Harvey Historic Timeline
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1953 |
Bob Morrison joins Alcoa as Sales Engineer. |
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1956 |
Fred Bigony joins Alcoa in Industrial Sales. |
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1957 |
Bob and Fred begin working together in Alcoa's Boston Sales Office. |
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1960 |
Fred discusses future of aluminum siding with Bernard E. Mendelsohn, owner of Harvey Window Corporation. |
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1960 |
Barney and Fred form Harvey to manufacture aluminum siding, and Bob and Fred become vice presidents of Harvey. |
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1961 |
June: Harvey becomes incorporated. Harvey' first office is in Dorchester at Harvey Window Corporation. |
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1961 |
September: Harvey moves into the old Waltham Door and Window Co. building at 39 Emerson Road. |
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1961 |
October: Plans for manufacturing aluminum siding fall through. Harvey concentrates on the wholesale distribution of aluminum remodeling products. |
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1962 |
Spring: Harvey becomes Bird's first vinyl distributor. Harvey hires their first employee, Lenny Swanton, to help out in the warehouse. |
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1964 |
Harvey becomes one of the largest distributors of Alcoa's aluminum siding. Alcoa stops doing business with seven other distributors in Boston to concentrate on selling only through Harvey. |
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1968 |
Barney Mendelsohn sells Harvey Window Corporation to an associate. |
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1968 |
Bob and Fred buy the Carefree Window Line and Panorama Door Line Equipment, and Harvey Mfg., Inc. is born. |
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1970 |
Harvey begins to market and sell windows and doors under the Harvey name, replacing the former Carefree (and Cairfree) trademarks. |
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1973 |
Alan Marlow joins Harvey. |
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1985 |
Manufacturing division adds premium vinyl windows and wood windows and doors to their manufacturing capabilities, beginning the Construction Products Division. |
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1986 |
Alan Marlow becomes president after working his way through various positions in the company. |
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1986 |
Harvey begins manufacturing the Classic vinyl window. |
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1991 |
Harvey begins manufacturing the Signature vinyl window. |
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1992 |
Harvey begins manufacturing the Slimline vinyl window, the Majesty wood window, and the solid core storm door. |
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1993 |
Harvey begins manufacturing the Harvey Vinyl Patio Door. |
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1994 |
Harvey begins manufacturing the Acoustical Insulating window system. |
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1995 |
Harvey begins manufacturing the Classic welded sash DH window. |
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1996 |
Harvey begins manufacturing the Vicon New Construction vinyl window. |
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1996 |
Harvey uses improved Majesty design with silicone glazed sash. |
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1997 |
Harvey becomes ISO 9001 and ISO 9002 certified. |
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1997 |
Harvey manufactures Vicon windows with integral nail fin. |
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2000 |
Harvey corporate offices move from two separate buildings to a newly constructed building at 1400 Main Street in Waltham, Massachusetts. |
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2001 |
Harvey is named Energy Star Partner of the Year, Eastern Region and celebrates its 40th year in business. |
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2001 |
Harvey manufactures Vicon common jamb DH window. |
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2001 |
Lenny Swanton, Harvey's first employee, retires after 39 years of service. |
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2002 |
Harvey creates a new patio room manufacturing division. |
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2003 |
Harvey grows to 29 branches in 8 states and 3 manufacturing plants. First Harvey product showrooms open in Lincoln, RI and Manchester, NH. |
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2004 |
Harvey improves Vicon window by adding factory-applied exterior casing options. |
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2004 |
The 5 millionth vinyl replacement window is manufactured. |
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2006 |
Harvey opens its 29th branch location in March, located in Nashua, NH. |
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2006 |
Harvey opens its first standalone product showroom in September, located in Burlington, MA. |
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2006 |
Tom Bigony and Erik Jarnryd are each named Co-Chairman and CEO. |
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2007 |
Harvey introduces Vigilance impact-resistant windows. |
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2007 |
Harvey replaces its Manchester, NH plant with a new, state-of-the-art facility in Londonderry, NH. |
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2007 |
Harvey introduces 27 exterior color options for vinyl windows and patio doors. |
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2008 |
Harvey introduces online ordering option with e-Catalog. |
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2008 |
Harvey introduces Vigilance impact-resistant patio doors. |
