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  • Staying strong in a weak market
    Industry execs share strategies
    March 31, 2010
    For the staff at Flat Glass Distributors, the bottom fell out in September 2008.In January 2009, “We got aggressive,” says David Cates, vice president of sales and marketing for the Jacksonville, Fla., fabricator. “Our first step was to figure out how to turn the company into a sales company. And we did it. We hired another sales person when other companies were laying people...

  • Cost-saving measures for fuel and vehicle fleet repair
    September 15, 2009
    Editor's note: This article is the second installment of a two-part series on smart fleet management. See Page 30 of the September 2009 issue for the first. Smart fleet management not only involves vehicle maintenance, but the efficient use of fuel and execution of vehicle repairs. In an effort to reduce fuel costs, consider using nitrogen in your tires. Currently, I am testing the use...

  • Cost control
    Effective fuel management can lessen your pain at the pump
    February 1, 2009
    Without effective fuel management, your company is wasting thousands of dollars each month. The good news is that technology exists so just about anyone can become a fuel manager. Good fuel management includes route planning, measuring fuel consumption and managing equipment operating practices.

  • G4: Industry insiders talk glass
    What will be your top business challenge this year and how do you plan to address it?
    January 12, 2009
    CommercialAlvaro Correa, project manager, West Tampa Glass, Fla.We are going to have a moderately slower year than last year. The residential market is zero, and we are seeing the commercial market in a similar light due to these economic times. We have to find other sources of revenue, with the market the way it is. The hospital market is moving, and we are finding success [in that segment]....

  • Editor's notes: Lessons learned the hard way
    January 9, 2009
    When asked to identify a lesson learned early in his career, 30 under 40 award winner Stanley Yee, now a principal and building enclosure consultant at The Façade Group in Portland, Ore., admitted to many. “Career development is all about making mistakes and learning the hard way,” he said. “And it doesn’t only include your own mistakes; you can learn from other...

  • Feeney, Rowe discuss Belron's acquisition of Cindy Rowe
    Feeney, Rowe discuss the details
    January 9, 2009
    After about 30 years of roaring business, Cindy Rowe decided to sell her company to Belron US, Columbus, Ohio. Belron officials announced the acquisition of the Harrisburg, Pa., auto glass repair and replacment company in August 2008 and the deal closed Dec. 31, 2008.“It was time to step back; it’s been 30 years,” Rowe said during a phone interview Jan. 7. “...

  • Publisher's Notes: Your profits...
    ... to their pockets
    January 1, 2009
    Just a little incredulity was in order when Merrill Lynch’s John Thain asked for a $10 million bonus at the end of 2008. As all of us contribute to that company’s $10 billion bailout—along with the rest of Wall Street and possibly the auto industry—we look out across the next 12 months with precautionary belt-tightening.So, it was gratifying to learn that several glass...

  • G4: Industry insiders talk glass
    What is your holiday wish for the glass industry in 2009?
    December 1, 2008
    Commercial Michael Downs, president, Downs Glass, Sarasota, Fla. “My first wish for the commercial glass industry is that it will move further into solar energy with regard to surface and transparent energy. The amount of solar energy through glass with the correct electrode plating is insurmountable.My second wish is that the impact-resistant glass...

  • Inside View: Gas prices to average $3.88 in 2009
    November 6, 2008
    The weekly price of regular-grade gasoline, which peaked at $4.11 per gallon on July 14, averaged $3.65 per gallon Sept. 8, according to the Energy Information Administration’s Sept. 9 “Short-Term Energy Outlook." Annual average retail gasoline and diesel prices in 2008 are projected to be $3.61 and $4.09 per gallon, respectively, compared with $2.81 for gasoline and $2.88 for...

  • Sales incentives
    A little motivation goes a long way
    October 3, 2008
    Companies that under-perform with respect to sales or profitability have employees who are not focused on what it takes to succeed as a company,
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