Trimlite was founded in 1982 in Vancouver, British Columbia by Larry Elliott, Douglas Schick, and David Nicol. It began as a small manufacturer of decorative glass for steel door fabricators and wood door manufacturers. Trimlite opened its first stile and rail door facility in 1993 and established a presence in 1995 in Vietnam to expand its decorative glass manufacturing capabilities.

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Today, Trimlite owns and operates 10 locations in 4 countries that manufactures and distributes interior doors, exterior doors, door glass, and door accessories to the single family and multi-family housing markets.

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We are a problem-solving, service-oriented company, that manufactures and distributes superior door and doorlite products.

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We are a manufacturer, fabricator, and distributor of doors and doorlites

• We build and distribute products that are customized to suit local and regional building trends

• We partner with other manufacturers and distributors that align with our mission and values

• We are financially responsible and practice common sense approach to growth

• We value consistency – with high product quality and dependable lead times

We are customer focused

• We work hard to be a preferred glass and door company

• We are fenestration experts, so that we can provide trusted product recommendations

• We hire, develop, and empower our people to make decisions to help customers

We question conventional wisdom and challenge the status quo

• We design products for homes now and for the future

• We are at our best when solving problems, and believe the best innovation comes from these challenges

• Our manufacturing and warehousing flexibility provides us with the capability to design a program that works for our customers

We are a company that exceeds the needs of our customers and improves returns for our shareholders