Mt. Hope, Ohio | 09.30.08

Wayne-Dalton Wins Achievement Awards

Window & Door, a magazine serving the window and door industry, has recognized Wayne-Dalton as the recipient of two of its 2008 Crystal Achievement Awards. Selected by a panel of judges representing all segments of the industry, the awards recognize significant innovations and achievements in window and door technology, manufacturing, and marketing.

Wayne-Dalton in partnership with VEKA, Inc. won the award for Most Innovative Window Component for WISP or Window Integrated Storm Protection. Wayne-Dalton and VEKA also picked up the award for Best Industry Web Site for www.wispvinyl.com

The WISP project is a joint venture using VEKA’s vinyl window and Wayne-Dalton garage doors, controls and automation and Wayne-Dalton Fabric Shield ™ to develop a fully automated and smart window protection system. The beauty of WISP is its simplicity. To deploy and lock the system, click a button. Click it again and it unlocks automatically. The convenience of WISP allows you to activate the system by cell phone, so you can prepare your home for hurricane protection even being hundreds of miles away.

"When so many headlines are gloomy, it's a real pleasure to put the focus on new products and technologies that highlight creativity and ingenuity and the growth potential of our industry," says John Swanson, editor/associate publisher.