ABC World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer shined a spotlight on Hurd Windows and Doors for a "Made in America" feature airing Thursday, September 20, 2012.
Wood to see slowest growth of all fenestration products, though windows and doors overall will have double-digit growth. Competition from plastic windows and doors will have an impact.
Demand for windows and doors in the US is forecast to rise 9.3 percent per year to $34.2 billion in 2016. Growth will be spurred by a rebound in housing completions and gains in building construction spending from a depressed 2011 base.
Sierra Pacific recently invested in technology to help its customer centers improve service and reduce the time it takes to find a specific drawing from archived files by using an AutoCAD search tool.
Nationwide consumers have rated Simonton Windows highest in the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Windows and Patio Doors Satisfaction Study for the third straight year.
For a third consecutive year, consumers nationwide have rated Simonton Windows highest in customer satisfaction in the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Windows and Patio Doors Satisfaction StudySM.
JELD-WEN, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of doors, door facings, windows and related components, announced today that it has entered into a letter of intent to acquire Craftmaster Manufacturing, Inc. (CMI).
The Window and Door Manufacturers Assn. (WDMA) and the Fenestration Manufacturers Assn. (FMA) have agreed in principle to affiliate and eventually integrate operations. The merger is expected to take effect in January 2015.