Levolor

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Levolor
IndustryWindow blinds and shades manufacturer
Founded1914
Headquarters Atlanta, Georgia
Key people
Sanjiv Chhatwal (president)

Levolor is an American manufacturer of custom window blinds and shades, [1] [2] as well as stock blinds and shades.

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Levolor is headquartered in the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area, and operates in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and China. [3] The company was purchased by Hunter Douglas in 2016.

History

The company was founded in 1914 in Hoboken, New Jersey by Hans K. Lorentzen, (June 23, 1887 – January 17, 1974) a Danish immigrant who originally started out as a tool and die maker. [4] Lorentzen introduced standardization, vertical integration, metal manufacturing and assembly lines to the window blinds industry. [3] In 1993, Levolor was acquired by Newell (known today as Newell Brands). [5] In July 2016, Levolor was sold to Hunter Douglas, a Dutch custom window blind manufacturer, for US$260 million. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Behind the Blinds at Levolor, New York Times, Alison Leigh Cowan, 15 May 1988
  2. ↑ BUSINESS PEOPLE; Levolor Gets New Head From an Air Courier, New York Times, 20 June 1988
  3. 1 2 "About Levolor". Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Hans Lorentzen Dies at 86; Pioneer in Window Blinds New York Times 18 January 1974
  5. ↑ "Our History - Newell Brands". Newell Brands. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "HUNTER DOUGLAS TO ACQUIRE LEVOLOR FROM NEWELL RUBBERMAID". Hunter Douglas. Retrieved 8 August 2021.


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