About us
PermaSeal
Perma Seal has provided high-quality products with world-class service for over 60 years. Our team is fully committed to high quality service, expert craftsmanship. We provide expert advice without cost, and the best customer service possible!
Since 1964, we’ve provided top-notch service for all windows and doors sold in the Alberta market, even those made by others. Our craftsmen are experts and provide superior installations and repairs for all brands, and we professionally assess, manage and provide restoration services and learning for new and historic fenestration.
We partner with many organizations who require assessment, support and completion of historic restoration projects for windows, doors and historic artifacts of wood, metal-clad wood, steel, aluminum, copper, bronze and composites.
Our History
1959 – Ted Belter assumes Hollyview, begins manufacturing aluminum sliding windows.
1961 – Belter attains CMHC # 4729 for new innovation, energy-efficient, extruded and welded aluminum frames with no bare wood on the exterior. This was a new innovation for commercial and residential patio doors and aluminum windows…a train-car load of plywood and glass a week running two shifts and weekends the result.
1964 – Perma Seal purchases equipment, begins manufacturing new tech glass-two glass pieces sealed with air between. The new glazing technology a hermetic sealed double pane insulating unit is four times more efficient than single glass…a golden discovery!
1965 – Perma Seal develops window systems to lead the west into new windows offering more efficient, dual-pane glass technology in manufactured windows-insulating glass!
1976 – Residential/commercial/industrial windows manufactured /w insulated glass units.
1980 – Perma Seal begins developing network of dealers and contractors markets more energy efficient products in addition to aluminum window & door systems made, some time later, Gord Gauvin begins dealing high-efficiency windows and doors offered by Perma Seal.
1995 – Gord suggests Perma Seal increases client base, and moves himself to develop a market strategy to fill a void of cultural heritage restoration capable firms resources in Edmonton, and is offered stakes in Perma Seal operations, in return for instituting and directing the plan that Perma Seal fill the market void.
1996 – Support from Alberta’s Heritage Maintenance Program allows commencement of rehabilitation of historic detail, wood windows and doors in Edmonton’s first apartment building, the Arlington Apartments is started, with structure designation of a Provincial Historic Resource. Hundreds of wood windows, doors and historic detailing was fully rehabilitated back to original condition and function, in four months.
1999 – In Edmonton, a void of firms capable of heritage restoration existed to provide us an opportunity. A large historic project is offered Gord by former City Councilor, Gene Dub-Architect, to rehabilitate the 244 wood windows in his newly acquired structure, the McLeod Building. Our shop begins producing product to rehabilitate the 244 oak wood windows. Removal of a century of built-up layers of flaking lead-based paint and varnish was undertaken, and at our shop, replica sash and components were fabricated converting original oak window sash from single pane glass, to more efficient, dual pane insulating units with new long-term finishes applied inside and out.
2000 – Gordon Gauvin begins expansion of historic rehabilitation operations with the hiring of several industry certified craftsmen to begin training apprentices drawn from NAIT’s cabinetry/cabinet-maker program.
2002 – Perma Seal’s capabilities expanded in the two years following, and the “stable” of craftsmen in various stages of training, allowed expansion of our firm’s capabilities to assess, plan and execute window restorations in the provincially designated historic grain elevators in both, Mayerthorpe and Leduc.
2003 – fabrication and execution of historic and designated heritage structures, government buildings & special historic structures like; Shaw Building, Land Titles Building, Beth Shalom Synagogue, St. Joseph’s Basilica, Alberta Legislature, Government House Stables, Keillor Cabin and various other important historic entities throughout Alberta.
2005 – Purchase of select assets of the original entity-Hollyview Windows and Perma-Seal Glass Ltd., and select assets and equipment from former industry leader in local heritage production-Superior Sash, allowed Perma Seal to produce historic replication windows and doors for the service market it was serving.
2024 – Our journey of achievements continues to thrive as we step confidently into a promising future!
Specialized equipment and a larger work-space provided opportunity for Perma Seal Windows & Doors to manufacture world-class wood doors and windows, replications for special historic projects; doors for Alberta-Premier’s suite, work at Alberta Legislature, and significant places of worship; St. Joseph’s Basilica, Beth Shalom Synagogue, First Baptist Church, McDougall United Church and St. John’s Anglican near U of A campus. Our firm’s determination to keep Alberta’s history alive and looking good brings Perma Seal Windows & Doors into the category of heritage stewards, those who respect original culture, our land and First People, using original craftsmanship, tooling and procedures.
Why Perma Seal Windows and Doors
5600 projects plus well done for over 1400 unique customers over 60 years! We remain very capable to complete great work for heritage, residential and commercial homes and structures, including historically designated property. We are leaders in our industry in adherence to building code, the assessment of issues with integrity, and problem solving energy efficiency issues, difficult and complex building envelope concerns, with quality, reliability and the expertise they expect. If Perma Seal does it, it’s well done!
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