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1960

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1960

Company founded by George Bezdan

  • In the early years, George traveled to serve customers with architectural specialties including bleachers and lockers
  • The company evolved to provide unique railing products that could be made readily available at a fair price
  • The first Geo. Bezdan catalog was printed to serve a new clientele of metal fabricators

1970

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1979 - 1990

Growing and Evolving Business Model

  • George continued to build the company with a focus on selling architectural railings and components
  • With an increasing focus on the needs of the fabricator, George expanded the product offerings to include ornamental components, door and gate hardware, and pipe and tube components for guardrail applications
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1988

Margaret Bezdan Comes on Board

  • Margaret joins the company under the mentorship of her father, sharing his entrepreneurial spirit and dedication
  • With fresh insight and desire for continual innovation and growth, Margaret now serves as President making Bezdan a second-generation family business

1990

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1991

Carolyn Levesque Joins the Team

  • Margaret hires new employee, Carolyn Levesque, to help with the business
  • Now serving as General Manager, Carolyn is Bezdan’s longest serving employee and remains dedicated to the company's vision and commitment to exceptional customer service
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2000

Expansion to Better Serve Eastern Canada and the US

  • Bezdan establishes eastern warehouse location for faster and more efficient service to customers in Canada and US
  • Introduction of a bilingual sales team to improve service offerings to French-speaking customers
  • Glen McCann, Bezdan’s second longest serving employee, joins the company as lead sales representative for eastern Canada

2000

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2002

New Products, New Headquarters and a Website

  • Introduction of a new proprietary brand, The TimeLine®, composed of finished spindles, baluster collars, and handrail brackets embraced by Stairbuilders and Building Supply stores
  • Bezdan moves to a larger facility for more efficient operations and to better service our customers
  • Bezdan launches online with its first digital catalog, website and newly branded logo
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2005

Hollow Tube Spindles Now a Thing

  • Bezdan broadens selection of The TimeLine® ready-to-install, hollow tube spindles in response to the growing interest for consistent, durable finished spindles that are test approved
  • Customers now have more choice with a variety of styles, colors, and finishes
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2007

Lobbying for Change

  • Our research finds the articles for guards in the National Building Code are unsupported and unnecessarily restrictive
  • Margaret Bezdan and her team spearhead the long road to code changes
  • Bezdan introduces cable railing systems providing a modern, low maintenance railing solution

2010

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2012

Expanding the Business: Bricks and Clicks

  • A new e-commerce website is launched to offer customers a seamless shopping experience, both online and offline
  • Product offering continues to grow to include stainless steel railing components
  • Bezdan moves to an even larger facility to better serve customers with more in-stock products
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2013

New Virtual Designer Tool

  • Launch of the TimeLine Designer Tool. Creating and sharing railing designs is now possible with a few clicks
  • Customers can mix and match pieces and visualize designs of finished spindles
  • TimeLine collection continues to grow with trending color options, geometric shapes, and wood collars
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2015

National Building Code Changes

  • Bezdan succeeds in changing the National Building Code articles for guards to remove a significant restriction on ornamental guard design
  • Bezdan celebrates this milestone achievement for the industry as more choice in railing design is now a possibility
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2017

Expanded Hours for Customer Service

  • Dedicated to providing exceptional service to customers, Bezdan increases its hours to be reachable from 8:00am – 7:30pm EST, nearly 12 hours each business day
  • Customers can now depend on Bezdan for:
    • Faster order processing
    • Quicker response to inquiries and quotes
    • Expedited lead time for your projects
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Today & Future

Innovation and Growth

  • Bezdan launches black stainless steel components for glass railings, a first for the industry
  • A new proprietary brand of cable fittings, Bezdan Cable, is introduced
  • Bezdan launches a new website with faster, more secure shopping, compatible for all devices
  • Continued prioritizing of customer service and developing new products to offer more choice

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