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June 14, 2013The American Architectural Manufacturers Association celebrated 13 consecutive years of the AAMA Scholarship for high school seniors and college students who are children of employees of AAMA member companies and pursuing a degree related to the building products industry. All children of employees of AAMA member companies are eligible to obtain this one-time award of $2,000, and are judged on...
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October 11, 2012Glass Doctor was awarded the first place 2012 STAR Award for Best Social Implementation by Franchise Update Media Group at the 14th Annual Franchise Leadership & Development Conference in Atlanta. The annual award recognizes franchise companies for best practices in lead generation and recruitment. Speaking To And Responding (STAR) award recipients are scored and rated based on results...
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September 28, 2012Larry Patterson of Glass Doctor of North Texas was honored as the 2011 Glass Doctor Franchisee of the Year during The Dwyer Group 2012 Reunion held this week in Grapevine, Texas. The Franchisee of the Year Award is presented to the franchisee who has consistently grown his or her business through the Glass Doctor training system and has achieved a consistently high level of success through...
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September 26, 2012Glassopolis, the fabricator and distributor of specialty glass products, has won $100,000 in The Challenge competition sponsored by The Globe and Mail and Telus. The Challenge competition invited small businesses to present their business challenge and proposed solution to a six-member panel consisting of entrepreneurs, business writers and sponsors. Glassopolis was selected as the winner from...
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September 12, 2012Basco Shower Enclosures announced their 2011 Representative of the Year recipients:Eastern Region: Dominion Marketing, Inc. – Maryland, Virginia, and DCMidwest Region: Bill Boehnlein Sales – North/South Dakota, MinnesotaSouthern Region: Williams Sales - GeorgiaNational Representative of the Year: Williams Sales – GeorgiaInternational Representative of the Year: Great Lakes Marketing – Toronto,...
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April 5, 2012Vos Glass is the NGA's April 2012 Member of the Month Washington, DC (April 5, 2012) –Officials of the National Glass Association announced that Vos Glass, Inc. is member of the month for April 2012. Vos Glass, Inc. is a 30-year member of the NGA. A 30-year member, Vos Glass provides a complete range of glass products and services for automotive, residential and commercial...
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December 15, 2011Saint-Gobain has officially launched its fourth global Innovation Competition. Organized by its NOVA External Venturing team, an international team of Saint-Gobain representatives that identify and evaluate start-up companies for strategic partnerships with all Saint-Gobain businesses, the competition will award a first place winner with $50,000 and second- and third-place winners with $25,000...
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December 12, 2011The call for entries for Solutia's 2012 World of Color Awards is now open. Architects, interior designers, glass fabricators, glaziers and other industry professionals will be recognized for their awe-inspiring architectural design projects that demonstrate creativity and forward-thinking uses of colored glass made with the Vanceva color interlayer system. Register your project here. Or learn...
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August 29, 2011PPG Industries announced that it will sponsor the Bath Enclosure Manufacturers Association's 14th Annual Design Awards Competition. The yearly contest, which began in 1996, showcases innovation and excellence in the fast-growing field of glass enclosure design. Winners will be announced at GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo in Atlanta, Sept.12-14.Click here for more information...
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August 26, 2010Glass Doctor named Robert Rice of the Glass Doctor of Columbus franchise the National Outside Sales Representative of the Year during the company's 2010 Annual Reunion Conference in San Antonio, according to an Aug. 26 release.The Outside Sales Representative of the Year Award is presented to the outside sales representative who has a reputation for exceptional commercial account management,...
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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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