Happy 50th to A.B.E. Doors and Windows!
If you’ve driven down Hamilton Blvd recently, you might have noticed some construction where our original showroom used to be. A.B.E. Doors and Windows now sits center stage in a brand-new shopping center. While our upgrade has been in the works for a while, it’s always nice to see the fruits of one’s labor blossom. I can only imagine how it feels for Jim, who started this company in his parents’ garage in June of 1974.
The installation side of the business has been growing steadily, including the purchase of a large warehouse in 2000. However, the showroom had been kept in Jim’s cozy converted home from 1980 until October, 2022. While the new showroom was under construction, we stayed in a very small temporary location for over a year, cramming in all our beautiful doors and windows (and ourselves). Now we’ve more than tripled our showroom space!
We have three installed door units, eighteen single doors, several storm doors, two patio doors, a whole room of windows including a bay and bow window, every piece of decorative glass in Provia’s catalogue, and a variety of Raynor garage doors on display. There’s just too much to write about so please check out our quick video tour: New Showroom Introduction (youtube.com) (Because there would be too many pictures to fit here and this way you can see Joe’s happy face!)
While you can no longer visit A.B.E. Doors and Windows’ humble home beginnings, rest assured that we are still family-owned and -operated. If you stop by for a visit, you can get a front row seat as we climb to bigger and better heights.