Skip to main content
Sister Publication Links
  • Sustainable Plastics
  • Rubber News
Subscribe
  • Sign Up Free
  • Login
  • Subscribe
  • News
    • Processor News
    • Suppliers
    • More News
    • Digital Edition
    • End Markets
    • Special Reports
    • Newsletters
    • Videos
    • Injection Molding
    • Blow Molding
    • Film & Sheet
    • Pipe/Profile/Tubing
    • Rotomolding
    • Thermoforming
    • Recycling
    • Machinery
    • Materials
    • Molds/Tooling
    • Product news
    • Design
    • K Show
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Sustainability
    • Public Policy
    • Material Insights Videos
    • Numbers that Matter
    • Automotive
    • Packaging
    • Medical
    • Consumer Products
    • Construction
    • Processor of the Year
    • Best Places to Work
      • 2023 winners
    • Women Breaking the Mold
    • Rising Stars
    • Diversity
    • Most Interesting Social Media Accounts in Plastics
  • Opinion
    • The Plastics Blog
    • Kickstart
    • One Good Resin
    • Pellets and Politics
    • All Things Data
    • Viewpoint
    • From Pillar to Post
    • Perspective
    • Mailbag
    • Fake Plastic Trees
  • Shop Floor
    • Blending
    • Compounding
    • Drying
    • Injection Molding
    • Purging
    • Robotics
    • Size Reduction
    • Structural Foam
    • Tooling
    • Training
  • Events
    • K Show Livestream
    • Plastics News Events
    • Industry Events
    • Injection Molding & Design Expo
    • Livestreams/Webinars
    • Editorial Livestreams
    • Ask the Expert
    • Plastics News Events Library
    • Processor of the Year submissions
    • Plastics News Executive Forum
    • Injection Molding & Design Expo
    • Plastics News Caps & Closures
    • Women Breaking the Mold Networking Forum
    • Plastics in Automotive
    • Bioplastics Live
    • PN Live: Mergers and Acquisitions
    • Polymer Points Live
    • Numbers that Matter Live
    • Plastics in Politics Live
    • Sustainable Plastics Live
    • Plastics Caps & Closures Library
    • Plastics in Healthcare Library
    • Women Breaking the Mold Networking Forum Library
  • Rankings & Data
    • Injection Molders
    • Blow Molders
    • Film Sheet
    • Thermoformers
    • Pipe Profile Tubing
    • Rotomolders
    • Mold/Toolmakers
    • LSR Processors
    • Recyclers
    • Compounders - List
    • Association - List
    • Plastic Lumber - List
    • All
  • Directory
  • Resin Prices
    • Resin Prices Overview
    • Commodity Thermoplastics
    • High Temperature Thermoplastics
    • Engineering Thermoplastics
    • Recycled Plastics
    • Thermosets
  • Custom
    • Sponsored Content
    • LS Mtron Sponsored Content
    • Conair Sponsored Content
    • KraussMaffei Sponsored Content
    • ENGEL Sponsored Content
    • White Papers
    • Classifieds
    • Place an Ad
    • Sign up for Early Classified
MENU
Breadcrumb
  1. Home
  2. News
News
February 13, 1995 01:00 AM

PLY GEM COMPANIES SHOW VINYL PRODUCTS

  • Tweet
  • Share
  • Share
  • Email
  • More
    Reprints Print

    The following items were compiled by reporter Bill Bregar at the Builders' Show, held Jan. 27-30 in Houston.

    Several units of New York-based Ply Gem Industries Inc. showed vinyl building products.

    Variform Inc. of Kearney, Mo., showed its New Generation Timber Oak siding, which looks like stained, seasoned hardwood. Variform said it uses a patented pigmentation process that fuses the color into the vinyl, rather than just coating it, to prevent chipping and peeling.

    Ply Gem's vinyl window fabricator, Great Lakes Window Inc. of Toledo, Ohio, introduced a French casement window with an integral mullion that swings out with the sash to provide an unobstructed, panoramic view.

    Richwood Building Products Inc. showed its Recess J-Block accessory for siding. It allows homeowners and professionals to install siding around electrical receptacles easily. The Richwood, Ky., firm injection molds the product from polypropylene.

    Caradon Better-Bilt exhibits window line

    Caradon Better-Bilt unveiled a vinyl window line for the Western residential market, called Homemaker II. Better-Bilt fabricates the windows at its plant in Prescott Valley, Ariz., using profiles extruded by Veka Inc. ofFombell, Pa.

    Better-Bilt recently invested $2 million in new, automated, vinyl-production equipment at the Arizona plant, according to Burt Nicholson, product manager.

    Better-Bilt also has a plant at its headquarters in Smyrna, Tenn., supplied with vinyl profiles by Chelsea Building Products of Oakmont, Pa.

    The company is part of the International Windows and Doors Group of Caradon plc of London.

    Certain Teen offers garden window line

    CertainTeed Corp. highlighted new garden windows and siding with new colors at its booth.

    The Valley Forge, Pa., company showed its New Castle line of garden windows boasting a sleek, trim look and double-pane, gas-filled glazing.

    In siding, CertainTeed added three colors to its Cedar Impressions line, which resembles cedar shakes. To its Mainstreet family of siding, the company added four new colors and three new profiles.

    New plastic bricks light up and snap fit

    Argee Corp., a Santee, Calif., plastics company that invents its own products, showed an edging system of plastic bricks that light up.

    Argee injection molds the bricks, which have spikes underneath so they can be pressed into ground. They snap together. The company would not identify the type of plastic used to make the ``Let's Light It!'' bricks.

    Dow offers thicker Wallmate insulation

    Dow Chemical Co. introduced a new, thicker size of its Styrofoam Wallmate insulation, madeof extruded polstyrene.

    Dow markets Wallmate as insulation for basement interiors. The new size is 2 inches thick and has an insulating R-value of 10. Dow originally introduced Wallmate in a thickness of 11/2 inches.

    Armstrong kicks off vinyl floor products

    Armstrong World Industries Inc. of Lancaster, Pa., showed two new lines of vinyl flooringproducts.

    Solarian Traditions, available in eight designs and 37 colors, is targeted at new-home construction. Armstrong said the flooring weighs 3.1 pounds per square yard, has an overall gauge of 75 mils and increased surface and backing layers.

    ``Global'' is the theme of two other new flooring designs, Rhythms and Passages. Designs include a line of 15 solid colors, a three-dot geometric pattern and a zig-zag and dot pattern.

    Briefly...

    Congoleum Corp. of Mercerville, N.J., showed its new Futura line of vinyl flooring. Futura is 122 mils thick - 32 mils of felt backing, 25 mils of vinyl compact coat, 43 mils of high-density foam cushion, a 20-mil ultraclear vinyl layer and a 2-mil layer of UltraGard high-gloss surface.

    Clopay Building Products Co. of Cincinnati showed its new 4000 series of garage doors that use expanded polystyrene as insulation.

    Rehau Inc. of Leesburg, Va., introduced the S-773 prime casement window design for new construction. Features of the Rehau window reduce material and labor costs and include a 27/8-inch frame depth with a nailing fin.

    RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
    Numbers That Matter Live — sign up for the next live
    Letter
    to the
    Editor

    Do you have an opinion about this story? Do you have some thoughts you'd like to share with our readers? Plastics News would love to hear from you. Email your letter to Editor at [email protected]

    Most Popular
    1
    PVC, PS resin prices take opposite paths in May
    2
    Target, Walmart cut from bag drop-off site directory following report
    3
    Shell Chemical fined $10M, restarting production
    4
    Plastics industry social media accounts worth following
    5
    Recycling makes plastic toxic, Greenpeace claims
    SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE NEWSLETTERS
    EMAIL ADDRESS

    Please enter a valid email address.

    Please enter your email address.

    Please verify captcha.

    Please select at least one newsletter to subscribe.

    Get our newsletters

    Staying current is easy with Plastics News delivered straight to your inbox, free of charge.

    Subscribe today

    Subscribe to Plastics News

    Subscribe now
    Connect with Us
    • LinkedIn
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Instagram

    Plastics News covers the business of the global plastics industry. We report news, gather data and deliver timely information that provides our readers with a competitive advantage.

    Contact Us

    1155 Gratiot Avenue
    Detroit MI 48207-2997

    Customer Service:
    877-320-1723

    Resources
    • About
    • Staff
    • Editorial Calendar
    • Media Kit
    • Data Store
    • Digital Edition
    • Custom Content
    • People
    • Contact
    • Careers
    • Sitemap
    Related Crain Publications
    • Sustainable Plastics
    • Rubber News
    • Tire Business
    • Urethanes Technology
    Legal
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Privacy Policy
    • Privacy Request
    Copyright © 1996-2023. Crain Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
    • News
      • Processor News
        • Injection Molding
        • Blow Molding
        • Film & Sheet
        • Pipe/Profile/Tubing
        • Rotomolding
        • Thermoforming
        • Recycling
      • Suppliers
        • Machinery
        • Materials
        • Molds/Tooling
        • Product news
        • Design
      • More News
        • K Show
        • Mergers & Acquisitions
        • Sustainability
        • Public Policy
        • Material Insights Videos
        • Numbers that Matter
      • Digital Edition
      • End Markets
        • Automotive
        • Packaging
        • Medical
        • Consumer Products
        • Construction
      • Special Reports
        • Processor of the Year
        • Best Places to Work
          • 2023 winners
        • Women Breaking the Mold
        • Rising Stars
        • Diversity
        • Most Interesting Social Media Accounts in Plastics
      • Newsletters
      • Videos
    • Opinion
      • The Plastics Blog
      • Kickstart
      • One Good Resin
      • Pellets and Politics
      • All Things Data
      • Viewpoint
      • From Pillar to Post
      • Perspective
      • Mailbag
      • Fake Plastic Trees
    • Shop Floor
      • Blending
      • Compounding
      • Drying
      • Injection Molding
      • Purging
      • Robotics
      • Size Reduction
      • Structural Foam
      • Tooling
      • Training
    • Events
      • K Show Livestream
      • Plastics News Events
        • Plastics News Executive Forum
        • Injection Molding & Design Expo
        • Plastics News Caps & Closures
        • Women Breaking the Mold Networking Forum
        • Plastics in Automotive
      • Industry Events
      • Injection Molding & Design Expo
      • Livestreams/Webinars
        • Bioplastics Live
        • PN Live: Mergers and Acquisitions
      • Editorial Livestreams
        • Polymer Points Live
        • Numbers that Matter Live
        • Plastics in Politics Live
        • Sustainable Plastics Live
      • Ask the Expert
      • Plastics News Events Library
        • Plastics Caps & Closures Library
        • Plastics in Healthcare Library
        • Women Breaking the Mold Networking Forum Library
      • Processor of the Year submissions
    • Rankings & Data
      • Injection Molders
      • Blow Molders
      • Film Sheet
      • Thermoformers
      • Pipe Profile Tubing
      • Rotomolders
      • Mold/Toolmakers
      • LSR Processors
      • Recyclers
      • Compounders - List
      • Association - List
      • Plastic Lumber - List
      • All
    • Directory
    • Resin Prices
      • Resin Prices Overview
      • Commodity Thermoplastics
      • High Temperature Thermoplastics
      • Engineering Thermoplastics
      • Recycled Plastics
      • Thermosets
    • Custom
      • Sponsored Content
      • LS Mtron Sponsored Content
      • Conair Sponsored Content
      • KraussMaffei Sponsored Content
      • ENGEL Sponsored Content
      • White Papers
      • Classifieds
        • Place an Ad
        • Sign up for Early Classified