New Door Design Touts Exclusive Features
Visit Booth #W5959
N. VENICE, Fla., Jan. 11, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PGT Industries (Nasdaq:PGTI), the nation's leading supplier of residential impact-resistant windows and doors will unveil the WinGuard® Impact-Resistant SGD 570, Vinyl SGD 470, and PremierVue® SGD 2870 at the 2011 International Builder's Show (IBS) January 12 – 15 in Orlando, FL at Booth #W5959.
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This new platform of vinyl sliding glass doors is unique because they can be ordered with up to four vinyl tracks and as tall as ten feet high. Another feature exclusive to the new design will enable builders and installers to reconfigure the door in the field with interchangeable and reversible panel interlocks. Panels can be installed or removed from the interior or exterior, so condo applications are simple. Design pressure performance starts at +/-60 and goes as high as +100/-100.The doors can be ordered with one panel or with up to eight panels as by-pass or pocket doors.
"We anticipate the market reception to our new doors will be elation," said Debbie LaPinska, PGT Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "Until now, the vinyl door market was contained to a two track system. Now our customers can receive an Energy Star® sliding glass door that can fill up to a 40' wide opening."
Additional features of the Series 470, 570 and 2870 sliding glass doors include: dual point mortise locking hardware; choice of raised handles or recessed pulls; roller assembly options: 2 1/8" wheels as either tandem steel wheels, tandem stainless wheels or tandem nylon wheels; and replaceable sill tracks.
ABOUT PGT:
PGT® pioneered the U.S. impact-resistant window and door industry and today is the nation's leading manufacturer and supplier of residential impact-resistant windows and doors. Utilizing the latest designs and technology, PGT products are ideal for new construction and replacement projects serving the residential, commercial, high-rise and institutional markets. PGT's product line includes PGT® Aluminum and Vinyl Windows and Doors; PGT® WinGuard® and PremierVue™ Impact-Resistant Windows and Doors; PGT® Architectural Systems; PGT® SpectraGuard™; and PGT® Eze-Breeze® Sliding Panels. PGT Industries is a wholly owned subsidiary of PGT, Inc. (Nasdaq:PGTI). For additional information visit pgtindustries.com.
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