UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)     NOVEMBER 15, 2004


                            PLY GEM INDUSTRIES, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                                    DELAWARE
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


                   333-114041                               11-1727150
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           (Commission File Number)           (IRS Employer Identification No.)


             185 PLATT CLAY WAY
              KEARNEY, MISSOURI                                64060
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                     (Zip Code)


                                 (800) 800-2244
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                 NOT APPLICABLE
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

Certain statements made in this Form 8-K, including any statements as to future
results of operations and financial projections, may constitute "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995, as amended. Forward-looking statements are based on management's
expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions. These statements are not
guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties,
which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual future results and trends may
differ materially from what is forecast in forward-looking statements due to a
variety of factors. Additional information regarding these factors is contained
in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including,
without limitation, our Registration Statement, as amended, on Form S-4.

ITEM 2.02.    RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

         On November 15, 2004, Ply Gem Industries, Inc. (the "Company") reported
its results of operations for its fiscal quarter ended October 2, 2004. A copy
of the press release issued by the Company concerning the foregoing results is
furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

         The information in this Form 8-K, including the accompanying exhibit,
is being furnished under Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange
Act"), or otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor shall such
information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of the general
incorporation language of such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by
specific reference in such filing.

ITEM 9.01.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(a)           Financial statements of businesses acquired.

              Not applicable

(b)           Pro forma financial information.

              Not applicable

(c)           Exhibits.

              EXHIBIT NO.           DESCRIPTION
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               99.1                 Press Release dated November 15, 2004




                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


Dated:  November 15, 2004

                                         PLY GEM INDUSTRIES, INC.


                                         By: /s/ Shawn K. Poe
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                                             Name:  Shawn K. Poe
                                             Title: Vice President, Chief
                                                    Financial Officer,
                                                    Treasurer and Secretary





EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT              DESCRIPTION
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 99.1                Press Release dated November 15, 2004.