The Simonton business was sold to Ply Gem Holdings, Inc. for approximately $130 million.

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (NYSE: FBHS), an industry-leading home and security products company, today announced it has completed the sale of Simonton Windows to Ply Gem Holdings, Inc., a leading manufacturer of exterior building products in North America. Fortune Brands announced the agreement to sell Simonton Windows on August 20, 2014.

Fortune Brands Windows & Doors, which includes Therma-Tru Corp., Simonton Windows and Fypon, added 470 new jobs in 2013.

Following more than a year of housing market recovery, Mark Savan, president of Therma-Tru Doors and Simonton Windows, 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.

Masterbrand Cabinets parent Fortune Brand Home & Security saw cabinetry and vanity sales jump 36% to $448.6 million, exceeding forecasts. Kitchen & Bath Cabinetry operating income tripled.

After successfully establishing a hiking trail at Murphy Preserve in West Virginia in September, Simonton Windows associates again volunteered to support The Nature Conservancy at the Big Darby Headwaters Nature Preserve in early October.

Associates with Simonton Windows in two states have joined together to raise $56,000 for two different charities benefiting cancer research.

Simonton Windows is preparing to once again assist in the fight against cancer by participating in the fifth annual Pelotonia bike ride in Columbus, Ohio on August 9-11, 2013.

Simonton Windows is preparing to once again assist in the fight against cancer by participating in the fifth annual Pelotonia bike ride in Columbus, Ohio on August 9-11, 2013.

For the fourth consecutive year, consumers nationwide have rated Simonton Windows highest in customer satisfaction in the J.D. Power & Associates 2013 Windows and Patio Doors Satisfaction Study.