Levolor

{{Infobox company

| logo = Levolor logo.svg

| industry = Window blinds and shades manufacturer

| founded = 1914

| key_people = Sanjiv Chhatwal (president)

}}

Levolor is an American manufacturer of custom window blinds and shades,[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE0D91338F936A25756C0A96E948260&scp=1&sq=levelor&st=cse&pagewanted=1 Behind the Blinds at Levolor], New York Times, Alison Leigh Cowan, 15 May 1988[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0711FF38550C738FDDAF0894D0484D81 BUSINESS PEOPLE; Levolor Gets New Head From an Air Courier], New York Times, 20 June 1988 as well as stock blinds and shades.

Levolor is headquartered in the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area, and operates in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and China. The company was purchased by Hunter Douglas in 2016.

History

The company was founded in 1914 in Hoboken, New Jersey by Hans K. Lorentzen, a Danish immigrant who originally started out as a tool and die maker.{{Cite news |date=1974-01-18 |title=Hans Lorentzen Dies at 86; Pioneer in Window Blinds |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/01/18/archives/hans-lorentzen-dies-at-86-pioneer-in-window-blinds.html |access-date=2025-03-18 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} Lorentzen introduced standardization, vertical integration, metal manufacturing and assembly lines to the window blinds industry.{{cite web | url=http://www.levolor.com/about/index.php | title=About Levolor | access-date=17 August 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084403/http://www.levolor.com/about/index.php | archive-date=19 August 2014 }}

In 1993, Levolor was acquired by Newell (known today as Newell Brands).{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=1993-04-07 |title=COMPANY NEWS; NEWELL TO ACQUIRE LEVOLOR, WINDOW-COVERINGS MAKER |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/07/business/company-news-newell-to-acquire-levolor-window-coverings-maker.html |access-date=2025-03-18 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{cite web | url=http://www.newellbrands.com/OurCompany/Pages/OurHistory.aspx | title=Our History - Newell Brands | publisher=Newell Brands | access-date=20 September 2017}} The company was sold to Hunter Douglas, a Dutch custom window blind manufacturer, in July 2016 for a reported US$260 million.{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Home Textiles Today |date=2016-03-17 |title=Hunter Douglas to acquire Levolor and Kirsch |url=https://www.hometextilestoday.com/industry-news/hunter-douglas-acquire-levolor-and-kirsch/ |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=Home Textiles Today |language=en-US}}

References

External links

{{Official website|http://www.levolor.com/|www.levolor.com, Levolor official website}}

Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1914

Category:1914 establishments in New Jersey

Category:Manufacturing companies based in Atlanta