• Bob Morrison joins Alcoa as Sales Engineer.
  • Fred Bigony joins Alcoa in Industrial Sales.
  • Bob and Fred begin working together in Alcoa's Boston Sales Office.


  • Fred discusses future of aluminum siding with Bernard E. Mendelsohn, owner of Harvey Window Corporation.
  • Barney and Fred form Harvey to manufacture aluminum siding, and Bob and Fred become vice presidents of Harvey.
  • Harvey becomes incorporated. Harvey' first office is in Dorchester at Harvey Window Corporation.
  • Harvey moves into the old Waltham Door and Window Co. building at 39 Emerson Road.
  • Plans for manufacturing aluminum siding fall through. Harvey concentrates on the wholesale distribution of aluminum remodeling products.
  • Harvey becomes Bird's first vinyl distributor. Harvey hires their first employee, Lenny Swanton, to help out in the warehouse.
  • 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.
  • Barney Mendelsohn sells Harvey Window Corporation to an associate.
  • Bob and Fred buy the Carefree Window Line and Panorama Door Line Equipment, and Harvey Mfg., Inc. is born.


  • Harvey begins to market and sell windows and doors under the Harvey name, replacing the former Carefree (and Cairfree) trademarks.
  • Alan Marlow joins Harvey.


  • Manufacturing division adds premium vinyl windows and wood windows and doors to their manufacturing capabilities, beginning the Construction Products Division.
  • Alan Marlow becomes president after working his way through various positions in the company.
  • Harvey begins manufacturing the Classic vinyl window.


  • Harvey begins manufacturing the Signature, the Slimline, the Classic Double Hung (with welded sash) and the Vicon New Construction (adding the integral nail fin in 1997) vinyl windows.
  • Harvey begins manufacturing the Acoustical Window System, the Harvey Vinyl Patio Door, the Majesty wood window and the solid core storm door.
  • Harvey uses improved Majesty design with silicone glazed sash.
  • Harvey becomes ISO 9001 and ISO 9002 certified.
  • Harvey manufactures Vicon windows with integral nail fin.


  • Harvey corporate offices move from two separate buildings to a newly constructed building at 1400 Main Street in Waltham, Massachusetts.
  • Harvey is named Energy Star Partner of the Year, Eastern Region and celebrates its 40th year in business.
  • Lenny Swanton, Harvey's first employee, retires after 39 years of service.
  • Harvey creates a new patio room manufacturing division.
  • Harvey grows to 33 branches in 8 states and 3 manufacturing plants (including a state-of-the-art facility in Londonderry, NH). First Harvey product showrooms open in Lincoln, RI and Manchester, NH and its first standalone product showroom located in Burlington, MA.
  • Harvey improves Vicon window by adding factory-applied exterior casing options.
  • The 5 millionth vinyl replacement window is manufactured.
  • Tom Bigony and Erik Jarnryd are each named Co-Chairman and CEO.
  • Harvey introduces Vigilance impact-resistant windows and patio doors.
  • Harvey introduces 27 exterior color options for vinyl windows and patio doors.
  • Harvey introduces online ordering option with e-Catalog.


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