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  • GreatGlazing: Montour High School renovation
    June 18, 2012
    Specified Systems Inc., www.specifiedsystems.com, was ranked No. 39 on the 2012 Top 50 Glaziers list, up from No. 44 in 2011. With annual sales of between $10 million and $15 million, the contract glazier saw sales increase 5.8 percent from 2010 to 2011. Headquartered in Canonsburg, Pa., the company has two U.S. locations and between 42 and 59 employees.  Photos by Phillip Sams...

  • 2012 Top 50 Glaziers: The Trends
    Contract glazing and the Great Recession: A look how the Top 50 Glaziers performed from the peak to the trough
    June 2, 2012
    The chart above depicts the percentage of Top 50 Glaziers experiencing year-over-year sales increases and decreases from 2005 to 2011. (Only companies that provided exact sales figures are included). Annual sales growth peaked in 2007, when 88 percent of reporting companies experienced annual sales growth over the previous year. 2010 saw the most sales declines, with 68 percent of reporting...

  • 2012 Top 50 Glaziers: The Market
    Overall sales volume and bid levels up, as construction begins to rebound
    June 2, 2012
    Half of responding Top 50 companies reported an increase in sales in 2011 over 2010, and 45.5 percent reported a decrease in sales. By comparison, 68 percent of respondents reported a sales decrease in 2010.The companies that reported sales declines in 2011 saw less severe losses than in 2010. Thirty-five percent of companies with lower sales saw declines of less than 10 percent, and 35 percent...

  • 2012 Top 50 Glaziers: The Big Picture
    June 1, 2012
    Seven new companies made the Top 50 Glaziers list this year.No. 19 Koch Corp., Louisville, Ky., www.kochcorporation.comNo. 42/43 Denison Glass & Mirror Inc., Denison, Texas, www.denisonglass.comNo. 44 AHC Glass, Hayward, Calif., www.ahcglassinc.comNo. 47 Palm Beach Glass Specialties Inc., W. Palm Beach, Fla., www.pbglass.comNo. 48 Key Glass LLC, Bradenton, Fla., www.keyglass.comNo. 49 Hale...

  • 2012 Top 50 Glaziers
    A comprehensive look at the U.S. market, the players, and the challenges they face
    June 1, 2012
    U.S. glazing contractors continued to feel the effects of a slow construction market in 2011.  While the majority of companies on Glass Magazine's 2012 Top 50 Glaziers list reported an increase in bid levels from 2010 to 2011, low margins persisted."The ability to compete in the industry at profitable margins," was the biggest challenge for Ridgeview Glass, said Andy Canter, president.While...

  • 2012 Top 50 Glaziers: The list
    Top 50 U.S. glaziers based on 2011 sales
    June 1, 2012
    $150 million to $200 million1. Benson Industries LLC*Previous rank: 2Headquarters: Portland, Ore.U.S. locations: 5Employees: 1,000Website: www.bensonglobal.com2. Permasteelisa North America Corp.*Previous rank: 1Headquarters: Windsor, Conn.U.S. locations: 7Employees: 1,000Website: www.permasteelisa.com3. Enclos Corp.Previous rank: 4Sales: Down 2.4 percent from 2010 to 2011Headquarters: Eagan,...

  • 2012 Top 50 Glaziers: Great Glazings
    May 30, 2012
    Great Glazing: Clyfford Still Museum#29 Metropolitan Glass Inc.The $30 million Clyfford Still Museum, a gift from the artist's estate to the city and county of Denver, houses a collection of more than 90 percent of Still's total work.Great Glazing: The Mansueto Library#15 Seele Inc.The Mansueto Library is Helmut Jahn's up-to-date extension to the existing Regenstein Library in Chicago. Buried...

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  • Redefining the interior
    This commercial office space in Tulsa, Okla., features a 42-foot-long, custom, continuous art mural that spans 14 glass panels. 
    Great Glazing: Custom interior officeThis commercial office space in Tulsa, Okla., features a 42-foot-long, custom, continuous art mural that spans 14 glass panels suspended from the ceiling. Created by Tulsa artist May Yang, the mural is based on local Oklahoma themes, transitioning from rural landscape to the Tulsa skyline.   Great Glazing: Joliet Junior College Campus...
  • Top Metal Companies
    A look at the leading manufacturers and fabricators of metal products, broken down by sales volume, number of locations and product offering. 
    Building on the success of the Top Glass Fabricators rankings introduced last year, Glass Magazine is expanding its coverage to include the Top Metal Companies, featuring the leading manufacturers and fabricators of metal products in the United States and Canada. The Top Metal Companies include those that manufacture, fabricate and sell curtain wall, storefront and entrance, commercial interior...
  • 2012 Glass Magazine Award Winners: The People
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    In an effort to spotlight the people who make the Glass Magazine Award-winning products and projects possible, this year’s program included people-centric categories, for which the industry submitted their picks for best installer, production supervisor, project manager and sales rep.After narrowing down the nominations to three finalists in each category, the Glass Magazine editors asked the...