Jeld-wen Holding, Inc. JELD

What this company does

JELD-WEN designs, manufactures and distributes interior and exterior doors, windows, and related building products, serving the new construction and repair-and-remodel sectors. It operates 76 manufacturing and distribution facilities in 14 countries, located in North America and Europe. As of December 31, 2025, the company employed approximately 13,900 people, of whom approximately 8,200 were employed in its North America segment and corporate operations and approximately 5,700 in its Europe segment. Its operations are managed and reported in two reportable segments, organized principally by geographic region: North America and Europe. In its North America segment, the company competes primarily in the new construction and repair-and-remodel market for residential doors and windows in the U.S. and Canada. In its Europe segment, it competes primarily in the market for residential and non-residential doors in Germany, the U.K., France, Austria, Switzerland, and Scandinavia. The company was founded in 1960 by Richard L. Wendt, who, together with four business partners, bought a millwork plant in Oregon. Its first overseas acquisition was Norma Doors in Spain in 1992, after which it acquired or established numerous businesses in Europe and Canada.

Written from the business description in JELD-WEN Holding, Inc.'s annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, filed 23 February 2026. Every sentence was checked against that document before publication.