Top 100 Manufacturers 2017

A Thompson Creek employee works the welding machine. (Image courtesy of Thompson Creek Window Company)

Window & Door’s annual Top 100 Manufacturers report details North America’s 100 largest manufacturers of residential windows, doors, skylights and related products, based on sales volume.

To provide a little more insight, of the surveyed manufacturers, 34 percent reported their gross sales are primarily from the sale of products for the new construction market, 39 percent reported that the majority of their sales are from products for the replacement segment and about 27 percent reported their sales are pretty even between the two segments.

This report also represents manufacturers with various paths to market. Research indicates the majority utilize more than one distribution channel, though the focus is largely on specialty window and door retailers. Twenty-nine percent of the surveyed manufacturers sell directly to homeowners, 24 percent indicated they sell via large commercial retailers (i.e. “big box” stores), and 46 percent reported they sell directly to builders and remodelers. Finally, 80 percent indicated they are looking to expand their network of dealers.

Also, as an indicator of industry health, 82 percent of surveyed manufacturers reported higher gross sales in 2016 over the previous year, and only about 1 percent of the remaining 18 percent indicated a decrease in gross sales.