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  • 50 contract glaziers
    Companies adjust, diversify to stay strong through the recession
    April 16, 2009
    While the U.S. economy quickly slid into a recession during 2008, many contract glazing firms continued to report strong sales growth during the year. Of the firms included in Glass Magazine’s 50 Glaziers list this year, 84 percent reported sales growth from 2007 to 2008. However, some company owners say they expect sales to drop for many glaziers during 2009 and 2010 as current backlogs...

  • Industry statistics
    Survey shows members use common strategies
    September 12, 2008
    The 2007 NGA Competitiveness Survey examined the operations practices and performance metrics of contract glaziers, glass manufacturers and dealers/retailers.

  • Fuel efficiency winners and losers
    May 1, 2008
    Fuel efficiency winners and losers   The Dodge Dakota two-wheel drive and Mitsubishi Raider 2WD pickup trucks are the most fuel-efficient standard-size pickups for the 2008 model year, according to the U.S. Department of Energy site www.fueleconomy.gov. Both trucks get 16 miles to the gallon in the city and 20 on the highway.   The 2008 Roush Performance Stage 3 F150 2WD and 4WD models...

  • Survey reveals benchmarks
    NGA members respond to sales, employment, business environment questions
    December 1, 2007
     The recently completed 2007 NGA Competitiveness Survey provides a broad view of business practices and performances across the membership of the National Glass Association, McLean, Va. Survey findings, based on responses from 88 NGA members, reveal a wealth of benchmarks that can help all members steer their firms toward more profitable, productive years. Among this year’s top-line...

  • Right focus
    NGA survey shows how members plan to grow revenues
    June 1, 2007
    The 2006 NGA Competitiveness Survey focused primarily on how NGA members are managing their enterprises and achieving operational benchmarks. Even the best operators need to address the top line. The vast majority of members, 81 percent, expect to grow revenues via new customers in existing markets. The approaches favored to grow new sales do not vary much by the business lines in which members...

  • The ups and downs of a family business
    May 1, 2007
    From e-glass weeklyAll in the familyWhether large or small, family businesses enjoy a sense of trust and familiarity with family co-workers that eases the decision-making process, according to an e-glass weekly article.Family-owned businesses also benefit from the personal interest family members have in the success of the company, says Thad W. Ziegler, president of Thad Ziegler Glass in San...

  • Capital equipment, IT investments equal profit
    Survey reveals similar trends in auto and architectural glazing
    May 1, 2007
    Few corporations are able to sustain competitiveness without investing in equipment and tools to help them achieve their goals, and glass companies are no different. National Glass Association members participating in the 2006 NGA Competitiveness Survey report that they invested a median 5 percent—average 14.7 percent—in capital equipment and median 2 percent—average 3.7 percent...

  • Aluminum extrusion shipments rose in 2005
    Doors, windows dominate building and construction category
    September 1, 2006
    Aluminum extrusion shipments in the United States and Canada continued to rise in 2005, totaling an estimated 4.42 billion pounds, according to an annual set of numbers released jointly in June by the Aluminum Extruders Council in Wauconda, Ill., and the Aluminum Association Inc. in Arlington, Va. This is a 5.7 percent increase over the previous year’s 4.18 billion pounds. Building and...

  • Aluminum extrusions in transition
    Asian imports take toll
    December 1, 2005
    Aluminum extruders in the United States represent one segment of the bath-enclosure industry that has seen dramatic changes as a result of imports, said Richard S. James, vice president and general manager of the Aluminum Group at Loxcreen Co. in Roxboro, N.C., during a frank and well-documented presentation at the Bath Enclosure Manufacturers Association annual meeting during GlassBuild America...

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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
    Read about the winners
    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...