Naples storm window manufacturer embraces winds of change

A major innovation launched Advanced Hurricane Technology. That creative spirit rolls on as the family business grows under its second generation.

Advanced Hurricane Technology President Jaime Zabala Jr., Founder Jaime Zabala Sr. and COO Andy Zabala
Advanced Hurricane Technology President Jaime Zabala Jr., Founder Jaime Zabala Sr. and COO Andy Zabala
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Jaime Zabala Jr. had always been inspired by his father and the business he started after the family immigrated to Naples from Ecuador.

“My dad has always been kind of a vanguard,” Zabala Jr. says. “He’s one of the few people I’ve met in my life who sets a goal for himself and follows it through no matter what.”

 

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