C.R. Laurence Co., Inc. (CRL) is the leading supplier to the glazing, architectural, railing, construction, industrial, and automotive industries. Offering more than 60,000 products, the company serves the industry from locations throughout North America, Europe, and Australia. Customer service has guided CRL ever since its beginnings over 48 years ago, when it started as a fledgling distributor of glazier's hardware and industrial supplies, operating out of a 5,000 square foot facility in Los Angeles, California. Today, C.R. Laurence is still the leading supplier of products to the glazing industry. We also design, engineer, and manufacture a wide variety of architectural hardware, including commercial and residential architectural railings, hardware for "all-glass" commercial entrances, transaction hardware, and frameless shower door hardware. CRL also manufactures a quality selection of automotive window products. Nearly 1 million square feet of space is dedicated to CRL's distribution and manufacturing operations in Los Angeles.

CRL has recently added custom fabrication of architectural metals to its manufacturing capabilities. The company can now create a wide variety of architectural metal elements, including custom cladding, ornamental metals, metal column covers, wall panels, infill panels for railings, and custom sunshades. CRL customers are using these architectural metals in conjunction with CRL's door rails, exit devices, handles, railings, and other architectural hardware, to create entire 'all-glass' storefront entrance packages for their customers. CRL's rapid growth is based on its stellar reputation for service, which continues to be the backbone of the company. CRL's commitment to deliver quality customer service begins with CRL's CEO, Donald E. Friese, who reminds employees to think of themselves as goodwill ambassadors for the company and who keeps his team moving forward in the customer service arena.

CRL serves the world from three continents with ever-improving service capabilities. C.R. Laurence has been a supplier to customers worldwide for decades, and can now offer our unmatched range of products and services from CRL locations on three continents: North America, Europe, and Australia. C.R. Laurence of Canada has four locations to serve all of Canada from coast-to-coast. C.R. Laurence of Europe has locations in the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and Scandinavia. C.R. Laurence of Australia serves that continent and the Pacific from locations in Sydney and Melbourne. Plans are under way to expand our service network in the near future.

CRL Manufacturing Capabilities

• Making Quality Products for Over 40 Years
• User of Progressive ISO9001:2008 Manufacturing Processes
• Mechanical and Technical Expertise Available to Assist You

You may know C.R. Laurence Company as the world's largest distributor of supplies to the glass industry. What you may not know is that we are also a manufacturer of over 7,000 products found in our Online Catalog. We make some of the best products available to customers worldwide. Our people use progressive ISO9001:2008 manufacturing processes to make products for the Glazing, Architectural, Railing, Construction, Industrial, and Automotive industries. These certified processes ensure that we give every product our full attention to detail.

There are many industries served by the products manufactured in our factories. We make architectural hardware for new and retrofit building construction, railing systems and windscreens for balconies and decks, security transaction windows and devices, display hardware for the retail trade, specialty tools for the glazing trade, hinges and other products for frameless shower doors. Using strict manufacturing standards we produce the kind of quality products that has kept us at the head of this field for many years. That's your assurance that when you select a product made by CRL Manufacturing you have made the best possible choice. We're always looking for ways to make our products better, and along the way we've added experts from different fields to our staff of designers, engineers, and craftspeople. Our goal is to make our products a better value to you, whether it's time or labor savings, extended service life, increased versatility or enhanced visual appeal.

US Aluminum

We’re very excited to announce that U.S. Aluminum has joined the C.R. Laurence family of companies. U.S. Aluminum has a history that goes back over 50 years, and has been the source for many of the most innovative and now well-known glazing systems specified by architects. The U.S. Aluminum location in Los Angeles has relocated to a modern 62,000 sq. ft. facility just down the block from CRL World Headquarters. U.S. Aluminum perfectly complements CRL's architectural hardware business, and provides a one-stop shop for fabricated metals. In addition to the expansive collection of stocked extrusions, CRL-U.S. Aluminum offers an array of options for custom extrusions. Over the years we have created a plethora of custom extrusions to satisfy specific job requirements.