Window and Door May-June 2012 : Page 10

The Latest From WindowandDoor.com Links to Recent Industry News from WindowandDoor.com EPA Fines Two Window Firms for RRP Violations Two window companies have been ﬁned for violations of the Lead Reno-vation, Repair and Painting Rule and other… read more ProVia Expanding Operations The Sugarcreek, Ohio-based manufacturer is adding a new 108,000-square-foot facility adjacent to its headquarters… read more More Headlines Andersen Launches iPad App Builders FirstSource Adds Texas Location C.R. Laurence to Produce Security Screens Wood’s to Offer Eazi-Lifter Wellington Re-Opens Under New Name AGC Implementing New Software Goldbrecht Marketing Vitrocsa Products NAHB Bringing More Chinese Manufacturers to IBS DOE Names MI as 2011 Top Seller in R-5 Program Crystal Welcomes New York Senator Successful 2011 for Lisec New Installed Sales Platform Launched Pella Windows Featured at Epcot House Jeld-Wen Unleashes Pet Doors White Paper Looks at Vinyl’s Sustainability James Hardie Buys Teel Pultrusion Business A supplier of ﬁberglass components to the window and door industry, Teel Plastics Inc. is selling its pultru-sion division to Razor Composites LLC, a new business unit… read more Soft-Lite to End Production at Gorell Plant Executing an agreement to acquire the assets of Gorell Windows & Doors, Soft-Lite LLC moved manufac-turing operations… read more WDMA Gathers to Push for Tax Credits, LRRP Reform Washington, D.C.–The Window & Door Manufacturers Association held its annual meeting and spring legisla-tive conference… read more Amesbury Acquisition Expands Balance Offering The supplier of hardware, weath-erseals, extrusions and other window and door components has acquired Montreal-based Unique Balance… read more U.S. Window Makers Look at Passive House Standards Rovereto, Italy—More European window makers are moving to triple glazing to meet new “passive house” standards in Germany, Switzerland and Italy… read more Masonite Acquires Algoma Hardwoods Expanding its footprint in the archi-tectural door market once again… read more Simonton Expanding Workforce The vinyl window maker is looking to add more than 250 workers at its plants in West Virginia, Illinois and California…. read more AAMA Tackles a Variety of Issues in Florida Naples, Fla.–While the American Architectural Manufacturers Associa-tion celebrated its 75th anniversary at its conference here… read more Caldwell Acquires Advantage Manufacturing The balance hardware producer has acquired the assets of Advan-tage Manufacturing, including its Magnum-branded operable window hardware line… read more . Liansu Group Establishes Joint Venture in Canada Said to be one of the largest manufac-turers of extruded plastic products in China, China Liansu Group Holdings Ltd. is establishing a joint venture with the Skyreach Group… read more EU Fines Window Hardware Manufacturers Nine European producers of win-dow hardware were ﬁned about $114 million for operating a cartel by which they agreed on common price increases… read more 10 | Window & Door | May 2012 Senate Bill Would Pare Back LRRP Rule Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) has intro-duced a new bill that would restore the opt-out provision… read more

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A quick round-up of stories from WDweekly and the Window & Door website, including the first RRP fines from EPA, acquisitions by James Hardie and Masonite and more. Five companies that sell replacement windows will have "to stop making exaggerated and unsupported claims about the energy efficiency of their windows and how much money consumers could save on their heating and cooling bills," under settlements reached with the Federal Trade Commission. A detailed report on the cases, as well as analysis of its impact on the industry, can be found on page 45 of this issue. Two window companies have been fined by the Environmental Protection Agency for violations of the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule and other lead rules. Charged with failing to contain renovation dust, contain waste, and train workers on lead-safe work practices during a window and siding replacement project, New Jersey-based Valiant Home Remodelers agreed to pay a fine of $1,500. Johnson Sash & Door, based in Omaha, Neb., agreed to pay a $5,558 penalty for failing to provide the owners or occupants of housing built prior to 1978 with an EPA-approved lead hazard information pamphlet, as well as failing to obtain certification. Teel Plastics Inc., based in Baraboo, Wis., is selling its pultrusion division to Razor Composites LLC, a new business unit of James Hardie Industries, the international manufacturer of fiber-cement siding. The acquired assets will be part of a new business development platform in non-fiber cement building materials. Teel's pultrusion business specializes in complex door thresholds and sills for windows, doors and skylights, offering a variety of in-house finishing capabilities as well. Masonite International Corp. has acquired Baillargeon Doors Inc., a manufacturer of wood flush doors for architectural applications headquartered in St. Ephrem, Quebec Canada. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1985, Baillargeon employs approximately 120 people at a single facility. The company's 2011 revenues were approximately $20 million. ProVia Door Inc. is adding a new 108,000-square-foot facility adjacent to its headquarters in Sugarcreek, Ohio. The building, expected to be completed this fall, will house residential entry door manufacturing and distribution. The door and window manufacturer is also planning to add about 75 jobs over the next several years. Builders FirstSource Inc. has opened a new distribution facility in Jarrell, Texas. The Dallas-based company's new location primarily serves the greater Austin market. The facility includes a 40,000-square-foot warehouse with an additional 6,000 square feet of office space. Its product offerings include windows, doors, millwork and various other building related products. Having previously acquired the assets of Gorell Enterprises, Soft-Lite LLC reports it is moving production of Gorell's replacement window product line to its own operations in Streetsboro, Ohio. Soft-Lite has also formed Soft-Lite Gorell LLC, which will continue to operate a retail outlet in Indiana, Pa. Soft-Lite plans to honor previous warranties for ongoing customers as the transition of operations advances. Said to be one of the largest manufacturers of extruded plastic products in China, China Liansu Group Holdings Ltd. is establishing a joint venture in Canada with the Skyreach Group Inc. The new company will operate two divisions–one providing vinyl profiles to the window and door industry and another supplying standard and custom-finished vinyl patio doors and basement windows, as well as decking, railing and fencing materials Ontario-based Skyreach started nine years ago importing extrusion equipment into the North American market. A group of U.S. custom wood window producers is considering development of a common tilt/turn program that would enable them to meet testing and certification requirements for energy and structural performance more cost effectively. Organized by Rangate Inc., a U.S.-based importer of woodworking tooling, and supported by Functional Fenestration Inc., a supplier of tilt/turn and other European hardware systems, the group recently traveled together to Fensterbau in Nuremberg, Germany, visiting additional potential suppliers as well. Started in 2002 targeting builders, GuildQuality serves a network of about 700 construction industry companies, surveying their customers and providing feedback on their operations. The Atlanta-based company has diversified over the past five years, and now counts a growing number of remodelers, replacement contractors and window manufacturers among its clientele. "Window replacement companies are a growing percentage of our business," reports Mark Miles, COO, who estimates the firm now works with about 150 companies involved in the window and door business. On WindowandDoor.com Complete up-to-date coverage of industry news is now provided exclusively on our website. More detailed reports on all the stories on this page, and much more, can be found at WindowandDoor.com.

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