The First Steps
The success Simonton enjoys today can be traced back to the core beliefs and old-fashioned values that first took root in 1946 in a small town called Pennsboro, West Virginia. The Simonton family recognized the need for high quality products like aluminum windows and doors. Years ahead of their time, early windows like an innovative triple-track storm window, the Thermo Boss and the Energy Capp were embraced by the market.
A New Direction
A New Age of Old-fashioned Values
When you choose Pella, you’re buying more than just a window or door. You’re getting the experience and service of local Pella professionals who are proudly committed to your satisfaction. See how Pella has remained passionate about creating a better view for you – for more than 85 years.
In 1925, Pete and Lucille Kuyper from the small Dutch community of Pella, Iowa, invested in a newfangled invention — a window screen that rolled up and down like a shade. The couple went on to found a company based on the principles of traditional American values, integrity and the desire to enrich the homes and lives of others.
The Promise Today
- Pella Corporation is still owned by the Kuyper family and professionally managed
- Pella has been awarded more than 100 product and design patents
- We have 10 manufacturing facilities
- There are more than 200 Window and Door Showrooms
- Pella employs 6,000 team members
Our Promise of Purposeful Innovation
From its founding, Pella has always been about bringing you innovative windows and doors that do more than frame the landscape — they make life easier with meaningful details that matter every day.
A Proven Choice:
FiberTite was first installed on rooftops in 1979. For the first 10 years of the product's life, Seaman Corporation offered only a 10-year warranty on the FiberTite product. Thirty years later, we are finding that our earliest roofs are still performing.
Seaman Corporation uses the same core formula today to manufacture the FiberTite membrane as we did back in 1979. With a track record of proven long-life after exposure to the harshest rooftop environments, including blistering UV rays, extreme hot and cold temperatures, oils, greases, and caustic chemicals, we never found a reason to change it.
The FiberTite formula relies on DuPont Elvaloy KEE technology for superior performance attributes and for long-term flexibility. Because the FiberTite membrane remains flexible over time, future rooftop modifications can be made with ease.
Rooftop gardens originated in Europe centuries ago, and while Architect Frank Lloyd Wright experimented with them in the early 1900s, it wasn’t until the 1980s that rooftop gardens became a cost-effective roofing option. Also known as green roofs, these sustainable roof installations have grown to be a popular choice among environmentally conscious roofing specifiers, enriching the visual landscape and providing tremendous benefits to the environment.
Big ideas have long defined who we are and what we do. In fact, our roots date back to 1915 with General Tire, one of the pioneers of polymers and reinforced plastics. Today, GenFlex continues to focus on the future, researching and developing better solutions to combat the elements, and new opportunities to meet the needs of the marketplace. Want proof? Just take a look at some of the significant industry firsts we’re known for:
1981: GenFlex becomes one of the original suppliers of EPDM systems. The company is also the first to market EPDM seam tape.
1996: GenFlex develops the first 12-foot-wide TPO sheet to meet industry code requirements, and it is still the widest sheet available.
2003: GenFlex launches the revolutionary Peel & Stick(TM) system, one of the most significant advancements in roofing in the past decade.
2010: GenFlex introduces FlexWhite EPDM, a white-on-black EPDM membrane that combines the benefits of a highly reflective white-surfaced membrane with the proven application techniques of a flexible EPDM roofing system.
Today, our roofing systems and components provide a high-quality product, easier installations and a complete array of warranties to meet your needs, as they evolve.
Choosing the right roofing system for an application can be complicated. There are many roof membrane options, and each property may have its own set of unique requirements. So, how do you choose the right roofing system for your property?
Choose The Right Company
GAF is North America’s largest roofing manufacturer. We manufacture products that provide more solutions than any other roofing manufacturer. We’re not vested in a single technology; our broad product offering is designed to help you select a roofing system that is right for your property.
Choose The Right Roof To Fit Your Needs
Listed below is a selection chart to help with some of the physical performance criteria of individual products, but there are other important considerations as well. Having a good understanding of your investment objectives (e.g., long term or short term), property use (e.g., the importance of aesthetics or amount of roof traffic), location (e.g., inner city or desert), and the overall building construction will help assure the best choice.Call us today will allow us to get started helping you decide the best roofing system for your property. We do not take this responsibility lightly and will do our best to ensure that we install a system with your needs in mind.
Call us today will allow us to get started helping you decide the best roofing system for your property. We do not take this responsibility lightly and will do our best to ensure that we install a system with your needs in mind.
