| YEAR |
ACCOMPLISHMENT |
| 1971 |
Kensington Windows begins
operation in New Kensington,
Pennsylvania to service building product distributors in Southwestern
Pennsylvania. Kensington produces aluminum residential replacement windows. |
| 1977 |
Kensington begins to
manufacture some of the first vinyl
replacement windows in the U.S.A. |
| 1978 |
Kensington moves to their
current facility in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania. |
| 1982 |
Kensington begins to
manufacture the first of their fully welded vinyl windows. |
| 1984 |
Kensington
begins to utilize four-point welder technology. |
| 1986 |
Kensington
begins to inject their vinyl profiles with
poly-urethane foam for higher insulating value. |
| 1987 |
Kensington
is one of the first manufacturers to use
dual-durometer glazing that improves the seal around the insulated
glass unit. |
| 1992 |
Kensington
becomes one of the first manufacturers to
include suspended film products in their residential window line. This
film reduces the weight of a triple layered window and provides superior
sound, UV, and insulation properties. |
| 1995 |
Kensington
glass technology is rated as one of the
highest energy efficient systems in the industry. |
| 1999 |
Jancor, Kensington’s
parent company, is one of the top
five producers of vinyl building products in North America. |
| 2000 |
Kensington supplies
window products to a network of over
600 dealers throughout the United States. |
| 2001 |
All of Kensington’s
window with Low-E glass or better
are tested and are compliant with the Energy Star Guidelines for all
regions of the U.S.A. |
| 2002 |
Kensington Windows
develops the Windtamer HurriPane™ Glass. One of the
first windows to pass the stringent impact and cycling tests implemented
in communities highly susceptible to hurricanes. |
