Builder's Best
Builder's Best is a Jacksonville-based manufacturer of residential and commercial venting products, including dryer ducting, vent hoods, and accessories, operating as a brand within the Duravent Group's 14-brand HVAC portfolio serving builders, contractors, and homeowners across North America.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1990
- HeadquartersJacksonville, United States
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Builder's Best does
Builder's Best operates a pure hardware-sales revenue model with no subscription component, distributing exclusively through the Duravent Group's commercial infrastructure rather than independent channels. Trade customers (builders, HVAC installers, contractors) access products, pricing, and ordering through the myDVG portal at mydvg.duraventgroup.com, while SMB and consumer buyers purchase via the Duravent brand store e-commerce platform (duravent.aether-stores.io). Public-facing product information and contact options are hosted at buildersbest.com. Marketing efforts leverage Duravent's integrated infrastructure, including downloadable brochures, spec sheets, installation videos on YouTube, an email newsletter, and presence at the annual AHR Expo in Las Vegas. Pricing is quote-based for commercial accounts and is not publicly disclosed.
Builder's Best firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Builder's Best
- Legal name
- Builder's Best
- Website
- https://buildersbest.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1990
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Builder's Best is a Jacksonville-based manufacturer of residential and commercial venting products, including dryer ducting, vent hoods, and accessories, operating as a brand within the Duravent Group's 14-brand HVAC portfolio serving builders, contractors, and homeowners across North America.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Builder's Best industry classification
Industry- Product category
- HVAC Venting Products
- NAICS
- Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413), Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415)
- SIC
- Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585), Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564), Wholesale-Hardware & Plumbing & Heating Equipment & Supplies (5070)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Ductwork, Duct Fittings & Air Distribution (Diffusers/Grilles/Registers) (IMADANAC)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Ventilation, Ducting & Air Distribution Equipment (IMAHAKAG), Louvers, Vents & Architectural Grilles (IMADAIAM), Dampers, Louvers & Ventilation Controls (IMADANAD), Range Hood, Vent & Appliance Ducting Installation/Repair (HSAGANAF), Ventilation System Installation & Repair (Bath/Kitchen Fans, ERV/HRV) (HSAOAIAF)
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Where Builder's Best is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Jacksonville
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Markets served
Builder's Best business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- HVAC/Venting Hardware Products: Builder's Best generates revenue through the sale of physical venting products including ductwork, elbows, vent hoods, and accessories. Products are sold through Duravent Group's distribution network to trade customers (builders, contractors, HVAC installers) and consumers. Revenue is primarily one-time product transactions with no recurring subscription component.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
Builder's Best product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Builder's Best manufactures and distributes venting hardware for residential and commercial HVAC and dryer-venting applications, including semi-rigid aluminum duct, rigid duct, periscopes, elbows, kits, hose, eave vents, wall caps, roof caps, clamps, connectors, foil tape, dryer outlet boxes, and accessories. Products serve builders, HVAC contractors, installers, and homeowners across North America through Duravent Group's distribution network, with proprietary Snap-Lock™ fittings and UL-certified lines.
Product overview
Builder's Best is a venting solutions brand within The Duravent Group's portfolio of 14 industry-leading HVAC brands. The company offers a comprehensive range of residential and commercial venting products organized into three main categories: Duct & Elbows (including Semi Rigid Aluminum Duct, Rigid Duct, Periscopes, Elbows, Kits, and Hose), Vent Hoods (Eave Vents, Wall Caps, Roof Caps), and Accessories (Tailpipes, Diffusers, Diverters, Connectors, Tape, Window & Trim Plates, Indoor Lint Traps, Clamps, Dryer Outlet Box). Key product lines include the SAF-T-DUCT dryer venting series with Snap-Lock fittings, Primex UV-protected polymer resin vents, P-Tanium galvanized venting products, and Metalflex aluminum air ducts. The brand portfolio includes specialized products like the OTT Over-The-Top and Close Loop UL dryer vent kits, various periscope models for tight spaces, and complete wall hood kits. Builder's Best serves builders, installers, and homeowners with a focus on safety, efficiency, and quality venting solutions across North America.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- SAF-T-DUCT®: Dryer venting product line featuring Snap-Lock™ fittings, pre-treated ends, and heavy-duty aluminum components for clothes dryers.
- Primex
- Close Loop™
- Over-The-Top®
Products and services
- SAF-T-DUCT® Dryer Venting Product Line Complete dryer venting product line featuring Snap-Lock factory-installed fittings, pre-treated ends for secure connections, 100% aluminum construction, and UL 2158A dryer transition duct compliance for residential clothes dryers.
- Primex Brand Vents UV-protected polymer resin venting products including soffit vents, wall caps, roof vents, and adapters under the Primex brand for various residential HVAC applications.
- P-Tanium™ Product Line Galvanized venting products with paintable finish including wide mouth hoods (GWM series), standard mouth hoods (GSM series), and trim plates for through-wall installations, featuring curved edges and 1/4-inch hem inside cutout for smooth insertion.
- Metalflex Product Line Aluminum air ducts with Acme lock seam technology for improved stretching and bending characteristics, including V250 and V350-U models for general HVAC supply, return, and exhaust applications.
- Readi-Pipe Product Line Soft cuff semi-rigid flexible ducts (V450-TD, V430) designed for clothes dryer venting with factory-made pre-treated ends for secure connections.
- A-Seam Product Line Thermofin stretch fit and semi-rigid flexible aluminum ducts including A100, A220, and A250-TD models for various HVAC applications.
- Close Loop™ Dryer Vent Kit UL listed complete dryer vent kit designed for safe, code-compliant clothes dryer venting installations.
- Over-The-Top® Dryer Vent Kit Complete dryer vent kit designed for over-the-top installations, providing a full venting solution for clothes dryers in configurations where side-wall venting is not feasible.
- Dryer Outlet Box Self-trimming drywall outlet box for dryer vent connections featuring six patented rip-tab knockouts (four 4-inch diameter and two 3x4.5-inch oval), six pre-drilled mounting holes, and fits all 16-inch centers on 2x4 and 2x6 studs.
- Zip Torq™ Clamps Unique polymeric stretch plastic clamp that tightens without tools and loosens with a #2 Phillips screwdriver, designed for foil or vinyl hose applications.
- Close Elbow® 90-degree turn elbow fitting designed for dryer connections that fits within 4 inches of wall cavity, with rotating Snap-Lock™ collars allowing flexible duct movement without disconnection.
- Primex SV28 Series Eave Vent One-piece molded hood design with UV-protected polymer resin, removable screen and damper, and snap-in adapters for tight sealing at eave/soffit ventilation locations.
- SAF-T-DUCT® Foil Tape Model 2158A 2.5-inch wide by 60-yard aluminum foil tape with aggressive acrylic adhesive meeting UL 181A-P and UL 181B-FX standards for duct closure systems, compliant with SCAQMD Rule 1168 VOC requirements.
Companies that use Builder's Best
Customer profileSegments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Builder's Best technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Builder's Best partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Duravent GroupcoreBuilder's Best is a brand portfolio member of the Duravent Group, one of North America's leading providers of HVAC and venting solutions with 14 industry-leading brands. The Duravent Group provides manufacturing, distribution, and marketing infrastructure for Builder's Best products. Duravent Group is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and operates across North America.
- Menzies GroupminorBuilder's Best products are showcased alongside Menzies Group products as part of strategic partnerships at the 2026 AHR Expo. Menzies Group provides commercial design team expertise and additional product offerings that complement Builder's Best venting solutions.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Builder's Best competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Z-Flex: Z-Flex manufactures venting systems including chimney liners, flexible vent ducts, and specialty venting products, addressing similar HVAC and dryer venting applications as Builder's Best.
- Fantech: Fantech manufactures inline fans, ventilation equipment, and duct accessories for residential and light-commercial ventilation, sharing Builder's Best's trade channel and overlapping in duct-connect and air-distribution components.
- Selkirk: Selkirk, a Duravent sister brand, manufactures chimney and venting products for residential and commercial applications, sharing distribution infrastructure and overlapping in certain venting categories with Builder's Best.
- Dundas Jafine: Dundas Jafine produces dryer vent kits, wall vents, roof vents, and HVAC accessories, making it a direct product-category competitor in the same trade and DIY channels Builder's Best serves.
- Deflecto: Deflecto manufactures dryer venting, HVAC ducting, and air-management products including flexible ducts, vent kits, and registers, overlapping directly with Builder's Best's SAF-T-DUCT-style core offering for residential and light-commercial installations.
- Amerivent: Amerivent, another Duravent Group sister brand, produces venting and air-handling products, sharing the same HVAC trade channel and customer base as Builder's Best.
- Hart & Cooley: Hart & Cooley, a sister brand within Duravent Group, manufactures registers, grilles, and air distribution products that overlap with Builder's Best's diffusers, grilles, and air-distribution component categories.
- In-O-Vate Technologies: In-O-Vate Technologies focuses on patented dryer venting solutions such as the DryerWallVent and through-wall termination products, directly competing with Builder's Best's wall caps and dryer outlet box offerings.
- Lambro Products: Lambro Products specializes in dryer vent kits, wall hoods, roof caps, and flexible ducting, addressing the same builder/contractor and DIY use cases as Builder's Best's vent hood and accessory lines.
Broad incumbents
- Broan-NuTone: Broan-NuTone is a large, established manufacturer of ventilation fans, range hoods, and indoor air-quality products with overlapping categories in bathroom exhaust venting and dryer venting, though operating across a much broader HVAC portfolio.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Builder's Best M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Builder's Best
What does Builder's Best do?
Builder's Best manufactures and distributes venting hardware for residential and commercial HVAC and dryer-venting applications, including semi-rigid aluminum duct, rigid duct, periscopes, elbows, kits, hose, eave vents, wall caps, roof caps, clamps, connectors, foil tape, dryer outlet boxes, and accessories. Products serve builders, HVAC contractors, installers, and homeowners across North America through Duravent Group's distribution network, with proprietary Snap-Lock™ fittings and UL-certified lines.
Is Builder's Best a public or private company?
Builder's Best is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Builder's Best founded?
Builder's Best was founded in 1990. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Builder's Best based?
Builder's Best is headquartered in Jacksonville, United States, in the North America region.
How does Builder's Best make money?
One revenue line is on record: HVAC/Venting Hardware Products.
Who are Builder's Best's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Z-Flex, Fantech, Selkirk, Dundas Jafine, Deflecto, Amerivent, Hart & Cooley, In-O-Vate Technologies and Lambro Products. Broan-NuTone is listed as a broad incumbent.
Does Builder's Best have an API?
No public API is recorded for Builder's Best.
What industry is Builder's Best in?
Builder's Best's product category is HVAC Venting Products. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMADANAC, Ductwork, Duct Fittings & Air Distribution (Diffusers/Grilles/Registers), with a secondary code of IMAHAKAG, Ventilation, Ducting & Air Distribution Equipment. Its NAICS code is 333413 and its SIC code is 3585.