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What qualities define your top sales people?May 2, 2013CommercialDiana Bernal, marketing executive, Key Glass LLC “Making sales for commercial glazing contractors is very specialized. Top salesmen will help the owners, developers, architects and general contractors bring their concept to reality. At the same time, they will bring a job to their firm that efficiently utilizes company resources, is executable, minimizes long-term risks and provides a...
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These common misconceptions can derail any succession strategyMay 1, 2013As a business owner, a good exit plan is crucial to profitably transferring ownership of your company. Yet, during conversations with hundreds of successful business owners, I have discovered some common misconceptions surround the exit process.Myth #1: “I will just sell my business and retire.”Fewer than 20 percent of businesses for sale actually sell, according to a study by the American...
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The glass industry continues to strengthen its security and fire-rated glazing product offerings, ensuring that architects and owners can provide necessary building protection without sacrificing views and natural daylight.May 1, 2013ForceFront Blast Curtain Wall from TubeliteTubelite ForceFront Blast curtainwall systems are available for highsecurity projects requiring blast hazard mitigation in low- and mid-rise applications. ForceFront Blast products are designed to comply with ASTM International standard F1642-04, the U.S. General Services Administration Interagency Security Committee security design criteria and the U.S...
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Product suppliers list the most common specification mistakes in protective glass and glazing applicationsApril 30, 20131. Use of outdated specifications“We commonly see the use of outdated specifications with products that are not available, are obsolete or do not meet current code minimums.”—Ron Leiseca, eastern regional sales manager, Vetrotech Saint-Gobain2. Not observing published limitations of protective glass“Maximum sizes, installation requirements, etc., are typically clearly identified by the...
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Answers to top questions about protective glazingApril 30, 2013Blast & Ballistic FAQsQ: Are codes for security glazing in educational facilities changing in the wake of recent events?“With the tragic events that took place over the past years, there are many local and state jurisdictions currently looking into providing enhanced protection for schools of all levels, as well as other public buildings. Recently, Sen. Barbara Boxer and Sen. Susan Collins...
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An architect’s guide to protective glazingApril 30, 2013Glass & Metals 401:Security and Fire-rated Glass FAQErrors to AvoidSecure SolutionsArchitectural Applications With security concerns on the rise in light of recent tragic events, the project scope for protective glazing is changing. What was once thought to be a specialty product reserved for high-risk buildings is increasingly finding its way into other nonresidential...
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These common misconceptions can derail any succession strategyApril 30, 2013As a business owner, a good exit plan is crucial to profitably transferring ownership of your company. Yet, during conversations with hundreds of successful business owners, I have discovered some common misconceptions surround the exit process.Myth #1: “I will just sell my business and retire.”Fewer than 20 percent of businesses for sale actually sell, according to a study by the American...
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*From March 12, 2013, to press time, April 10, 2013.April 29, 2013Connecticut man dies after accident at Insulpane An employee of Insulpane of Connecticut and Orchard Glass Distributors in Hamden, Conn., was killed after 10 to 12 large glass lites fell from a storage rack, landing on the worker, according to NBCConnecticut online. Officials from Insulpane parent company Consolidated Glass Holdings Inc., confirmed a fatal accident occurred at the facility. In a...
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*From Jan. 17, 2013, to press time, March 11, 2013March 28, 2013Viracon temporarily closing St. George plant in response to market conditionsViracon announced that it will temporarily close its St. George, Utah, facility, for approximately two years beginning in mid-April. The plant closing will impact 222 employees. The temporary closure will better align overall capacity with the demand expected over the next two years, which can be served from Viracon’s...
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Would you hire this job applicant?March 26, 2013
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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...
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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...
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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...
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