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Gem Top Mfg company history timeline

1944

Ply Gem was founded in 1944, during World War II, by 27-year-old Bernard Hewitt.

1969

In 1969, Hewitt purchased Studley Products Inc., a major manufacturer of vacuum cleaner bags.

1970

All of this started to happen in the 1970’s.

1978

The company started in 1978 and had grown quickly to comprise more than 1,000 workers.

1983

Silverman initiated his buying binge in 1983 with the purchase of Goldenberg Group, Inc. and Hoover Treated Wood Products, Inc.

1985

Silverman added another company to his fold in 1985 with the buyout of Allied Plywood Corporation.

1991

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1992

That move made it easier to finance the purchase of Richwood Building Products, Inc. in 1992.

1994

Even before the October 1994 announcement of the major restructuring, Haymon's presence was being felt at the company.

Despite a rise in interest rates (which suggested a rocky short-term future for the housing industry), Ply Gem's stock price rose to nearly $23 by the end of 1994, nearly double that of the prior year.

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