Latest News in Fabrication Glass
-
November 26, 2012LISEC Automation and Smart-Builder announced the two companies are partnering to integrate Smart-Builder's software programs for calculating glass and hardware requirements for shower enclosures, backsplashes, storefronts and other applications into LiSEC order management software, GPS.order, LiSEC production control software and GPS.production. “Now all LiSEC customers can...
-
November 16, 2012Guardian Industries has signed a land purchase agreement in Malaysia, under which the company will acquire a 59.3-acre patch of land in Mukim, Jasin, from the Malacca State Development Corp. (PKNM). “We’re grateful for the cooperation of the Malacca State Development Corp.,” said Scott Thomsen, Guardian Glass Group president, in a release. “This purchase is part of Guardian’s international...
-
November 15, 2012GlasWeld officials announced that Brad Plumb has been promoted to director of sales and business development. Previously, Plumb was a project manager for GlasWeld with an emphasis in scratch removal contracting and consulting. Prior to joining GlasWeld, Plumb worked extensively with architects and commercial builders up and down the West Coast, and served as director of...
-
November 14, 2012DORMA has acquired the Rutherford Controls Int’l Corp. throughits DORMA Americas susidiary. This acquisition extends DORMA’s portfolio of ANSI-compliant electromechanical access control products and systems, and strengthens DORMA’s presence in the North American market, according to a release. Headquartered in Cambridge, Ontario, RCI also has a subsidiary in Virginia, a new warehouse...
-
November 14, 2012Gardner Glass Products announced that Julie Smith has joined the company as the new director of customer service and inside sales. “We are extremely pleased to have Julie join our sales and support team," said Melissa Lackey, CFO of Gardner Glass Products, in a release. "Julie is highly respected in the community, and her background in management and strong organizational skills will...
-
November 14, 2012SAGE and Viracon announced a marketing partnership at the U.S. Green Building Council’s Greenbuild conference, November 14, that will enable architects to incorporate both high performance and electrochromic glass into buildings in a more seamless and color-coordinated way, according to a joint release. Under the agreement, dynamic glass manufacturer SAGE Electrochromics will market and sell...
-
November 12, 2012Soladigm officials announced the company has changed its name to View Inc., to reflect its strategic vision that "a clear, uninterrupted view is the catalyst for a fundamental change in how people design and interact with buildings." The name change accompanied an announcement that the manufacturer's commercial-scale dynamic glass is ready for global deployment. View Dynamic Glass...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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,...
What's Hot
-
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....
-
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....
-
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...
©2013 National Glass Association. All Rights Reserved. Powered by Digital Loom.