Chief executives for four leading door, window and hardware companies remain optimistic about demand for their companies’ products, despite what some describe as a “weak” housing market and sentiments about a possible economic slowdown. New home starts increased in July after declining in June, despite increases to interest rates that brought mortgage rates near a […]

Quanex Corp. announced four winners of its 2023 Scholarship Program, made possible by The Quanex Foundation. The program provides four scholarships to students of Quanex employees, helping to support both four-year college programs as well as vocational or technical schooling and two-year degrees. A third-party administrator evaluates and chooses applicants based on multiple criteria, including […]

Quanex Building Products Corp. is among the first door and window related companies to file financial results for the second quarter of 2023, reporting improved demand across all product lines. Based on those results, president and CEO George Wilson says the company remains confident that a return to normal seasonality is in store for the […]

Quanex Building Products Corp. recently announced financial results for the three months ended January 31, 2023. Many of the numbers were down when compared to the same time frame in 2022, such as net sales, which registered at $261.9 million, versus the $267 million reported for the same period in 2022. The change marks a […]

Quanex has named Jim Nixon its first vice president of Innovation and New Markets, a role that will see him advance new product and market strategies as well as lead strategy development and more for Quanex Custom Mixing. “We couldn’t be happier to welcome Jim to this senior leadership role as we continue exploring new […]

It’s not easy to start a company and even harder to establish one that lasts the tests of time—and economy—so celebrating milestone anniversaries like 50 and 75 years in business is reason to celebrate. A Quanex location and all of Associated Materials are celebrating in 2022. On Oct. 5, Quanex’s Rice Lake Plant celebrated 50 […]

Quanex revealed its 2022 Bill & Iris Griffiths Scholarship and William A. McHattie Scholarship winners. The scholarships are made possible by the Quanex Foundation. The Quanex Foundation’s Scholarship Program provides scholarships to students of Quanex employees. The program supports four-year and two-year college students and vocational or technical school students. Winners were chosen based on […]

Despite inflation and supply chain challenges, Quanex Building Products Corp. saw a record second quarter. George Wilson, president and CEO, said the company had noticeable revenue growth and improved profitability. “Demand for our products was better than expected during the second quarter, and we started to see the benefit of our pass-through pricing strategy,” said […]

Quanex Building Products Corp. has announced its results for the three months ended January 31, 2022. The company reported net sales of $267.0 million during the three months ended January 31, 2022, which represents year-over-year growth of 16.0%. The increase was largely attributable to volume increases in the fenestration segments combined with higher prices related […]

Quanex Building Products Corporation reported record revenue growth and earnings for the year, despite continued supply chain challenges and inflation, said George Wilson, president and CEO. “Demand for the products we manufacture remained strong throughout our fiscal year and that continues today,” he added. “Our liquidity position has improved meaningfully over the past year, and […]