fine, after one of its employees was fatally injured in an accident involving an air compressor. The announcement from Cal/OSHA arrived April 22, 2021, following an eight-month investigation. Sierra Pacific Windows is […]

Wisconsin’s attorney general announced yesterday that the state will proceed with a case against Semling-Menke Company Inc. (SEMCO), a now defunct window manufacturer, alleging that the company failed to provide required notice to employees before abruptly closing in December 2019. The sudden closure displaced 141 workers, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) […]

Sierra Pacific Windows recently announced plans to add up to 100 more jobs in Merrill, Wis. “The attractiveness of Merrill as the right location for our company to expand is undeniable,” said president Tom Takach. “We already know some of the most highly skilled and hardest workers are right here in the Central Wisconsin area. […]

Sierra Pacific Windows, Red Bluff, Calif., announced it has agreed to acquire Semco Windows & Doors, Merrill, Wis., manufacturing facility. “The purchase of these assets will pave the way for some much-needed additional production capacity in both our wood and vinyl product lines,” said Tom Takach Sierra Pacific Windows president. “The newly acquired manufacturing space […]

Sierra Pacific Windows announced today that the company has reached an agreement to acquire the assets of Merrill, Wis.-based Semco Windows and Doors, which closed abruptly on December 31, 2019. Sierra Pacific, which already has operations in Merrill, acquired Semco’s 275,000 square foot, main manufacturing facility, along with all production equipment. The added space and […]

A few exhibitors at this year’s International Builders’ Show said they were reminding visitors of everything they can offer—including the fact that sometimes the basics are necessary. Simpson Doors was one such company, reinforcing with builders the idea that they can offer any size or shape of door imaginable. “It is still hard for builders […]

As a shortage of skilled labor reinforces the need for early development through career and technical education, a Texas-based grassroots program is adding its contributions. Richard Laughlin, president and owner of Laughlin Home and Restoration, started Casa Über Alles, a program that aims to help worker deficits—including in door and window manufacturing and installation. The […]

Sierra Pacific Windows has named Fargo Glass and Paint Co. of Fargo, N.D., a distributor-of-record. Under the terms of the agreement, Fargo Glass and Paint will represent Sierra Pacific’s full line of residential and light commercial products and services using its distribution paths to market; giving dealers, builders, remodelers, architects and homeowners throughout the Dakotas […]