Solar Innovations Inc. was awarded a patent for its hybrid marine and stop glazing system. The system combines vertical marine glazing with horizontal stop glazing to create a narrower vertical frame than conventional stop glazed doors. Solar Innovations says the system has achieved the narrowest four-sided glazed door on the market and is available for pivoting, […]

Solar Innovations Inc., recently received a patent for its adjustable door catch hardware design. The adjustable door catch was designed for swing and pivot-style doors and provides accurate tension to slow, stop and hold a door panel. Solar Innovations Inc’s engineers designed the product specifically for use with custom specialty doors that often include panels too large […]

The 13th GlassBuild show kicked off on Wednesday at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta with hundreds of exhibitors and attendees flooding the show floor for a look at the latest in door and window products. Quanex’s large booth showcased several of the company’s newest products, including a full line of sealants, including the Q-Glaze […]

At least nine fenestration and residential building product companies made Inc. Magazine’s annual Inc. 5000 list, which ranks the fastest-growing private companies in America. No. 318: Lumber One Services Leading the way for the industry is Lumber One Services, a family-owned wood and building products supplier. The company, based in Scottsdale, Ariz., had a three-year growth […]

Solar Innovations Inc. has recently developed both folding glass wall and tilt-turn product options utilizing a true wood design.  Recent wood prototypes included a white oak folding glass wall and a tilt-turn window system. These true wood prototype mock-ups utilized a scantling created from a three-piece lam that provides strength to the system, according to […]

Pleotint has reached a distribution partnership with Solar Innovations Inc., enabling Solar Innovations to incorporate Suntuitive glass in its full product line. Solar Innovations, a Pennsylvania-based window manufacturer, operates out of a 300,000-square-foot corporate office and manufacturing facility and is a single-source producer of a variety of residential and commercial windows, doors, curtainwalls and glazed […]

GlassBuild America may have international reach, but the resounding theme for many exhibitors is a focus on American-based manufacturing. While certainly not all exhibitors sported Made in the USA logos, those who did displayed it prominently and proudly. Lawrence Industries Inc., based in Thomasville, N.C. branded its entire booth in American flags along with marketing […]

Seven window-related companies were named to Inc. Magazine’s annual Inc. 5000 list, proving once again that there are window companies out there thriving and even growing. Power Home Remodeling Group offers home improvement services including doors, siding, roofing and attic insulation. The company, based in Chester, Pa., came in at number 2,701 and has appeared […]

Solar Innovations Inc., custom manufacturer of residential and commercial greenhouses, garden windows and other products, based in Pine Grove, Pa., offers a unique benefit to its employees: fresh produce through the company’s greenhouse initiative. The LEED gold certified corporate office and manufacturing facility features numerous working greenhouses, cold frames and outside gardens that serve as […]

Solar Innovations Inc. has been selected as one of 100 U.S. Chamber of Commerce Blue Ribbon Award Winners, representing the best in American small business. “The Blue Ribbon Award winners show that, even facing uncertainty and economic challenges, small businesses can grow and succeed,” says Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. Chamber president and CEO. “They are […]