About us
Porter Lake was founded by Mike Leddy and Chip Wiggins. Between them they have hung the blinds, sold them over a counter, run the installation crews and built the product. That is the whole reason the dealer program works the way it does.
Co-founder
Second generation in window coverings. Mike spent his teens on job sites with installers, then started out as a subcontracted installer himself. He built that into a 20-person operation covering Florida's west coast, fitting nearly every product and brand on the market and recording what worked and what caused return trips. That data became Porter Lake.
Co-founder
Chip started in window covering sales with a national franchise in Memphis, and left because the model could not offer enough product to win the market. He opened his own dealership, worked with vendors, manufacturers and local fabricators until he knew the supply chain inside out, then built his own shutter fabrication facility alongside the retail business.
The journey
Mike came up through installation, Chip through retail and manufacturing. They met in the middle.
Mike Leddy
2011
Chip Wiggins
2014
Chip Wiggins
2016
Memphis, TN
Mike Leddy
2017
Sarasota, FL
Chip Wiggins
2019
Memphis, TN
Mike Leddy
2020
Tampa, FL
Mike Leddy
2021
Fort Myers, FL
Chip Wiggins
2022
Sarasota, FL
2024
Why we started Porter Lake
Thousands of jobs and hundreds of products left us with a clear picture: which components lasted, which fabrics moved off the shelf, and where manufacturers were charging premium prices for sub-par product and a worse dealer experience.
We had also watched too many dealers let down by their suppliers. So we built a program that supplies good product and then looks after the dealer: pain points automated away, and support from people who have hit these problems on a job site rather than read about them on a spec sheet.
Today we supply trade partners, retail dealers and volume partners in over 30 states. We are deliberate about how fast we grow, so there is always the logistics capacity and the staff to treat every dealer like they are the only one.
The supply network
Porter Lake works directly with the highest quality mills and component manufacturers, choosing each one for what it does best rather than buying a whole catalog from a single source.
Apply today and join our extensive North America dealer network.