backed by roughly 75 years of history and boast over 170 locations around the world. Their products benefit from the highest quality materials and the most advanced technology. Yet one more example is Continental – they are also a world-leading company headquartered in Europe, with locations all across the globe. They provide a wide range of products and solutions to a variety of industries, including exterior films for building components such as windows and doors. They have been working with EuroLine Windows since 2009, and over the years they have developed a great partnership, as EuroLine Windows utilizes a wide variety of their laminates, and often they are one of their first clients to take on releases of new designs. Their partnership is built on consistency in product quality, service, and technical support, as well as delivery performance. Then there’s Debar Hardware, one of Europe’s largest independent designers, manufacturers, and distributors of bi-fold hardware and bi-fold door systems. From their home base in Bradford, England, they not only supply top-quality hardware, they go above and beyond to provide help and advice to all their customers. Much like EuroLine Windows, they are also dedicated to continuous improvement and they invest heavily in research and development so they can keep their customers advancing forward. In collaboration with those partners – and with other partners of that same calibre – EuroLine Windows’ goal now is to continue expanding, both in terms of their product offering and their geographic reach. According to Davyd, the company still has “significant room to grow.” “Currently, Ontario represents about 10 per cent of our overall business,” he explains. “So we have a tonne of space to grow there.” “Right now we manufacture everything in Delta, BC,” he says. “I would imagine that within the next two or three years, we’ll have a manufacturing facility located in eastern North America, and it’s probably going to be located in Ontario. From there, the sky’s going to be the limit as to what we can produce.” “The other thing we’re very focused on is product development,” he adds. “I believe that you can have a high performing product today, but if you want to have a high performing product tomorrow, you have to keep working on it.“ “One of our areas of focus right now is what goes into the product,” he continues. “We want to use as much recycled content as possible. That’s a big push for us. As usual, Europe is leading the way there. They’re teaching us what’s possible.” EuroLine Windows was founded with the goal of bringing European innovation to North America – so, naturally, the company’s goal now is to take what they have learned from Europe about recycled content and apply those principles domestically. “We have a product we’re going to be releasing later this year that is going to change the game in terms of recycled content,” Davyd concludes. “That’ll help us reduce what we send to landfill and it will be another good storyline to talk to people about. Hopefully, it inspires others to follow in our footsteps. Because I think if you’re trying to do the right thing as a manufacturer, then that helps your customer think about it also.” JUNE 2023
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