Fast Company Honors Pella Corporation as a 2025 Best Workplace for Innovators During Centennial Year
Pella Corporation, a leading window and door manufacturer, has been named to Fast Company’s 2025 list of the Best Workplaces for Innovators, earning recognition in the AI, Automation, and Machine Learning Excellence category. The award highlights organizations that create space for bold ideas, experimentation and cross-functional collaboration, qualities that have long defined Pella’s approach to innovation.
“For a company with more than 100 years of history, embracing new ways of thinking is what keeps us industry leaders,” said Travis Turnbull, Vice President & CIO, Pella Corporation. “Our team members are encouraged to explore new ideas and empowered to innovate. From IT and operations to engineering and beyond, teams are integrating new AI tools that encourage bold thinking and collaboration to deliver meaningful solutions for our customers.”
Pella was recognized for its investment in modernizing manufacturing processes, embracing emerging technology to improve efficiency, and creating opportunities for employees to contribute ideas that shape both products and operations. With a century of experience, Pella continues to lead the window and door industry through bold innovations and a workplace culture that empowers its people.
This latest honor builds on Pella’s strong track record of innovation. Earlier this year, Pella was named to Fast Company’s 2025 Most Innovative Companies list for Pella Steady Set™—the industry’s first interior window installation system. Additional honors include Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2024 and 2022, Most Innovative Company in 2023, and Most Innovative Design Company in 2022.
Now in its seventh year, Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators recognizes companies that foster a culture of innovation and creativity from within. Each year, editors and a global research partner evaluate submissions through a two-stage process, looking at factors like innovation culture, employee empowerment, resources and real-world impact.
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About Pella Corporation
Pella has been creating a brighter future for its customers, communities, and team members since 1925. Recognized as an industry leader in innovation, Pella Corporation designs and manufactures windows and doors for residential homes and commercial applications. The company is headquartered in Pella, Iowa, and employs more than 10,000 team members across 20 manufacturing locations and 220 showrooms across the U.S. and Canada. For more information, visit https://www.pella.com/