Loewen Windows
Canadian millwork manufacturer
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Loewen is a Canadian manufacturer of wood window and door systems for residential and light commercial applications. The company uses Douglas fir and mahogany in its products. As of 2025, it had a network of several hundred dealers across North America and employed approximately 700 people.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Window & Door |
| Founded | 1905 |
| Founder | Cornelius Toews Loewen |
| Headquarters | , Canada |
Area served | United States, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean |
Number of employees | 700[1] (2025) |
| Website | www |
History
Loewen was founded in 1905 by Cornelius Toews Loewen in Steinbach, Manitoba, as Loewen Millwork.[2] Early products included church pews and beekeeping equipment. From the 1930s through the 1940s the company shifted to manufacturing pre-built windows and doors to supply the post-war boom in housing construction.
In the 1990s, Loewen expanded into the United States and became a supplier of custom wood windows and doors. Following the 2008 financial crisis, Loewen Windows lost 90% of its business and was forced to cut the employees from 1,700 down to 500.[3] In 2010, the business was sold from the local Loewen family to VKR Holding A/S, an investment company based in Denmark.[4] A few years later, the company was purchased back from VKR Holding A/S by brothers Clyde and Charles Loewen in 2013, with support from other investors.[3] The window manufacturer continued to sustain itself despite additional economic troubles during the COVID-19 pandemic and the tariffs enacted by Donald Trump on Canada in 2025. As of 2025, Loewen Windows exports approximately 85% of its products to the United States, making it vulnerable to economic conditions there.[1]