Ernst & Young Names PGT® President and CEO rod Hershberger Finalist for" Entrepreneur Award"

Winners will be announced at June 21 Banquet

VENICE, Fla. May 29, 2007 – PGT President and CEO Rod Hershberger is one of 25 finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year 2007 Award in Florida.

Hershberger was selected in the category of manufacturing and distribution from the West Florida region. Taking the helm in 2004, Hershberger is only the third president in the custom window and door manufacturer's 26-year history. He advanced through the PGT ranks, having served as Vice President of Customer Relations, Vice President of Manufacturing, Executive Vice President, and Chief Operating Officer. Today, he is the last original shareholder in management and the only company founder still with the company. He took PGT public last year. PGT Industies is a wholly owned subisdiary of PGT, Inc. (NASDAQ:PGTI). The company employs more than 2,000.

"Rod has earned this recognition," stated Debbie LaPinska, PGT Vice President of Marketing and Sales. "He walks his talk. He believes in doing the right thing for the customer, always, but paarticularly when no one else is watching. He is a steward of integrity…a characteristic that permeates the culture of PGT." Hershberger was also a key player in PGT"s business decision to provide consumers with safety and security and led the company's initiative to build a product that would later dominant the window and door market in Florida. The company introduced WinGuard® Impact-Resistant Windows and Doors in 1996. WinGuard is now the #1 residential impact-resistant product line in the industry. He also introduced a new product development cycle time which has allowed PGT to bring new products to market in as little as three to four months, from conception to delivery--setting today's standard of 99.7 percent on-time delivery performance level.

About PGT
PGT® pioneered the U.S. impact-resistant window and door industry and today is the nation's leading manufacturer and supplier of residential impact-resistant windows and doors. PGT is also one of the largest window and door manufactureres in the United States. In its 26th year, the company employs approximately 2,000 at its manufacturing, glass laminating and tempering plants, and delivery fleet facilities in Florida and North Carolina. Sold through a network of over 1,300 independent distributors, the company's total line of custom windows and doors is now available throughout the eastern United States, the Gulf Coast and in a growning international market, which includes athe Caribbean, South America and Australia. PGT's product line includes PGT® Aluminum and Viny Windows and Doors; WinGuard® Impact-Resistant Windows and Doors; PGT® Architectural Systems; and Eze-Breeze® Sliding Panels. PGT Industries is a wholly owned subsidiary of PGT, Inc. (NASDAQ:PGTI).

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