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  • 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...

  • How to get problem clients to pay
    July 1, 2006
    Do you have problem clients? This group includes clients that will not pay their invoices on time, or at all, or clients that will give you endless excuses before paying. Or my personal favorite: clients that don’t consider paying your invoices an important part of doing business.Unfortunately, problem clients are part of being in business, but there are ways to handle them. I have managed...

  • Factoring 101
    Understanding the basics
    April 1, 2006
    Maintaining cash flow remains one of the most common challenges glass company managers face. Everyone, from manufacturers to glazing subcontractors, distributors to builders, and retailers to suppliers, is subject to the same type of progress payments that characterize nearly every sector of the construction field. Contractors and subcontractors usually receive payments 30, 60 or 90 days into the...

  • Following the money trail
    How to read and put your income statement to good use
    July 1, 2005
    We’re in business to make a profit, and one of the easiest ways to ensure profitability is to familiarize yourself with your income statements. These statements provide the information necessary to determine job costs and to improve your bottom line.   Understanding your income statement There are five major sections to an income statement: gross revenue, cost of goods sold, gross...
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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...