The story
Everest was founded by Lewis Golden in 1964. It became one of the first companies in the market of double glazing. In what became a very fragmented market, with over 3,000 companies, the company grew to become the second biggest in the UK market by sales and turnover with 2.5% of the market (£165m sales) by 2009, later rising to 3%.
Private Equity firm Better Capital acquired the company in March 2012 for £25 million. In November 2013, the company won the Interactive Media Awards in content, design, functionality, high standards of compliance and usability.
In 2014, Everest windows introduced triple glazing to the volume market.
Everest Windows were awarded Sales Team of the Year runner up and Sales Director of the Year runner up at the British Excellence in Sales & Marketing Awards in March 2015.
Administration
On 6 June 2020, Everest Limited was put into administration by its owner, Better Capital. It then created a new company called Everest 2020 and bought up the operations and order book. The new company owned by the previous owners of Everest chose not honour the warranties of previous customers. The BBC Watchdog programme said "the new company was using the same or very similar branding and claiming that they have been making quality products since 1965, but despite promoting the old company’s heritage, it was not looking after all of its customers."
On 24 April 2024, Everest 2000 Limited was itself put into administration, putting 350 jobs at risk, and appointed administrators from ReSolve Advisory Limited.
From Wikipedia’s article on Everest Home Improvement, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4