history (our story)

At the heart of Brothers Home Improvement Inc. is family. Our company attributes its success to a strong family philosophy that has guided and allowed Brothers Home Improvement to remain consistently profitable throughout the ups and downs of replacement window industry cycles for over a decade. In fact, the company was named after the relationship between the two founding members: brothers Ralph and Gene Cavanna. The second eldest of nine and the youngest of the family combined Ralph’s years of experience in the window industry with Gene’s business expertise.

Today eight out of nine Cavanna siblings work for the business, as well as a handful of in-laws, cousins, and a healthy sprinkling of the second generation. Of course, the fact that roughly 15% of the company's 130+ employees are related does not single handedly account for the company's unparalleled success in the retro-fit window industry, but it has definitely played a role alongside our loyal and hardworking employees.

It all started in San Jose in 1994 when the brothers decided to open the company. Ralph had years of experience in the industry, and Gene left his position as a senior manager of operations with FedEx to pursue the venture.

In 1996 a second location was opened in Roseville, CA where Gene made his home, while Ralph continued to reside near the San Jose location.

As our company took a foothold in both market areas, Gene and Ralph enticed numerous trusted family members to join the growing business. Brother Michael left his career with Apple to become Vice President of Sales, brother-in-law Steve became Regional Vice President of operations, sisters Rocio, Asun, Marisa and Rosa were appointed Directors of Marketing, Administration, Purchasing and Service, and Receivables, respectively.

Within just a few years the company established itself in markets throughout Northern and Southern California, and our newest operation in Reno, NV. Today Gene's son Michael serves as a Regional Vice President of Southern California, and his daughter Angel handles accounting for the manufacturing plant. And that's just to name a few of the family members involved in the business.

Just as the company became a major influence in the window industry, "Brothers" took the biggest leap of all. In 2003, in order to have complete control of our customer's experience, we opened our very own manufacturing plant in Sparks, Nevada, and introduced an exclusive line designed and engineered specifically for the West Coast. Today we are repeatedly referred to as "Everyone's favorite window company"