Simonton Windows announced it now offers a free Master Consultant Sales Training course designed to strengthen in-home selling skills for remodelers and contractors. “This full-day course brings valuable tools and skills to anyone conducting in-home sales presentations to consumers,” says Doug DeLuca, national trainer with Simonton. “We’ll include a variety of role-playing customer scenarios plus […]

Fortune Brands Windows & Doors, which includes Therma-Tru Corp., Simonton Windows and Fypon, added 470 new jobs in 2013. The company says the job increases come as a result of increased sales of door, window and trim products for both new construction and “repair and remodel” markets in 2013. “Our door and window segment sales […]

The International Builders’ Show opened this morning in Las Vegas, and if the signs in rising housing starts and rising attitudes, are any indication, the event should be one filled with good news and innovative products. Many members of the door and window industry are in attendance and industry suppliers have a wide variety of […]

Simonton Windows has appointed Mark Clark as the new plant manager of its Paris, Ill., manufacturing facility. Clark, who most recently served as focus factory manager for Therma-Tru Corp., begins his new position in Paris on March 1, 2014. “Mark has been with various Fortune Brands companies since 1995 and brings an extensive amount of […]

Following more than a year of housing market recovery, Mark Savan, president of Therma-Tru Doors and Simonton Windows, says he sees 2014 as a year where the companies are well positioned to meet consumer needs by producing quality products in a timely manner and offering strong service at all customer levels. “Our focus is on […]

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc. announced third quarter 2013 results which included a net sales increase of 24 percent year-over-year to $1.125 billion. The company raised its expected annual sales growth to 15-16 percent. “We continue to leverage our structural competitive advantages and the market recovery to deliver profitable growth,” says Chris Klein, CEO. […]

Industry companies, including ABC Supply and Simonton Windows, are helping one family in need after toddler Tripp Halstead was critically injured when a large branch fell on his head during Hurricane Sandy. Months later, the Halstead family struggles with daily life, but has received help from thousands of individuals and companies. “There is a chain […]

On Saturday, May 4, 2013, Simonton Windows will host the 12th annual door and window auction to benefit the American Cancer Society. During the past 11 years the yearly charity fundraiser has generated more than $364,000 for the Relay for Life® fundraising efforts in Ritchie County, W.V. “We generated more than $34,000 for the American […]

Proposed legislation, aimed at preventing window falls, failed in the Iowa House of Representatives Wednesday after initially passing the Iowa Senate. Senate File 381 (SF381) was sidelined for the remainder of the year mere days before the start of National Window Safety Week. Driven by the death of four-year-old Hannah Geneser, who fell from a […]

Simonton Windows, based in Columbus, Ohio, has announced a reorganization of its sales and marketing leadership team that the company says will enable it to provide even better service to its North American customer base. Sid Spear has been named senior vice president of sales and marketing and will have oversight over Simonton’s North American […]