Sashco sealants.

• Author: Peterson, Eric
• Position: Cool Colorado Stuff - Brief Article

SASHCO SEALANTS: When Don Burch founded Sashco in 1936, metal windowpanes were Just beginning to show up on Colorado homes, in place of the wooden statusquo. But the putty on the market at the time didn't stick to metal quite right, leading Burch to make a product that did. The breakthrough proved fortuitous, as did a number of innovations and new products (sealants, stains, and chinking) that followed. Today Les Burch (Don's son) runs the 80-employee company, which has two divisions: one dedicated to home improvement and another focused on the log home market. Les attributed Sashco's longevity to "the internal atmosphere and culture of the company," noting, "I think companies are...