2. Founded in 1973 Currently employ 600 workers $65 million in projected sales in 2000 AAMA, NFRC and Energy Star Certifications FTC Lawsuit in 1996 Bought by CertainTeed in 1998

3. Competitors include  Anderson Windows  Milgard Windows  Hurd Windows  Pella Corporation

4. Calisthenics Noticeable safety postings Correct Protection  Eye goggles  Steel toed boots and shoes  Leather aprons  Hard hats  Ear protection

5. Main backend running Novell Currently, 240 workstations and growing Cisco switches and hubs, as well as routers Also run NT and SCO-UNIX, as well as fax/phone server

6. Plant does not use many computer systems No SKU’s used Count inventory once a month Cycle count 3 times a week

7. Order completion in 8 days (Could be done in 7 days) Day 1: Order Taken Day 2: Grace Period (For Customer changes) Day 3: Enter into system & double checked Day 4: Paper work entered on floor Day 5: Put on Schedule Day 6: Window Built Day 7: Warehouse Day 8: Shipped

8. Extrude own vinyl profiles for better quality control Bring in glass; not made on site Large inventory due to custom made orders Recycle

9. Will hire an additional 100-150 workers for the summer rush Looking at opening another plant, possibly in CA or CO Computerized tracking system Purchased a $1.2 million automated machine to make windows