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  • 2007 Forecast: Demand to rise
    Industry will require more than 50 new lines to keep up with flat glass need
    December 1, 2006
     World demand for flat glass is forecast to rise 5.2 percent per year through 2010 to 6.1 billion square meters. Maintaining the trend seen over the 2000-2005 period, demand will outpace real, i.e., inflation-adjusted, gains in the global economy. Production of flat glass is projected to increase 5.4 percent per year through 2010 to 57.3 million metric tons, of which approximately 45-50...

  • 2007 Forecast: The Goldilocks Economy
    How best to compete on a global basis and maintain current market
    December 1, 2006
     The economy is ambling along in what a recent Wall Street Journal article called the “Goldilocks Economy”-–not too hot and not to cold. As I write this on Oct. 1, the Dow Jones industrial average is pushing a record, and the 30 component stocks are trading at 19 times their combined earnings per share of the past 12 months. This is well below the 26 price-earning ratio of...

  • 2007 Forecast: Decline to be short
    Nonresidential market looks up
    December 1, 2006
    The residential market The residential new housing market showed a decline in 2006 for the first time since 2001. Although this decline has been forecasted for the past several years, it was more severe than expected. Most forecasters expected a decline in single-family housing in the mid- to upper-single digits, but at the current rate a decline of about 14 percent from 1.71 million homes to 1....

  • Immigrants key to facing labor shortage
    November 28, 2006
    The construction industry faces a serious labor shortage requiring 1 million new workers in the next six years and 2.4 million by 2014, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Many glass company managers said they look to a growing contingent of immigrant workers to combat the scarcity...

  • Hands-on training ensures safe operation for Maverick glass haulers
    November 21, 2006
    New drivers for Maverick Transportation in Little Rock, Ark., spend two weeks in intensive training before they even step behind a truck and head out on the road. The reason—safety, says Dean Newell, Maverick’s vice president of safety and training...

  • Companies look to language learning to serve growing immigrant workforce
    November 21, 2006
    The 2000 U.S. Census found immigrant workers constituted 12.4 percent of the nation’s workforce. New immigrant workers increased by 4.134 million during the next five years, accounting for 86 percent of the total increase in employment, according to a study from Northeastern University released in August...

  • What to tell customers about metallic paint
    Variation in color a plus, sometimes a problem
    November 1, 2006
    Metallic paint coatings can add vibrancy and visual appeal to your project. Their lively appearance is caused by the way visible light reflects off the metallic flakes. Variations in appearance Be aware that the same qualities creating depth and brilliance also can cause variations in appearance within a project or even within a single part. Specifically, metallics can have variations in the...

  • Education key to reversing labor shortage
    October 17, 2006
    Link to Part One and Part Two of the labor series.Managers for Harmon Inc. out of Eden Prairie, Minn., often look to colleges and universities when finding new additions to its project teams, says Steve Griest, general manager at the glazier’s Chicago office...

  • Replacement and litigation costs make wired-glass alternatives worth the price
    October 3, 2006
    Side by side, the price of fire- and impact-resistant products can’t hold up to the low cost of traditional wired glass products, causing many school officials and architects to dismiss alternative products...

  • GlassBuild America 2006 Review
    Showtime in Vegas!
    October 1, 2006
    Box ScoresRegistrants:  10,000 glass, window, and door industry professionals Visitors’ places of origin: All 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and 59 other countries International registrants: 1,672 Annual sales volume of attendees’ companies: 41 percent—less than $5 million 29 percent—$5 million to $25 million 10 percent—$25...
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