What Caffes-Steele does

Caffes-Steele is a privately held, for-profit specialty trade contractor headquartered in Beltsville, Maryland, that sells and installs commercial windows. Founded in 1982, the firm has operated for over four decades in the commercial fenestration market, with a current staff of 51-100 employees. Its core service is the supply and professional installation of commercial window systems — a project-based, B2B trade service whose end customers typically include commercial real estate developers, general contractors, institutional building owners, and property managers requiring new construction or renovation glazing work.

The firm's operations are anchored in the Mid-Atlantic region (Beltsville, MD, in the Washington D.C. metro corridor), and its revenue mechanics follow the standard commercial glazing contractor model: per-project bids or negotiated contracts for window procurement and installation labor, with revenue recognition on a percentage-of-completion or project-completion basis. No proprietary software platform, digital sales channel, or technology stack is described in the available material; the firm's public website (caffes-steele.com) currently displays only a placeholder loading page and provides no additional product, pricing, certification, or capability detail beyond the firm's name and brief description.

No financing history, ownership structure, named customers, certifications, awards, partnerships, leadership roster, geographic service-area disclosure, or M&A activity are documented in the source data. The company is privately held with no public ticker and no disclosed parent or subsidiary entities.

Name

Caffes-Steele

Website

https://caffes-steele.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Caffes-Steele is a privately held commercial window contractor based in Beltsville, Maryland, founded in 1982, that sells and installs commercial window systems for business customers in the Mid-Atlantic region with a staff of 51-100 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Windows

NAICS

Metal Window and Door Manufacturing (332321)

akta.pro primary industry

Windows (IMADAIAC)

Keywords

• Commercial window installation
• Commercial windows sales
• Storefront window systems
• Building envelope solutions
• Window replacement services

Headquarters

HQ city

Beltsville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Caffes-Steele sells and installs commercial windows. The company supplies commercial-grade window products to business and institutional buyers and provides professional installation services to fit those products at customer sites. Operations are based in Beltsville, Maryland, and have been active since 1982.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Windows Commercial-grade window products sold to businesses, contractors, and institutional buyers for new construction, renovation, or replacement projects on commercial buildings.
• Commercial Window Installation Services Professional on-site installation of commercial window products supplied by Caffes-Steele, delivered to business and institutional customers at their facilities.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Kawneer Company: A leading commercial aluminum window, door, and curtain wall manufacturer (an Arconic brand). Comparable to Caffes-Steele as the upstream supplier of commercial glazing products that independent installers like Caffes-Steele source and install.
• Marvin Windows and Doors: Premium window and door manufacturer with a commercial and architectural division. Comparable as a manufacturer whose products Caffes-Steele may specify or install on commercial projects.
• Andersen Corporation: One of the largest U.S. window manufacturers, with a commercial segment (Andersen Commercial). Comparable as both a competitor and supplier for commercial window projects in Caffes-Steele's market.
• Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope: National supplier and installer of architectural glazing systems including commercial windows. Directly comparable in business model (sell + install commercial windows), but at much larger scale across multiple regions.
• Apogee Enterprises: Public parent of commercial glazing brands (Harmon, Tubelite, EFCO). A scaled national platform that competes with Caffes-Steele on large commercial window projects, but operates across multiple product categories and geographies.
• Pella Corporation: Major window and door manufacturer with a commercial division. While more residential-skewed, Pella's commercial offering and installer network compete for similar commercial-project specifications that Caffes-Steele targets.
• JELD-WEN: Global manufacturer of windows and doors with a meaningful commercial segment. Comparable to Caffes-Steele as both a competing brand and a potential supplier of window units for installation projects.

Direct peers

• Wausau Window and Wall Systems: Specialty manufacturer of commercial aluminum windows, curtain walls, and storefront systems. The closest product-line analog to Caffes-Steele's commercial window installation focus, often engaged on similar D.C. metro projects.
• Trulite Glass & Aluminum Solutions: Manufacturer and fabricator of architectural aluminum and glass products for commercial window, storefront, and curtain wall applications. Closely aligned with Caffes-Steele's commercial window focus.

Regional players

• PGT Innovations: Manufacturer of impact-resistant windows and doors, primarily serving the Southeast U.S. Comparable in product category (commercial-grade fenestration) but operates in a different geography than Caffes-Steele.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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