| 1932: |
Sam Engman founded Sam's House of 1,000,000 Parts, an auto salvage and parts business. |
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| 1940s: |
The second generation of Engmans join the company, now called S. Engman & Sons. The brothers add substantially to the line of automotive products Sam offers. |
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| 1950s: |
Engman Manufacturing Company shortened its name to EMCO®. The company was well-established and seeking new product opportunities. |
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| 1955: |
In response to the ever-growing home improvement and do-it-yourself markets, EMCO diversified into a home and recreation products company. |
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| 1977: |
EMCO concentrates on making storm doors from plastic and introduces the patented Store-in-DoorTM window and insect screen door, giving the consumer the choice of leaving the insect screen in the door frame or sliding it out of the way, making room for a pane of glass. It was this year that the famous Forever® product line was introduced, the product leader of the industry. |
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| 1985: |
Forever View® door introduced, America's number-one selling premium-quality fullview storm door. |
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| 1989: |
EMCO was the only storm door manufacturer that advertises its products nationally, making Forever® the number-one recognized brand in its category |
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| 1993: |
"For Every Season, For Every Reason® " became the home improvement industry's number-one consumer brand campaign. |
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| 1994: |
The patented SplineLoc® insect screen was introduced. Stays intact - won't pull out of frame. |
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| 1997: |
New customers were attracted by the introduction of UltraCore® doors, revolutionary new products made from an incredibly durable material, ForeverTechTM composite. |
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| 2000: |
EMCO developed a manufacturing and distribution facility in Luray, VA, to reinforce EMCO's existing product line with wood core doors. |
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| 2001: |
EMCO Enterprises, Inc., became a wholly owned subsidiary of Andersen Corporation, a U.S. market leader in the manufacture of wood windows and patio doors. |
