With the first fiscal quarter of 2023 in the books, financial reports are trickling in from door and window manufacturers, including Jeld-Wen and Masonite. Jeld-Wen CEO William Christensen reports “solid first quarter results” for the company, while Masonite reports results that were “ahead of expectations” despite a year-over-year decline from Q1 2022. For the first […]

Four publicly traded door and window companies released financial results last week, showing mostly solid fourth-quarter and year-end results. Despite a housing market that slumped throughout 2022, net sales were up for Masonite and PGT Innovations in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, reports from Fortune Brands Innovations (including Therma-Tru, Larson and Master Lock) weren’t as strong, […]

REHAU company founder and honorary president Helmut Wagner passed away last Sunday, January 24, in Switzerland surrounded by his family. He was 95. Wagner had been involved in plastics since 1948, founding the company in the city of Rehau, Upper Franconia, Germany, as a successful family-owned company that employees say is still strongly characterized by […]

Last week, REHAU announced the promotion of Dr. Thomas Troeger from CMO to chief executive officer (CEO) of the Americas region. Troeger is part of the regional executive board of REHAU Americas, headquartered in Leesburg, Va. Working there with him are chief financial officer Theo Haast and Terry Barnaby, head of operations (COO). Troeger has […]