ABOUT QUANEX
We Are Not Just Another Manufacturing Company
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We Are A Part of Something Bigger
We are Quanex (NYSE: NX), a global, publicly traded manufacturing company serving OEMs in the fenestration, cabinetry, solar, refrigeration and outdoor products markets. We are A Part of Something BiggerSM.
We are dedicated to:
- Improving the performance, sustainability and aesthetics of end products through continuous innovation.
- Helping customers achieve greater production efficiencies.
- Giving back to communities where we operate.
- Enhancing shareholder value.
- Helping our employees learn, grow and thrive.
All over the world, from the Dubai skyline to neighborhood homes, Quanex plays a crucial part.
We are a community of talented employees working together as one source for quality building components. We’re helping to make your end products—and your business—better.
Our solutions include insulating glass spacers, vinyl profiles, window and door screens, cabinet components, fenestration components, vinyl extrusions, rubber extrusions, kitchen components, bathroom components, millwork and beyond. One solution at a time, we’re striving to build a brighter future for our customers and communities. Globally trusted, driven by innovation, and fueled by technology, we’re always thinking about what’s next. And we’re ready for it.
Our Mission
To positively impact our customers, employees and shareholders and put them at the center of everything we do, through innovation technology, best-in-class customer service and excellent returns.
Our Creed
Continuous improvement and innovation
Respect with open and honest communication
Excellent customer service
Exemplify safe and healthy living
Do the right thing
Executive leadership
Learn more about our Executive Leadership Team
Under the direction of George Wilson, the eighth president and CEO in the company’s nearly 100-year history, Quanex is committed to industry-leading service, sustainability and continuous growth. We’re positioned for market leadership and to continue delivering on demand worldwide.
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George Wilson
Chairman of the Board, President - Chief Executive Officer
EDUCATION:
Indiana University, MBA
University of Akron, B.S. AccountingPREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Quanex Building Products Corporation
Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, 2017 – 2019Quanex Insulating Glass Systems
President, 2011 – 2017Lauren International
Vice President Human Resources, 2010 – 2011
Vice President Operations, 2008 – 2010Federal Mogul
General Manager, Zanxx Products, 2002 – 2008
Plant Manager, Zanxx Products, 2000 – 2002
Plant Controller, Zanxx Products, 1998 – 2000
Financial Analyst, Cooper Automotive, 1996 – 1998
Cost Analyst, Champion Spark Plugs, 1993 – 1996AMKO Service Company, Subsidiary of Paxair
Staff Accountant, 1991 – 1993 -
Scott Zuehlke
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
EDUCATION:
University of Houston, MBA
University of Texas, BBAPREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Quanex Building Products Corporation
Vice President – Investor Relations & Treasurer, 2016 – 2019Halcón Resources
Vice President, Investor Relations, 2011 – 2015Geokinetics
Director, Investor Relations, 2010 – 2011Hercules Offshore
Manager, Finance and Investor Relations, 2009 – 2010Invesco
Equity Analyst, 2005 – 2009
Market Data Associate, 1998 – 2005 -
Paul Cornett
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
EDUCATION:
University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 2003
Rice University, B.A. History/Sociology, 2000PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Quanex Building Products Corporation
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, 2018 – 2019
Deputy General Counsel, 2017 – 2018
Associate General Counsel, 2012 – 2017
Assistant General Counsel, 2008 – 2012Quanex Corporation
Assistant General Counsel, 2007 – 2008
Senior Attorney, 2006 – 2007
Staff Attorney, 2005 – 2006Fulbright & Jaworski LLP
Associate, Corporate Group, 2003 – 2005
Subsidiaries
Delivering global solutions and innovation
From pioneering warm-edge spacer solutions for insulating glass (IG) to highly efficient u-PVC window and door technology to advanced manufacturing machinery, Quanex’s subsidiaries help us bring our innovative solutions around the world.
VIDEO LIBRARY
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Meet the People of Quanex
Hear firsthand what makes Quanex such a great place to be from the amazing team members who make it all possible.
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We Are More Than Just A Components Supplier
See how the capabilities and services that Quanex provides take them beyond just manufacturing.
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We are Quanex
What we make is vital. The people behind it are crucial.
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A Part of Something Bigger
Transforming the world, one solution at a time.
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Meet the People of Quanex
Hear firsthand what makes Quanex such a great place to be from the amazing team members who make it all possible.
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We Are More Than Just A Components Supplier
See how the capabilities and services that Quanex provides take them beyond just manufacturing.
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We are Quanex
What we make is vital. The people behind it are crucial.
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A Part of Something Bigger
Transforming the world, one solution at a time.
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Quanex Custom Components
Woodcraft Industries is now Quanex Custom Components.
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Liniar | A Part of Something Bigger
Hear from Martin Thurley, Group Managing Director for Quanex subsidiaries Liniar and Avantek, as he shares more about our uPVC production facility in the U.K.
History / Timeline
Making a difference, from the very start
Today, Quanex Building Products is an industry-leading supplier of cutting-edge, energy-efficient window and door systems, insulating glass spacer, kitchen and bath cabinet components, window screens, and various other building product components. See how it all began.
1927
The Michigan Seamless Tube Company is incorporated.
1933
Production of tubing made from steel alloys begins.
1945
Woodcraft Industries founded by German immigrants Paul Dlugosch and Theodore Ritche in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
1956
The Company expands into Texas.
1965
Standard Tube is acquired.
1965
Stock is listed on New York Stock Exchange for the first time.
1974
MacSteel, Michigan, plant begins operations.
1977
Michigan Seamless Tube changes its name to Quanex Corporation and moves its headquarters to Texas.
1978
Woodcraft acquires facility in Foreston, Minnesota.
1989
Acquires Nichols-Homeshield.
1992
Woodcraft builds dedicated cabinet door manufacturing plant in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
1995
Woodcraft builds facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
1996
Acquires Piper Impact Inc.
1998
Woodcraft acquires PrimeWood in Wahpeton, North Dakota.
2000
Acquires Imperial Products.
2002
Woodcraft acquires Brentwood in Molalla, Oregon.
2003
Acquires North Star Steel and Truseal Technologies Inc.
2004
Woodcraft acquires Grand Valley Door in Orwell, Ohio.
2004
Acquires Mikron Industries.
2005
Screen and grille manufacturing facility opens in Dubuque, Iowa.
2005
Woodcraft acquires facility in Middlefield, Ohio.
2006
Woodcraft builds facility in Greenville, Pennsylvania.
2007
Edgetech I.G. Opens Coventry, UK Plant.
2008
Quanex Corporation is sold, and its building products businesses are spun off to its shareholders as a new company known as Quanex Building Products Corporation.
2011
Quanex Opens Edgetech I.G. Heinsberg, Germany plant.
2012
Quanex acquires Alumco.
2012
Woodcraft acquires the cabinet door division of Técnica Maderera Especializada (TME) in Guadalajara, Mexico.
2014
Divests Nichols Aluminum.
2015
Quanex acquires HL Plastics (Liniar).
2015
Woodcraft Industries is acquired by Quanex.
2017
IG Systems opens new R&D Lab in Akron, Ohio.
2017
Edgetech I.G. Opens 2nd Coventry, UK manufacturing facility.
2022
Woodcraft changes its name to Quanex Custom Components.
2022
Quanex acquires LMI Custom Mixing in Cambridge, Ohio.
2022
Edgetech I.G. opens 2nd Heinsberg, Germany manufacturing facility.
2024
Quanex closes on acquisition of Tyman, creating a comprehensive solutions provider in the building products industry.
QUANEX GIVES BACK
The Quanex Foundation
Quanex is dedicated to giving back to the communities where we live and work. The Quanex Foundation has been in place for nearly 50 years, with a mission of giving back to the communities where Quanex operates. Each year, The Quanex Foundation donates hundreds of thousands of dollars to hometown charities. The Foundation also administers the McHattie Scholarship program, which awards dependent children of our employees with academic scholarships for continuing education.
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WHERE TO FIND US
We have over 30 locations across the United States and major locations across the globe. Sort to find a facility.
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