The Pella Corporation is a privately held

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and door manufacturing company headquartered in

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, and with manufacturing and sales operations in a number of locations in the

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. The company was founded in 1925 when Peter Kuyper and his wife Lucille invested $5,000 to buy the Rolscreen Company, a small business that had created the Rolscreen insect window screen that rolls out of sight when not in use.U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
/ref> In 1926 they moved the company to Pella, Iowa, where the Kuyper family had a lumber business. The company developed into one of the largest window manufacturers in the United States. The company changed its name to Pella Corporation in 1992. Pella Corporation has around 7,000 employees nationwide and 16 manufacturing sites throughout the United States and select regions of Canada. Pella's most notable brand of windows includes the EnduraClad and EnduraGuard systems.

Background

In 1992, Pella entered the national retail market with windows and patio doors, adding select lumberyard distribution in 1994. In 2001, Pella introduced Pella Design Centers to mainstream market customers, as a “

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inside Lowe's stores and staffed by Lowe's employees. In 2000, Fortune Magazine recognized Pella as one of the 100 Best Companies To Work For and Pella was awarded for six consecutive years. In 2018, Pella was awarded Forbes America's Best Large Employers of the Year. Pella earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy‚ (DOE)

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Sustained Excellence Award in 2009 and 2010.U.S. Department of Energy, ENERGY STAR website
/ref> Pella Corporation earned an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year 2013 award, presented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) for manufacturing energy-efficient windows and educating consumers about them. Pella has been an Energy Star partner since 1999. Pella is a member of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC),United States Green Building Council
/ref> the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA)American Architectural Manufacturers Association
/ref> and the Window and Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA).

Charitable activities

The Kuyper Rolscreen Charitable Trust was established in 1952 by Pete and Lucille Kuyper. It was reorganized in 1968 as the Pella Rolscreen Foundation. The foundation's primary focus was supporting education, community betterment and giving; matching Gifts was added in 1984. As a community partner, the Foundation provides grants, invest in youth and education, and undertakes service projects to help progressively shape the communities in which Pella Corporation team members live and work. Since 2003, Pella Corporation has partnered with

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References

External links

Pella Corporation website
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