Jeld-Wen

JELD-WEN Windows and Doors
Private
Founded 1960
Headquarters Charlotte, NC
Key people
 Mark A. Beck, CEO
Owner Onex, the Wendt family, and Jeld-Wen employees
Number of employees
 20,001
Website www.jeld-wen.com
Jeld-Wen in Kuopio, Finland.

JELD-WEN is a corporation with over 100 divisions and 20,000 employees in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia.[1] The business manufactures building products, including windows, interior and exterior doors, and related building products.[1] Jeld-Wen owns several distribution facilities and operates several resort properties. It was founded in 1960 as a millwork plant in Klamath Falls, Oregon, where the global headquarters still is.[1] Since 2012 Charlotte, North Carolina is the new North American headquarters of the company.[2] In 2015, Jeld-Wen was recognized for the top spot for brand familiarity (Door: Interior Passage and Window: Vinyl) by the Builder magazine. [3]

History

Jeld-Wen predecessor company Morgan Manufacturing, Oskosh, Wisconsin. The Morgan Manufacturing plant was shut down in 2009.[4]

The company was founded in 1960 in the Southern Oregon town of Klamath Falls when Richard Wendt and four others purchased a mill.[5] In 2010, Wendt died and the company sold off many resorts that it had developed in the Western United States.[5] The privately held company sold off 58 percent of the company to Onex in a deal worth $864 million.[5]

The name JELD-WEN had already been in use for a number of years by the Wendt family; in the 1930s Lester Wendt bought a small farm outside of Dubuque, Iowa, as a family retreat. After holding a family contest to name the farm, Dick’s cousin Jeanette Coughlin thought of the name JELD-WEN, an acronym for the names of Dick’s immediate family, and a shortened version of Wendt.[6]

Subsidiaries

In 1993 JELD-WEN entered the European Market and has now subsidiaries in 12 European countries.[7] Europe is divided in four groups - North Europe, Central Europe, France, and the UK.[8] Eauze is the headquarters in France, where JELD-WEN bought the company France Portes in 1998.[9] JELD-WEN's UK subsidiary was 1999 formed by the purchase of two British joinery companies from the Rugby Group plc: Boulton & Paul Ltd and John Carr Ltd.[7] It also purchased part of the Magnet Group and door manufacturing sites at Penrith and Sheffield. Oettingen is the Jeld-Wen headquarters from Germany.

JELD-WEN Australia has several subsidiaries, including Stegbar, Regency, William Russell, Corinthian Doors, and Airlite.

JELD-WEN has had a strong presence in Canada since 1996, when it acquired Willmar Windows. It has 7 sales centres located throughout the country, with its corporate offices in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Jeld-Wen of Canada's divisions include Willmar, United, Donat Flamand, and Millwork Distribution.

Sponsorships

JELD-WEN is the main sponsor of the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League. The three-year sponsorship deal started in the 2008 season.[10]

The company sponsored the Stone Brothers Racing Team in the Australian V8 Supercar series, in particular the number 4 car driven by James Courtney.[11] They sponsored this car from 2006 to 2008, when James left the team. They are still a personal sponsor of James to this day. They sponsor Marcos Ambrose who is currently driving in the US NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.[12] James Courtney ironically was Marcos Ambrose replacement at Stone Brothers Racing in 2006. In January 2013, Jeld-Wen re-entered V8 Supercars as naming rights sponsor of the Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Number 18 Ford Falcon driven by Alex Davison as part of the expanded four car Ford Performance Racing squad.[13]

In March 2011, JELD-WEN was announced as the stadium name sponsor in Portland, Oregon of Jeld-Wen Field that homes the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer and the Portland State Vikings college football team.[14]

In Canada, JELD-WEN sponsors several National Hockey League teams, minor hockey clubs, and major hockey tournaments.[15]

Environmental stewardship

Jeld-Wen supports the land stewardship ethics of the SFI (Sustainable Forestry Initiative) and «has earned and maintained Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody certification at certain facilities», as part of its environmental compliance program.[16]

Jeld-Wen is also publicly committed to «design and produce long-lasting, energy-saving windows and doors», using recycled waste materials and methods able to minimize energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Why Jeld-Wen". Jeld-Wen. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ Read, Richard (December 13, 2012). "Oregon's Jeld-Wen will open North American headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  3. ↑ "2015 BUILDER BRAND USE STUDY RESULTS". Builder. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20090919/OSH03/909190387/End-an-era-Jeld-Wen-shuts-down-Oshkosh-door-plant?nclick_check=1
  5. 1 2 3 Rogoway, Mike (August 1, 2011). "Canadian company will take controlling interest in Jeld-Wen, Oregon's biggest private company". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  6. ↑ "History | JELD-WEN Doors & Windows". Jeld-wen.com. 1960-10-25. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
  7. 1 2 "History". Jeld-Wen. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Organisationsstruktur". Möbelfertigung. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Notre Histoire". Jeld-Wen. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Saints gear up for a three year sponsorship deal with Jeld-Wen". Australian Football League. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  11. ↑ "SBR uncovers new look Jeld-Wen Motorsport Falcon". V8X. 23 January 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  12. ↑ "Marcos Ambrose Profile". Jeld-Wen. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  13. ↑ V8 Supercars (2013-01-23). "CS Racing Launches Team JELD-WEN". V8supercars.com.au. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
  14. ↑ "Timbers, Jeld-Wen Announce Exclusive Naming Rights Partnership for Jeld-Wen Field" (Press release). Portland Timbers. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  15. ↑ "Jeld-Wen Celebrates Seven Years of Winter Sports Sponsorship". LBMAO eReporter. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  16. ↑ Jeld-Wen website|Environmental stewadship; http://www.jeld-wen.com/professional/tools-education/pro-center-environmental-stewardship

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