Latest News in Fabrication Glass

  • Guardian partners with Joel Berman Glass Studios
    May 25, 2011
    Officials 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....

  • Sharda Glass Ltd. licensed to use DuPont SentryGlas Expressions
    July 15, 2009
    DuPont 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...

  • Vidrotil launches Web site
    March 26, 2009
    Tile 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.

  • Photovoltaic embedded glass art debuts in San Jose
    December 16, 2008
    With 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...

  • Glass panels to hold names of fallen officers
    December 15, 2008
    A 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.

  • Meltdown Glass expands studio
    November 14, 2008
    Meltdown 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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  • Grey Mountain buys Binswanger
    Update: Following the announcement of its purchase of Binswanger, Grey Mountain Partners announced it had also acquired Custom Components Co., the Tampa, Fla., manufacturer, fabricator and supplier of aluminum, stainless steel and glass architectural engineered products including interior and exterior railing systems, interior aluminum office fronts, and stile and rail doors. Read more......
  • Solutia to acquire Southwall Technologies in $113 million deal
    Officials from Solutia Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire Southwall Technologies for an aggregate equity purchase price of about $113 million, according to an Oct. 7 Solutia release. The transaction has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies, and the acquisition will be funded by Solutia from existing cash on hand."This acquisition positions Solutia as the world...
  • Kelly Schuller named Viracon president
    Officials from Viracon named Kelly S. Schuller as president, according to an Oct. 5 company release. Schuller, who served as Viracon senior vice president, sales and marketing since 2010, reports to Joseph F. Puishys, chief executive officer of Apogee Enterprises, parent company of Viracon."Since joining Viracon last year, Kelly has led development of its strategic plan which focuses on the...