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November 12, 2012Aldora officials announced the glass and metal fabricator will open a new satellite branch in Altamonte Springs, Fla., in January 2013. The new location will distribute products throughout Florida, according to a company release. “We are extremely pleased to add a facility to central Florida," said Rick Silverstein, president of Aldora and its aluminum manufacturing affiliate, SMI Aluminum...
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November 12, 2012Indonesia’s largest-glass producer, Asahimas Flat Glass, a subsidiary of Japan-based Asahi Glass, could increase its capital expenditure by 20 percent next year in anticipation of an increased demand for glass, according to a Jakarta Globe report.Rusli Pranadi, Asahimas’s corporate secretary, said the company would spend $30 million next year, up from $25 million this year, for upgrades and...
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November 12, 2012Glaston Corp. announced it has reached an agreement to sell its Albat+Wirsam Software subsidiary to Constellation Software Inc., parent company of industry software supplier Friedman Corp. The value of the deal is estimated at EUR 18 million (about $23 million) and is expected to close by the end of the year. Headquartered in Linden, Germany, A+W develops and markets ERP,...
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November 9, 2012St. Cloud Window Inc. announced the appointment of Hadley Associates Inc. as independent sales representatives. Hadley's territory will include Illinois, eastern Wisconsin and Indiana. Hadley Associates, located in the Chicago suburbs, is a fourth generation agency serving curtain-wall and window contractors. The manufacturer's representative just celebrated its 30th anniversary, according to a...
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November 8, 2012Security Lock Distributors officials announced that the hardware supplier has deployed an assigned team of parts experts to assist customers. SLD represents more than 88 manufacturers and 1.75 million unique SKUs; providing end users with efficient access to its parts department will ensure they are able to find, source, and receive hardware items in the shortest time possible...
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November 8, 2012Tubelite officials announced that Danny Lamartiniere has joined the company as client development manager in Louisiana and Mississippi. Lamartiniere has 46 years of industry experience and most recently served as a sales representative in the region for U.S. Aluminum.
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November 8, 2012ZiescheGiddings C.R. Laurence announced two personnel changes. Jeff Ziesche has been named director of sales and marketing for the company's U.S. Aluminum Division, responsible for overseeing U.S. Aluminum's Inside Sales and Estimating Group located in Los Angeles. Ziesche has 33 years experience in the glass and glazing industry. For the past ten years, he was...
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November 7, 2012AGC Glass Company North America announced it will cease production of photovoltaic cover glass in the North American market and indefinitely close its Kingsport, Tenn., manufacturing facility, effective November 7. AGNA cited the sluggish economy, slowed customer demand, and strong imports of solar glass and finished solar modules as the reasons behind the decision.“We regret having to...
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November 6, 2012On election eve, hundreds of thousands of people in the Northeast were still without power following Hurricane Sandy, with the hardest hit areas in New Jersey and New York marking an eighth consecutive day without electricity. In addition to power outages, gas shortages were stalling recovery efforts, and glass companies in the region reported it could be weeks before conditions improved. Still,...
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November 5, 2012Consolidated Glass Holdings, Inc., an affiliate company of Grey Mountain Partners, has acquired the assets of Solar Seal, also known as Shaw Glass Co. A 2011 Glass Magazine Top Glass Fabricator, Solar Seal has an 88,000-square-foot facility in South Easton, Mass., where it employs about 100 people. In addition to tempered, insulating and decorative glass; all-glass entrances; and shower...
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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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