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May 25, 2011Officials from Guardian Industries, Auburn Hills, Mich., announced a partnership with Joel Berman Glass Studios that will make designer textured glass available at lower cost with shorter lead times, according to a May 24 company release. Guardian will be the exclusive manufacturer and distributor of Berman Glass editions through the company's new interiors product line called Guardian InGlass....
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July 15, 2009DuPont Glass Laminating Solutions has licensed its DuPont SentryGlas Expressions digital interlayer technology to Sharda Glass Ltd., West Drayton, United Kingdom, according to a July 14 DuPont release. Established in 2006 by Neil Sharda, Sharda Glass specializes in the production of high-performance structural and architectural glass products.The agreement allows Sharda Glass to produce and...
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March 26, 2009Tile Trade LLC, in partnership with Vidrotil, announces the launch of their campaign, a new Web site showcasing the company's handcrafted collection of glass mosaic tiles. Since 1947, the company's dedicated craftsmen have been committed to the elegant art of mosaics. See the April 09 issue of Glass Magazine for a glass tiles feature.
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December 16, 2008With the opening of the Pearl Avenue Branch Library in San Jose, the city has became the first municipality in the United States to install permanent public art that combines photovoltaic cells and art glass in an architectural application, according to a Dec. 15 release from the city of San Jose.Artist Lynn Goodpasture’s pioneering public art piece, entitled Solar Illumination I: Evolution...
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December 15, 2008A gleaming monument to the county's fallen law enforcement officers was erected on the San Diego County Administration Center's southwest lawn months ago.The majestic glass panes – etched with the names of officers who died while on duty – keep cracking for no clear reason, according to a Dec. 15 SignOnSanDiego.com report.
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November 14, 2008Meltdown Glass Art & Design LLC, Chandler, Ariz., will expand operation and move fabrication into a larger production studio. The expansion will increase the company's capacity four times, according to a company newsletter Nov. 13. The expansion also will shorten lead times to better serve customer needs. For most jobs the lead time will be five weeks, according to the newsletter report...
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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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