All Weather Windows Ltd

By combining a passion for the industry with a customer first philosophy, our partners have been able to guide All Weather Windows from a single 10,000 square foot facility to become Canada?s largest privately owned window and door manufacturer. Starting in 1978 with just 9 employees, founders Harry Buhler, Gord Wiebe, and Henry Banman, grew their business through honesty, integrity, hard work, and building a reputation one customer at a time. After just two years, the company had already outgrown their first plant and relocated to a larger 35,000 square foot manufacturing facility to accommodate the increasing sales. Quickly establishing a name for themselves through quality products and excellent customer service, All Weather Windows made tremendous inroads with building supply dealers and contractors. So much so, that by 1982 the company opened their first branch office in Winnipeg, followed by a second in Saskatoon in 1984. In 1985, after just 7 years of operations, the company now had 50 employees and moved to a new head office in Edmonton. The rapid grown continued unabated, and by 1988, sales had increased ten-fold since the first year of operations. That same year a Calgary branch office opened, helping solidify All Weather Windows status as the premier window and door supplier in the Alberta market. Having established a proven track record in the province, the company began to expand westward, penetrating the B.C. market with a Vancouver branch office in 1991. By 1992, with operations spanning western and central Canada, the company was restructured with founding partner Harry Buhler becoming CEO, and Gord Wiebe becoming President. The executives established the vision of becoming the preeminent window and door supplier in Canada, with operations coast to coast. To achieve this vision, they sought to expand the core management team. To this end, three new partners were added to the ownership group, with Bill Scott appointed Vice President of Sales and Marketing; Roger Hutlet becoming Vice President, Finance; and Robert Gilles as Vice President, Manufacturing. Each of these talented individuals brought with them the skills, judgment, and expertise that would help All Weather Windows move to the next level.