Latest News in Auto Glass

  • Ray Asbery, CEO of Equalizer Industries, passes away
    September 27, 2011
    Ray Asbery, CEO of Equalizer Industries and a well respected figure in the auto glass industry, passed away unexpectedly, Sept. 27. He had been recovering from a difficult back surgery.His funeral will be held Monday, Oct. 3, at 1:00 pm at the First United Methodist Church, 500 East Pecan Street, Pugerville, TX 78660. A celebration of Ray's life will be held immediately following the...

  • NGA announces Chris Mammen as new chairman of the board
    September 15, 2011
    The National Glass Association announced Chris Mammen as the association's new chairman of the board. He took the office Sept. 14 at GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo, in Atlanta. President of M3 Glass Technologies, Mammen has served on the board since 2006.New executive officers are Chairman-Elect Bill Evans of Evans Glass Co. and Treasurer Robert Brown of Brown's...

  • VIDEO: Bullet-proof glass demonstration from armored car company

    September 6, 2011
    Officials from Texas Armoring Corp. demonstrated the effectiveness of their armored car products by shooting rounds from an AK-47 at the company's CEO while he sat behind bullet-proof windshield, according to a Sept. 6 article from MySanAntonio.com. 

  • Some glass businesses bustling, others quiet, in Irene’s wake
    August 30, 2011
    While Hurricane Irene was not as severe as many forecasters feared, the storm still packed a devastating punch, killing at least 35 in 10 states as it cut a large swath of damage up the East Coast of the country, according to an Aug. 29 USA Today article. Damage varied in the storm's wake, with areas of Vermont and New Jersey still grappling with flooding, and more than 5 million still without...

  • Delta Kits expanding to better serve East Coast and European customers
    August 14, 2011
    Officials of Delta Kits Inc.  announced Aug. 15 that the company is expanding to better serve its East Coast and European customers. As part of that effort, Korey Gobin, Delta Kits account executive and the 2010 Windshield Repair Person of the year, will manage East Coast operations."Having spent my windshield repair career in Oregon up to this point, I'm looking forward to being closer to...

  • Guardian Automotive opens Tucson distribution center
    August 12, 2011
    Guardian Automotive, a business unit of Guardian Industries, opened a new auto-glass distribution center in Tucson, Ariz., according to an Aug. 11 article from the Arizona Daily Star. The 10,000-square-foot Tucson facility employs five people. 

  • Former president of Sommer & Maca, Paul Donald Maca, passes away
    August 11, 2011
    Former Sommer & Maca Industries President Paul Donald Maca, 79, died of complications from Parkinson's disease on Friday, July 29. In an Aug. 9 Chicago Tribune article, family and friends paid tribute to Maca, highlighting his contributions to his community as chairman of the Robert Crown Health Education Center and as a member on the boards of the Wellness House, a nonprofit...

  • Guardian Automotive opens distribution center in Tucson
    August 7, 2011
    Guardian Automotive opened a new distribution warehouse in Tucson, Ariz., bringing its number of distribution locations to 10 across the United States, according to an Aug. 10 company release. All 10 branches provide day and night local and nationwide delivery service for high quality automotive, truck, bus and RV glass."Our distribution branches also carry a full line of auto glass installation...

  • Saint-Gobain reports 53 percent net profit increase for first half of 2011
    July 28, 2011
    Officials from Saint-Gobain said the company is confident it will reach its 2011 goals, reporting that net profits rose to EUR768 million ($1.1 billion) for the first half of the year, up 53 percent from the same period last year, according to a July 28 article from the Dow Jones Newswires. Revenue and operating income were also up in the first half. 

  • Asahi India Glass profits edge up in Q1
    July 28, 2011
    Asahi India Glass' consolidated net profits experienced a marginal increase of 0.36 percent for the first fiscal quarter, ending June 30, according to a July 27 article from The Hindu Business Line. Total income for the quarter was up 17.81 percent, according to the article. 
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