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June 19, 2013Tubelite Inc. announced the completion of the initial set-up of its new Dallas facility. The new facility is now staffed with Tubelite employees from the Mesquite, Texas, and Walker, Mich., locations, and is operationally ready to service clients within the Texas and South Central region. “We are very pleased with how well everything went on the project,” said Ken Werbowy, president of Tubelite,...
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June 18, 2013Corning Inc. and View Inc., announced a strategic development agreement to leverage their combined capabilities to advance View’s dynamic glass. Corning is investing in View as part of a Series E round of funding to support the development of dynamic glass technologies for exterior architectural applications, according to a press release. Jeffrey W. Evenson, Corning’s senior vice president and...
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June 17, 2013The National Summer Conference for the American Architectural Manufacturers Association took place June 9-12 in Rosemont, Ill. Leading the agenda were discussions of life cycle assessment and product category rules, a presentation on the outlook for U.S. manufacturing, and advancement of the activities in Building Information Modeling and green specification. The summer meeting also featured the...
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June 17, 2013The National Glass Association announced that Hartung Glass Industries will sponsor the 8th Annual NGA Glazing Executives Forum, September 10, 2013, in Atlanta. "Hartung is proud to support the Glazing Executives Forum for many reasons, not least of which is the event’s focus on best practices and continuous improvement,” says Kirk Johnson, director of sales. “Glazing contractors are...
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June 14, 2013A recent study by Freedonia analyzing the U.S. advanced flat glass industry forecasts demand for high performance flat glass products in the United States will rise 8.2 percent per year to $9.2 billion by 2017, representing a substantial improvement over the 2007-2012 period.Security and safety glass products are the largest segment in the flat glass market, accounting for two-thirds of all...
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June 14, 2013The American Architectural Manufacturers Association celebrated 13 consecutive years of the AAMA Scholarship for high school seniors and college students who are children of employees of AAMA member companies and pursuing a degree related to the building products industry. All children of employees of AAMA member companies are eligible to obtain this one-time award of $2,000, and are judged on...
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June 14, 2013Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets released its new report, “Worldwide Smart Windows Markets 2013-2020,” which analyzes and forecasts opportunities for smart windows in commercial real estate, residential buildings, automobiles and trucks, and aircraft and public transportation. The report also includes detailed market projections. Technology coverage of film and glass products includes: passive...
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June 12, 2013Spider, a division of SafeWorks LLC, named Vic Presnal the district sales representative for its Atlanta operation center. In this role, Presnal solves the suspended scaffolding and fall protection challenges of contractors and facility owners in Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee, according to a release.Presnal has more than 20 years of experience in the aerial equipment industry, including sales...
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June 10, 2013Bottoming out in 2010, the nonresidential fenestration market has seen slow but steady increases since then, according to a new report from the American Architectural Manufacturers Association and the Window & Door Manufacturers Association. Prepared by Ducker Worldwide, the AAMA/WDMA 2012/2013 U.S. Industry Statistical Review and Forecast reports contract awards, which reflect...
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June 10, 2013Quanex Building Products Corp. reported consolidated second quarter 2013 net sales were $232.5 million, compared to $194.4 million a year ago. Second quarter 2013 net loss was $7.3 million, compared to a net loss of $12.3 million in the year-ago quarter. Quanex's business segments are highly cyclical with the building and construction market, and the impact of adverse winter weather. As a...
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Viracon, Inc. officials announced that the glass fabricator will make an investment of more than $30 million at its Owatonna, Minn., facility, to install a new coater. The company decided to install the new coating technology in Minnesota because the Owatonna facility is centrally located and has the most extensive product capabilities and technical talent, according to a release....
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Officials of PPG Industries announced several executive appointments, February 21, that are effective immediately.Michael McGarry, PPG executive vice president, has assumed leadership responsibility for the company’s flat glass businesses. He will also lead PPG's architectural coatings businesses in the Americas and Asia Pacific, as well as the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region....
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As the prognosis for the design and construction industry continues to improve, the Architecture Billings Index is reflecting its strongest growth since November 2007, according to the American Institute of Architects. The January ABI score was 54.2, up sharply from a mark of 51.2 in December.“We have been pointing in this direction for the last several months, but this is the strongest...
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