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  • 2013 Top Glass Fabricators
    A comprehensive look at the North American market, players and products
    February 1, 2013
    Sales are slowly but surely on the rise among Glass Magazine’s Top Glass Fabricators, with 83 percent of this year’s survey respondents reporting an increase in 2011 over 2010 (at the time the survey was conducted in fourth quarter 2012, final sales figures for the the year were not yet available.) Employment levels at participating companies are also holding steady, if not increasing, according...

  • The top glass & metal fabricators
    February 1, 2013
    Among the leading glass fabricators in the United States and Canada are several companies that also manufacture architectural aluminum products for storefront and curtain-wall applications, using their own proprietary lines and dies. Due to their unique product offerings, they are ranked separately from the Top Glass Fabricators, below. Services and locations are limited to glass fabrication only...

  • $20 million and under
    February 1, 2013
    All Counties Glass DistributorsHeadquarters: Stockton, Calif.Website: www.allcountiesglass.comEmployees: 42Certifications: Guardian Select FabricatorTotal number of locations: TwoFabrication locations and services:62,000-square-foot Stockton, Calif., facility: Tempered and insulating glass, shower enclosures, all-glass entrancesAll Weather TemperingHeadquarters: PhoenixWebsite: www.allweathersweb...

  • $20 million to $35 million
    February 1, 2013
    Dlubak Corp.*Headquarters: Blairsville, Pa.Website: www.dlubakglass.comEmployees: 150Certifications: Guardian Select FabricatorTotal number of locations: OneFabrication locationsvand services:130,000-square-foot Blairsville, Pa., facility: Tempered, insulating, laminated and decorative glassGardner Glass Products*Headquarters: North Wilkesboro, N.C.Website: www.gardnerglass.comEmployees: 185Total...

  • $35 million to $50 million
    February 1, 2013
    CristacurvaHeadquarters: HoustonWebsite: www.cristacurva.comEmployees: 400Certifications: PPG Certified Fabricator, Guardian Select Fabricator; also certified by IGCC/IGMATotal number of locations: TwoFabrication locations and services:220,000-square-foot Houston facility: Tempered, insulating, laminated and decorative glass; all-glass entrances; and shower enclosures150,000-square-foot...

  • $50 million to $100 million
    February 1, 2013
    Glasswerks LA Inc.Headquarters: South Gate, Calif.Website: www.glasswerks.comEmployees: 500Certifications: Guardian Select FabricatorTotal number of locations: Nine fabrication locations and services:180,000-square-foot South Gate, Calif., facility: Tempered, insulating, laminated and decorative glass; all-glass entrances; and shower enclosures75,000-square-foot Carson, Calif., facility:...

  • $100 million to $150 million
    February 1, 2013
    AGC Glass Company North AmericaHeadquarters: Alpharetta, Ga.Website: us.agc.comEmployees: 800Certifications: Safety Glazing Certification Council. Also certified by the Insulating Glass Certification Council/Insulating Glass Manufacturers AllianceTotal number of locations: 17Fabrication locations and services:Marietta, Ga.: Tempered and insulating glass, shower enclosures, all-glass...

  • $150 million to $250 million
    February 1, 2013
    Tecnoglass SAHeadquarters: Barranquilla, ColombiaWebsite: www.tecnoglass.comEmployees: 3,000Certifications: PPG Certified Fabricator, Guardian Select Fabricator Total number of locations: One fabrication locations and services:1.5 million-square-foot Barranquilla, Colombia, facility: Tempered, insulating, laminated and decorative glass; shower enclosuresAlthough it does not have fabrication...

  • $250 million to $500 million
    February 1, 2013
    Viracon*Headquarters: Owatonna, Minn.Website: www.viracon.comEmployees: 2,260Total number of locations: Four: Three in the United States and one in BrazilFabrication locations and services:1 million-square-foot Owatonna, Minn., facility: Insulating, tempered and laminated glass395,000-square-foot Statesboro, Ga., facility: Insulating, tempered and laminated glass210,000-square-foot St. George,...

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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...