Huff ‘N Puff

Specialties

Huff ‘N Puff is a leading specialty home improvement retailer located in New York’s Capital District and Hudson Valley Region. It is the sole distributor of leading brands like Renewal by Andersen® replacement windows and doors and Gutter Helmet® gutter protection systems. The company maintains it headquarters in Schenectady, New York and an office in Fishkill, NY. Huff ‘N Puff has been included in Inc. Magazine’s list of fastest growing private companies and has received numerous awards on a national level for its achievements in the home improvement industry.

Huff ‘N Puff was started in 1973 by Ed and Ruth Minkiewicz and specialized in «blown-​in» cellulose insulation. As customers grew to trust the name Huff ‘N Puff, they asked for more products and services to help improve their homes. In response, our company expanded into the leading source for replacement windows, entry doors, seamless gutters and other high-​quality home improvement products. In 1996, Huff ‘N Puff was selected to be the exclusive dealer for Gutter Helmet® in the Capital District region.

In 2001, Ed & Ruth’s son, Eric, re-​joined the business from a career in finance and technology with companies including Citigroup, EMC and Lucent Technologies. The sound business principles used by these companies have been applied at Huff ‘N Puff to give our customers the service of a local company, with the consistency, standards and reliability of a Fortune 500 company…