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Four unique companies — one budding legacy for the fenestration industry. In 2004, Amsco, Colonial Craft, Imperial Products and Homeshield Fabricated Products merged to become Homeshield. Each company brings its own tradition of quality craftsmanship and customer service to strengthen the unified Homeshield brand. We are now one of the leading fenestration supply companies in the industry.
Homeshield features eight manufacturing facilities in six states working as one.
Our integrated support services approach enables us to focus on core issues, implement key strategies, and make improvements quickly to give our customers more options and more responsive support.
Since Frank Nichols Jr. first established himself as a distributor of building products in 1906, we’ve undertaken a variety of name changes. But one thing has remained consistent — our commitment to superior customer service and craftsmanship for the OEM industry. So whether it’s assembled window screens, door screens, wood grilles, architectural moldings, window and patio door assemblies or roll-form metal assemblies, we have the raw materials, manufacturing capabilities, and industry expertise to deliver high-quality fenestration products quickly, right to your window or door.
We credit our long-lasting client relationships as a key to our success. Our consolidation allows us to enhance these relationships and reach out to new customers with a more comprehensive product line and stronger field and engineering support.
We have proudly served the fenestration industry for nearly 100 years. Together as one, we are positioned to build on this success.
For more information about HOMESHIELD or our products
, please contact us.
Timeline
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1906 |
Nichols Wire Company established
in Kansas City, MO
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| Wire mill with steel fabrication facilities
built in Davenport, IA |
1915 |
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1927 |
Quanex Corporation founded in Michigan,
later moves to Houston, TX |
| Metal Products Corporation founded
in Miami, FL; manufactured fuse components during WWII |
1938 |
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1945 |
Metal Products Corporation manufacturers
first rollformed aluminum screen frames |
| Nichols introduces chain link fence,
trellis, lawn edging and barbed wire |
1945 |
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1949 |
AMSCO established as window screen
manufacturer |
| Homeshield Industries merges with Nichols
Wire Company to become NicholsHomeshield |
1963 |
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1965 |
Colonial Craft established as architectural
moldings and window enhancements manufacturer and consultants in Luck, WI |
| AMSCO reborn as separate division of
HomeshieldNichols in Rice Lake, WI |
1972 |
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1977 |
Imperial Products was established in
Richmond, IN |
| 80,000 manufacturing facility built
in Chatsworth |
1983 |
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1989 |
Quanex purchases NicholsHomeshield,
changes division name to Homeshield Fabricated Products |
| Scrapbased minimill built to manufacture
aluminum sheets |
1990 |
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2000 |
Quanex purchases Imperial Products
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| Quanex purchases Colonial Craft |
2002 |
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2003 |
New manufacturing facilities in Hood
River, OR |
| Quanex consolidates AMSCO, Homeshield
Fabricated Products, Colonial Craft and Imperial Products; changes name
to HOMESHIELD |
2004 |
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2005 |
HOMESHIELD opens a manufacturing facility
in Dubuque, IA |
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