These expenses included costs associated with the closing of a Homeshield facility, building consolidations at Mikron, a warranty reserve at Truseal and an asset impairment charge associated with insulating glass consolidation plan." Operating income for EPG in the quarter was $14.9 million, 32 percent better than a year ago, due to productivity improvements, better cost control and higher selling prices, Petratis said. "According to Ducker Worldwide, the estimated U.S. window shipment for the 12-months ended in September were reported to be down 5 percent compared to the year ago period, while sales at EPG without Edgetech were up 2 percent over the same time," he said. "We consider this very solid performance given the lack of initiative this year and overall soft market demand." Because of rising raw material costs of EPG, the company experienced pressure on margins this year, Petratis said.