Crystal Window and Door Systems opened a new sales and distribution office in Dallas. Located near major highways at 454 West Mockingbird Ln., the new 5,600-sq.ft. facility serves trade professionals from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, with a product showroom, sales counter and loading areas for order pickup. Company officials said the […]

At the front door of Steve and Debbie Barron’s showroom is a sign that reads: “Enter as strangers. Leave as friends.” That’s an expression you might expect to find at someone’s home—not hanging over a typical business. But on National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day, the Barrons are among many Mainstreet operations who are […]

With a pandemic looming over the year, you might expect to find that door and window dealers struggled to maintain revenues in 2020. Temporary shutdowns, social distancing and supply chain shortages certainly took their tolls, but by and large the industry’s top performers say they found ways around those issues in order to continue on. […]

With glass technology, building codes, and even the makeup of the architecture field all experiencing significant change during recent years, the need for information and education about low-E glass and solar control options—as well as how those choices interact—is increasing, say some industry members. “Architects now are being asked to meet ever-increasing energy codes,” says […]

  Everyone wants to drive sales up right? Yes, but sometimes different methods need to be applied to different groups, as Vincent Grieco, New York regional sales and technical manager, Crystal Windows and Doors, explained recently when he addressed members of the Northeast Window and Door Association regarding, “Selling to Architects and Engineers.” You need […]