Levolor Explained

Levolor is an American manufacturer of custom window blinds and shades,^{[1] [2]} 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.^[3] Lorentzen introduced standardization, vertical integration, metal manufacturing and assembly lines to the window blinds industry.^[4]

In 1993, Levolor was acquired by Newell.^{[5] [6]} The company was sold to Hunter Douglas, a Dutch custom window blind manufacturer, in July 2016 for a reported US$260 million.^[7]

Notes and References

1. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE0D91338F936A25756C0A96E948260&scp=1&sq=levelor&st=cse&pagewanted=1 Behind the Blinds at Levolor
2. https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0711FF38550C738FDDAF0894D0484D81 BUSINESS PEOPLE; Levolor Gets New Head From an Air Courier
3. News: 1974-01-18 . Hans Lorentzen Dies at 86; Pioneer in Window Blinds . 2025-03-18 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
4. Web site: About Levolor . 17 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084403/http://www.levolor.com/about/index.php . 19 August 2014 .
5. News: 1993-04-07 . COMPANY NEWS; NEWELL TO ACQUIRE LEVOLOR, WINDOW-COVERINGS MAKER . 2025-03-18 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
6. Web site: Our History - Newell Brands . Newell Brands . 20 September 2017 . 4 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160604033019/http://www.newellbrands.com/OurCompany/Pages/OurHistory.aspx . dead .
7. Web site: Staff . Home Textiles Today . 2016-03-17 . Hunter Douglas to acquire Levolor and Kirsch . 2025-03-18 . Home Textiles Today . en-US.