Latest Articles in Fabrication

  • Betting on the future
    Stakes are high, as fabricators eye new investments
    January 4, 2011
    To ensure profitability when the market does rebound, company owners are taking advantage of slow conditions to reevaluate their business plans and product mix. 

  • Trends & analysis: Project delays, cancellations remain high
    Backlog holding steady, if not improving, construction industry executives report
    July 19, 2010
    Project delays and cancellations continue to be much higher than normal, according to FMI Corp.’s Nonresidential Construction Index (NRCI) Report, Second Quarter 2010.

  • News to know
    Issues that could change the way you do business
    July 19, 2010
     ASHRAE 90.1The issue: Officials at the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Atlanta, are working on a revision to its standard 90.1 to increase building energy efficiency by 30 percent by 2030, including a proposal to reduce the window-to-wall ratio to 30 percent from the current 40 percent maximum, on the prescriptive path. Other proposals will limit...

  • G4: Industry insiders talk glass
    What are your expectations for the glass industry in 2009?
    January 1, 2009
    CommercialJordan Richards, president, Glassopolis, Toronto “[In 2009] it’s going to be a more competitive business climate. For glass contractors, it’s a high liability, high risk job. Often they’re at the very end of the supply chain and they’re asked to assume huge risks on these projects. I think there will be more pressure and more competition, and it’...

  • "As I see it"
    Readers weigh in on the economy and its effect on their business
    January 1, 2009
    If there is one positive thing about a recession, it’s that it makes you look for unprofitable elements of your business and take action.
  • **The silent players

    The majority of the information included in the Top 50 comes directly from contract glazing firms; this year, 43 of the Top 50 confirmed their 2009 and 2010 sales figures. However, some companies request that we not include them or refuse to provide any information. We understand the sensitivity of releasing sales figures; however, we do not omit any firms simply because they ask. In cases where a company declines to participate, we use independent sources Dun & Bradstreet and Hoovers, prior-year submissions, and estimations from industry members to determine their ranking. Companies marked with ** are those that declined to provide information for the Top 50 Glaziers survey, but that Glass Magazine editors believe should be included. Their estimated rank is based on the independent sources described above.