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Masonite Affected by Flagship Customer Loss
Losing as much as $300 million in annual sales from its now scaled-back relationship with national retailer Home Depot, Masonite International Inc. expects to close four facilities... read more
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Southeast Growth Spurt for ABC Supply
ABC Supply Co. Inc. has agreed to buy the assets of Ashley Aluminum LLC, a transaction that will include 48 locations in... read
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ICC Group Looking at Secondary Latches for Falls Prevention
What is the best way to reduce the likelihood of a child falling out of a window? This question has plagued our industry a long time... read
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International Window & Façade Conference Set for June
The Vienna-based market research firm, Interconnection Consulting, will host its fourth international conference... read
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Christina Lewellen,
Window & Door senior editor | It certainly isn’t getting any cheaper to make windows and doors, but is the market just too tight right now to even consider increasing your prices? Reading Masonite’s quarterly report, we learned the sweeping implications of the company’s 2006 price hike. The door manufacturer’s biggest customer, Home Depot, dropped it for a competitor, leaving Masonite to deal with seven now-unnecessary plants and thousands of unnecessary workers. It seems like the stakes are pretty high to attempt to pass along some of your skyrocketing costs to your customers.
Will price increases have to wait until the residential housing market has a solid growth spurt? Email me to share your thoughts.
RESULTS AND COMMENTS FROM LAST WEEK'S POLL—"John, your gripe with window air conditioners is...":
...Ridiculous, according to many, but some see more than an eyesore. Click here to see the results of last week’s poll about window air conditioner units.
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