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ATAS co-founder passes at 95

Stacy Wescoe//August 27, 2026

Jack and Nel Bus

Jack and Nel Bus

ATAS co-founder passes at 95

Stacy Wescoe//August 27, 2026//

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The co-founder of  has passed away at the age of 95. 

founded the company alongside her husband in 1963. 

After immigrating from the Netherlands to , New York, in the 1950s, Jack Bus worked installing siding and trim, and the couple recognized an unmet need for equipment for contractors to bend their own trim products on-site.  

Together they built what would become Aluminum Trim And Shapes (ATAS) from the basement of their family home. 

In 1972, the company moved into a 12,000-square-foot facility in Rochester, and by 1985, seeking a larger distribution footprint, ATAS relocated to , which remains its headquarters.  

More than six decades after its founding, ATAS remains a . serves as president and as executive vice president. 

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