Shining a Light on Innovative Leaders
Metropolitan Home ranks JELD-WEN’s lighthouse restoration initiative among the world’s best designs

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. June 24, 2008 — The initiative was a “shore thing” from the start.

Recognized for its vision and passion, JELD-WEN’s Reliable Lighthouse Restoration Initiative was selected for Metropolitan Home’s annual Design 100 list. JELD-WEN, the world’s leading manufacturer of windows and doors, was recognized for its efforts to help preserve beloved U.S. lighthouses by providing new windows and doors.

“It’s an honor for the initiative to rank among the world’s best,” said Joyce Richter, lighthouse project manager for JELD-WEN. “The company sees a great need for historic restoration to preserve these national treasures, and our windows and doors perform so reliably, even in coastal climates. It’s a great way to have such a significant impact in local communities.”

The JELD-WEN Reliable Lighthouse Restoration Initiative began in 2005 as a way to preserve beloved landmarks with the latest in window and door technology, thereby helping restore the original architecture and beauty of the historic structures. To date, JELD-WEN’s initiative has helped restore Umpqua River Lighthouse on Oregon’s southern coastline, Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse on Chesapeake Bay, and Wind Point Lighthouse on the shore of Lake Michigan.

Searching for the best

Introduced 11 years ago, Metropolitan Home’s Design 100 list has long been recognized as a reflection of the trends, designs and movements that shape society. Editors at the magazine emphasized that the list is a balance of stylish products, community service, architecture, new ideas, responsible companies, food trends, the green movement and more.

For the 2008 Design 100 list, the JELD-WEN Reliable Lighthouse Restoration Initiative was ranked among other innovative design and ideas such as Apple’s iPhone, the smart® car, London’s St. Pancras Train Station, and Green Walls by
G-SKY.

Moving forward with the vision

JELD-WEN’s Reliable Lighthouse Restoration Initiative is now searching for its next lighthouse restoration project. To help select the winner, JELD-WEN is inviting the public to voice their support and vote for the lighthouse most deserving of new windows and doors. To view the current finalists and submit one vote per person, visit www.jeld-wen.com/lighthouse.

About JELD-WEN
JELD-WEN, inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of reliable windows and doors. Based in Klamath Falls, Ore., JELD-WEN began as a small Oregon millwork plant with 15 employees in 1960 and has grown to more than 20,000 employees in nearly 150 locations worldwide. Today the company manufactures a full breadth of windows, doors and garage doors, and has earned numerous awards and endorsements for reliability, innovation and excellence. For more information about the exceptional value and reliability of JELD-WEN® products, or to find a dealer near you, please visit www.jeld-wen.com or call 800-877-9482, ext. PR036.