We are aggressively working on new products to support your selling efforts this coming year. Please note specifications and dates may change slightly as we move through the development process. Updates and formal announcement bulletins will be distributed for each of these projects as we move forward.
Pinnacle Select Update – We have finalized the concept design. Included with the Select platform will be a retractable screen option. The screen will be comprised of BetterVue screen cloth material on a retracting cassette. The cassette cover (both interior and exterior faces), guide tracks and pull bar will all be wood or wood veneered parts; this will allow customers to paint or stain the screen components to match their window unit finish. The retracting screen will be an option on all venting products in the Select family; push-out casement, operating casement, pushout awning and operating awning. We look forward to reporting more on the size and performance capabilities of the new platform as we progress through materials procurement, prototype construction and into initial platform testing in the coming months.
Next Dimension Signature Retrofit Kit Options – Following up on the request for more replacement options for Next Dimension vinyl products, we will be working on a set of options for Signature single hung, slider and casement. The replacement kit options will be similar to the current double hung retrofit option and include nailingfin removal, necessary installation accessories (head filler, sill filler, jamb cover, etc.) that are factory cut-to-length as well as updated installation instructions. We will begin working out the design concepts for the retrofit options in the next few months.