Renton Window Company First to Win Best in the PNW Gold Twice, Signaling Consumer Shift

Puget Sound voters name the Renton-based company Best Window Company for the second consecutive year — the only company to hold the title twice since The Seattle Times launched the contest in 2023, outpacing a national window brand that won it once.

RENTON, Wash., Sept. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lake Washington Windows & Doors has become the first company to win Gold for Best Window Company two years in a row in The Seattle Times' Best in the PNW awards. Since the contest began in 2023, the category had changed hands every year — including a national window brand that won once and could not repeat — until Puget Sound voters chose the Renton-based company in 2025 and again in 2026.

Best in the PNW is decided entirely by public vote. The 2026 contest drew more than 1 million votes, a 16% increase over last year, making it one of the region's largest community-choice awards programs. Winners were announced Sunday, Sept. 20, in the Best in the PNW winners' magazine, delivered to 120,000 Seattle Times readers.

"Gold is an honor, but our team earned it in living rooms across Puget Sound, not in a boardroom. We built this company on treating a customer's home better than our own, and this tells us that's being felt. To everyone who voted for us — thank you for the trust," said Ryan Roberts, Chief Operating Officer.

A repeat win for a locally owned company over national brands may say something about how Puget Sound homeowners choose contractors: they vote for the people they trust inside their homes, and increasingly those are companies based here. Lake Washington Windows & Doors completed nearly 1,000 home projects across King, Pierce, Kitsap and south Snohomish counties in the past year.

Founded in Renton in 2008 by Adrian Au, the company now employs about 70 people across showrooms in Renton and Tacoma. It is marking the milestone with a "Two Years, Two Golds — Thanks to You" campaign directed at the customers who voted.

Homeowners can read the full story at lakewashingtonwindows.com/voted-best-pnw-2026. Ryan Roberts and Adrian Au are available for interview, including on what the vote suggests about how homeowners are choosing contractors; team photography, executive headshots and video are available on request.

Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Renton, Wash., Lake Washington Windows & Doors handles Seattle window replacement and door installation for homeowners across King, Pierce, Kitsap and south Snohomish counties, with showrooms in Renton and Tacoma. A Milgard, Anlin, and ProVia Platinum certified dealer with an A+ BBB rating and over 1,000 five-star reviews, the company installs every window with its exclusive Leak Armor installation system — a layered flashing, pan and sealant method engineered for Pacific Northwest rain and backed by a lifetime installation warranty.

View recent Puget Sound projects at lakewashingtonwindows.com or visit a showroom in Renton or Tacoma.

SOURCE Lake Washington Windows and Doors