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Dufferin
Windows Limited was started in 1972 by Jim and Jean
Cheyne and Jean's father Mac Cunningham in Jean's hometown
of Shelburne, Ontario. Jim had spent nine years working
for a window manufacturer, and saw that his knowledge and
woodworking skills could result in a profitable business
for his family. In 1982, Jim's daughter joined the company
and, along with her husband, is moving to ensure the growth
of Dufferin Windows Limited, while at the same time
maintaining the "small-business" strategy that
has made her father's company so successful.
What
started out as a 3500-square foot custom wood window shop
has grown into a 35,000-square foot manufacturing facility
that produces many standard and custom window and door products.
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In 1974,
an addition of 4,900 square feet was added to accommodate lumber
storage and to spread out the assembly area. By 1976, more manufacturing
space was needed so the building was doubled to 16,800 square
feet. In 1987 we had once again out grown the building due to
a substantial increase in product lines. An extension of 8,400
square feet was added. At this point, Jean suggested that if the
building got any bigger, she was going to quit! In the fall of
2001, after Jean retired, we were awarded a very large contract
in Michigan, which would substantially increase our production.
The decision was made to add another 10,000 square feet for increased
production area and storage.
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Product
lines include wood windows, vinyl clad windows, all-vinyl
windows, steel insulated entrance systems and patio doors.
All products are available in standard sizing for new construction,
or custom sizing for replacement. Because we are a family
business, we have the ability to easily adapt to virtually
any customer's request. Products such as Simulated Divided
Lites, return channels and various widths of vinyl brick
moulds have been added to accommodate customer's requests.
Due
to the knowledge and ingenuity of management, we have the
ability to do our own bending of vinyl profiles, which enables
us to do almost any shape imaginable in our wood, vinyl
clad or all-vinyl products. Because of the high demand for
replacement
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windows in century
old homes, we have developed a fully functional Vinyl Camber Top
Double Hung window, allowing these customers to keep the look they
want, but benefit from a maintenance-free window.
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The
dedication of our employees is one of our strongest assets.
Their input and skill level is highly regarded and invaluable.
Our "core staff" each have a minimum of 15 years
experience with the company, and each one is specialized
in a different aspect of manufacturing. All employees are
dedicated to providing our customers with the highest quality
product we can build.
Customer
satisfaction has always been a huge part of what we do.
We strive to keep our quality high and our service work
to a minimum. We only use quality materials in every product
we manufacture, and it is obvious in the end products we
provide to our customers.
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We will remain a small-to-medium-sized family business that provides
personalized service.
Because that is how we can serve our customers best.
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