U S Block Windows® Inc. Acquires Hy-Lite® Products
April 2, 2009

U S Block Windows Inc. has purchased substantially all of the assets of Hy-Lite Products Inc., an acrylic block and decorative glass window manufacturer located in Eatonton, Ga. Hy-Lite was previously owned by Fortune Brands Inc. U S Block Windows Inc., which is headquartered in Pensacola, Fla., with manufacturing facilities in Pensacola and Tempe, Ariz., is privately owned by Hampshire Equity Partners of Greenwich, Conn.

"The addition of Hy-Lite's products to our existing company will provide window dealers, builders and consumers with a broad variety of choices to meet their expanding privacy window needs from a single source," says Roger Murphy, president of U S Block Windows Inc. "We're excited by this opportunity to strengthen our company with an increased product offering that positions us as the leading acrylic block provider in the industry."

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