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Pella

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A century-old national window brand with a Florida-built, HVHZ-rated impact line.

Founded in 1925 and still owned by the Kuyper family, Pella is one of the largest window and door manufacturers in the country — wood, fiberglass, vinyl, and aluminum under a single name. For the Florida hurricane zone, its HurricaneShield vinyl impact line is built in Ocala and carries HVHZ approvals for Miami-Dade and Broward. Armor Pro installs Pella's Florida-built impact lines, plus its entry doors and Lifestyle windows, across South Florida.

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Why we install Pella

A 100-year national brand with a Florida-built impact line — HurricaneShield is engineered in Ocala for the HVHZ, giving homeowners the Pella name with Miami-Dade and Broward storm protection.

More About Pella
Black-framed Pella windows and double-door entry, the whole-home range from windows to doors that Pella is known for.
Black-framed Pella windows and double-door entry, the whole-home range from windows to doors that Pella is known for.
Pella windows set in stone and shingle siding.
Pella's 1925 roots: a Rolscreen Company service wagon from the Pella, Iowa firm that grew into Pella Windows & Doors.
Pella Vista Series — the brand's premium aluminum line with ultra-thin sightlines and walls of glass.
Pella at a Glance
Headquarters
Pella, IA
Founded
1925
Product Lines
8
Best For
Brand-name impact & whole-home replacement
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About the Manufacturer

About Pella

Pella Corporation is a privately held, family-owned national window and door manufacturer headquartered in Pella, Iowa, celebrating its 100-year anniversary in 2025. With more than $2 billion in annual revenue, 11,000 employees, 21 manufacturing facilities, and 250 showrooms across North America, Pella is one of the largest fenestration manufacturers in the U.S. market.

The Pella catalog spans the broadest material range of any manufacturer in the South Florida impact category: clad-wood (Reserve and Lifestyle), fiberglass (Impervia), vinyl (Encompass, 250 Series, 150 Series), premium aluminum (Vista), HVHZ residential vinyl impact (HurricaneShield, manufactured in Ocala, Florida by Pella's CWS subsidiary), commercial vinyl impact (Defender, also CWS-built), entry doors, bifold doors, and storm doors under a LARSON licensing agreement.

Pella's Florida operation is anchored by the CWS subsidiary in Ocala, with HurricaneShield and Defender lines engineered specifically for Florida coastal and HVHZ jurisdictions. Armor Pro installs the Pella HurricaneShield and Defender lines plus Pella entry-door and Lifestyle Series products across South Florida, with the Florida-built impact lines particularly suited to Miami-Dade and Broward installations.

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Product Lines

The 8 Pella product lines we install.

Lifestyle Series

Lifestyle Series

Windows & Doors 9 models

Volume best-selling clad-wood mid-tier line for non-HVHZ residential. Seven window operations plus bay and bow, hinged door, and sliding patio door.
HurricaneShield Series

HurricaneShield Series

Windows & Doors 8 models

Florida-built (Ocala) residential vinyl impact line for HVHZ. Four window operations plus three patio door styles, all Miami-Dade and Broward certified.
Reserve Series

Reserve Series

Windows & Doors 3 models

Premium clad-wood and all-wood line in Traditional, Contemporary, and Impact-Resistant variants. The Impact variant carries HVHZ certification for South Florida.
Defender Series

Defender Series

Window 5 models

Commercial-grade vinyl impact for multi-family and light-commercial. Five operation styles on the CWS-6100 vinyl frame, built in Ocala by the CWS subsidiary.
Vista Series

Vista Series

Windows & Doors 8 models

Premium aluminum line with ultra-thin sightlines for architect-led projects. Nine product configurations including a 10-panel multi-slide door and 10-foot-tall casements.
Doors

Doors

Door 4 models

Standalone door portfolio: fiberglass and steel entry doors, clad-wood bifold patio doors, and LARSON-licensed storm doors co-branded under the Pella name.
Encompass + 250/150 Vinyl Stack

Encompass + 250/150 Vinyl Stack

Window 3 models

Three-tier vinyl line covering Encompass mid-tier, 250 Series premium, and 150 Series Lowe's-exclusive stock. Volume vinyl for non-HVHZ Florida residential.
Impervia Series

Impervia Series

Windows & Doors 2 models

Fiberglass window and patio door line in casement, awning, and sliding configurations. Awarded for material longevity, with Universal Design ergonomic framing.

Approvals & Certifications

Current Miami-Dade Notices of Acceptance (NOAs) and Florida Product Approvals for Pella products we install.

36 Florida Product Approvals
Authority Approval # Product Issued Expires
FL DBPR FL20653.R9 Lifestyle Series — Pella Lifestyle Fixed / Picture / Specialty Shapes 2026-01-27 —
FL DBPR FL20532.R7 Lifestyle Series — Pella Lifestyle Awning 2026-01-27 —
FL DBPR FL47480.R1 HurricaneShield Series — Pella HurricaneShield Vinyl Hinged Patio Door 2025-12-09 —
FL DBPR FL20675.R7 Lifestyle Series — Pella Lifestyle Casement 2025-12-03 —
FL DBPR FL4092.R12 HurricaneShield Series — Pella HurricaneShield Vinyl Sliding Window 2025-08-12 —
FL DBPR FL47325 Lifestyle Series — Pella Lifestyle Sliding Patio Door 2025-02-17 —
FL DBPR FL10346.R12 Lifestyle Series — Pella Lifestyle Hinged / In-Swing Patio Door 2024-12-22 —
FL DBPR FL11877.R10 Lifestyle Series — Pella Lifestyle Fixed / Picture / Specialty Shapes 2024-07-24 —
FL DBPR FL11865.R10 Lifestyle Series — Pella Lifestyle Casement 2024-07-24 —
FL DBPR FL11883.R10 Lifestyle Series — Pella Lifestyle Awning 2024-07-24 —
FL DBPR FL16246.R7 Lifestyle Series — Pella Lifestyle Hinged / In-Swing Patio Door 2024-07-17 —
FL DBPR FL10354.R11 Lifestyle Series — Pella Lifestyle Double Hung 2024-07-17 —

Brands We Also Install

Pella is part of the Pella family. Armor Pro installs and services these related brands too:

Custom Window Systems
Lawson Windows & Doors
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Frequently Asked Questions

Pella Corporation is a family-owned national manufacturer headquartered in Pella, Iowa, founded in 1925 and now spanning more than 20 plants across the country. For the Florida hurricane market the important detail is that Pella's impact lines, HurricaneShield and Defender, are built in Ocala, Florida by Pella's CWS subsidiary, so the storm products are made in-state rather than shipped in. We install and service Pella across South Florida and handle the order, permit, and installation regardless of which plant a given product comes from.

Only some of the Pella catalog is HVHZ-rated, so the brand name alone doesn't tell you. The dedicated HVHZ residential line is HurricaneShield (vinyl impact, built in Ocala), and the Reserve Impact-Resistant clad-wood line is the premium HVHZ option. The rest of Pella's range, including Lifestyle wood, Impervia fiberglass, the Encompass vinyl stack, Vista aluminum, and the Defender commercial line, is not HVHZ-approved. For a Miami-Dade or Broward address we spec HurricaneShield or Reserve Impact, and confirm the exact approval against your opening before ordering.

A Florida Product Approval (FL#) covers installations across most of the state, while a Miami-Dade NOA is the stricter approval required inside the HVHZ, which is Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Several Pella lines, like Lifestyle and Defender, carry FL Product Approvals that are fine for non-HVHZ coastal and inland work but do not clear an HVHZ permit. We pull the approval that matches your county and opening so the permit goes through cleanly, and we'll tell you up front if a quoted product can't be permitted at your address.

We install Pella's Florida-built impact lines, HurricaneShield (HVHZ vinyl) and Defender (commercial vinyl impact for coastal non-HVHZ), plus the Reserve Impact-Resistant clad-wood option for high-end HVHZ projects, along with Pella's non-impact lines, entry doors, and Lifestyle windows where the project calls for them. The right line depends on your county's code requirement, whether the opening needs impact glass, your material preference, and budget. We match all of that during the consultation rather than steering you to one product.

Pella's main draws are brand recognition, a 100-year track record, and the broadest material range in the category: wood, fiberglass, vinyl, and aluminum all under one name. For the hurricane zone specifically, the relevant products narrow to the Florida-built HurricaneShield and Reserve Impact lines. If you want the Pella name with genuine HVHZ protection, that's a reasonable choice, and we'll be candid about which Pella products do and don't meet the code so the brand premium is buying you something real.

Pella publishes separate limited warranties by material, with different terms for its wood, fiberglass, vinyl, and aluminum products, and the company has historically advertised a strong limited lifetime warranty on its wood lines. The product warranty comes from Pella; the workmanship of the installation is a separate matter. As your installer, we stand behind our own installation work and go over the applicable Pella warranty document with you before you order.

Pella distributes some lines through Lowe's, including the impact HurricaneShield and Defender vinyl and several non-impact vinyl tiers, alongside its own dealer network. The products are Pella products in both channels, but the buying path differs: a big-box channel typically separates the consultation, measurement, and install into different appointments and crews. With Armor Pro you deal with one team start to finish for the consult, measure, and installation.

Pella, Rolscreen, Reserve, Lifestyle Series, Impervia, Defender Series, Vista, and HurricaneShield are trademarks of their respective owners.

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