Pella Windows and Doors

Pella Corporation was founded in 1925 as the Rolscreen Company. Initially, the company was most widely known for its disappearing Rolscreen window screen. Updated in its design and still popular today, the Rolscreen insect screen rolls out of sight when not in use. Rolscreen technology has also been applied to Pella patio doors and storm doors. In 1992, the company changed its name to Pella Corporation, to better reflect its entire product offering. Headquartered in Pella, Iowa, the company known for innovation holds more than 100 product and design patents. 100 Best Companies to Work For For the seventh consecutive year, Pella has been honored by Fortune magazine as one of the nation’s 100 Best Companies to Work For. Pella earned this recognition for providing exceptional benefits, development opportunities, and a quality work environment for its employees. Pella Corporation is the only privately-owned Iowa-based company, and one of a few manufacturers to be included on Fortune’s highly-respected list. Pella Corporation is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of premium-quality windows, entry door systems, storm doors and patio doors, producing these unique brands of products: Pella, ThermaStar by Pella and Viking. The Pella brand offers a full range of quality residential and commercial products under distinct product lines crafted from wood: Architect Series, Designer Series and ProLine. In 2003, to provide an advanced alternative material that offers lasting value in windows and doors designed to withstand extreme heat and excessive moisture conditions, the company introduced the Pella Impervia brand, made of its Duracast material. An engineered composite material that’s thermally cured for added stability, Duracast is the strongest, most durable material available in windows and doors. ThermaStar by Pella brand vinyl windows and doors — which, like other Pella-branded solutions, are factory-assembled to ensure superior performance and quality, and are energy-efficient — also made their debut in 2003. Early in its history, Pella built a dedicated national sales and service organization for its products, which now serves customers throughout North America, and customers in other select countries. The Pella direct sales network operates Pella Window & Door Stores, designed to help customers make the most informed window and door decisions, and, if needed, to provide professional support after the sale. In 1992, Pella entered the national retail market with ProLine windows and patio doors, adding distribution through select lumberyards in 1994. Today, ProLine products are sold in the top U.S. and Canadian building-material retail stores. In 2001, Pella and Lowe’s stores introduced the Pella Design Centersm (PDC) to assist consumers with their window, entry door, storm door, and patio door needs. Located exclusively at Lowe’s, the Pella Design Center is a store-within-a-store, featuring informative world-class m