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January 2, 2012Hartung Glass Industries announced that Kirk Johnson has become director of sales, helping to lead the company's commercial/architectural, decorative and shower door product lines, according to a Jan. 2 company release. Johnson, who joined Hartung in September, is a 16-year industry veteran with experience in sales and operations. He has served extensively the South and West, particularly in...
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December 21, 2011Shawn Hannux has joined Erdman Automation Corp. as an Insulated Glass Process Specialist, according to a company release. Hannux will focus on expanding the ErdmanR IG equipment applications for residential and commercial operations throughout North America. Most recently, Shawn served as Product Sales Specialist for Quanex Engineered Products Group-Insulated Glass Systems. Prior to Quanex's...
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December 21, 2011Officials from Viracon named Alissa Schmidt as its new Architectural Design Department Manager, according to a company release. Schmidt was officially promoted on Dec. 12. Schmidt has worked at Viracon since 2005, most recently as an Architectural Design Associate, providing technical, specification and design assistance to the architectural community. She has developed national and international...
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December 20, 2011Architectural Aluminum Manufacturers Association honorary member Lyon D. Evans of Wausau, Wis., passed away on Dec. 8, at the age of 93, according to a Dec. 20 AAMA release. More than 65 years ago, Lyon helped form and was the key technical member of AAMA, the then new association. In 1957, he joined Hope's windows, Jamestown, N.Y., and worked there until 1975, when he moved to Wausau. He became...
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October 5, 2011Officials 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...
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September 30, 2011General Glass International has named John Bush as its new plant manager, according to a Sept. 27 company release. Bush, who had been principal at John Bush Consulting Inc., will be in charge of the manufacturing and management of GGI's glass fabricating facility, including its newly installed oversized tempering furnace. Bush will also spearhead the company's continued efforts to expand its...
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September 8, 2011Officials from PPG Industries announced Sept. 8 that Diane Kappas has been appointed vice president, environment, health and safety, effective Oct. 1, reporting to Michael H. McGarry, senior vice president, Commodity Chemicals. Kappas will succeed John Richter, who has been named vice president, operations, coatings, Asia/Pacific, at PPG's China headquarters in Shanghai.As vice president, EHS,...
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August 17, 2011John Neunlist, president of Admiral Glass & Mirror, passed away Aug. 15 after a long battle with cancer, according to officials from the Houston-based contract glazier. A visitation will be held Aug. 18 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Grand View Funeral Home in Pasadena, Texas. Interment will take place Monday, August 22, 2011 in Herrin, Ill.
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August 15, 2011Officials from Tubelite Inc. announced that Sage Architectural Products LLC of Austin, Texas, will serve the state's central and southern region. As manufacturer's representatives, the firm will provide Tubelite's clients with storefront, curtainwall, entrance and daylight control systems for commercial building needs, according to an Aug. 15 Tubelite release.Owners of Sage Architectural Products...
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August 15, 2011Castleberry (left) Baker (right) WinTech officials announced the addition of Kendall Baker and Mike Castleberry to its Engineering Group. Baker comes to WinTech as Senior Designer, bringing 25 years of experience from Efco's application and design groups. Castleberry offers more than 15 years of experience in the window industry, including time at Efco and Boyd Windows. He has extensive...
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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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