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  • Glasweld launches targeted marketing group
    August 12, 2009
    GlasWeld, Bend, Ore., an industry leader in glass repair since 1982, today announced the launch of its targeted marketing division, Vortex Ad Group. Drawing on decades of experience in the glass repair industry, this marketing team has created a complete line of professional and affordable marketing materials targeted specifically for auto glass repair companies. Glass repair or restoration...

  • CPFilms announces new energy audit tools
    June 5, 2009
    Officials at CPFilms Inc., St. Louis, a wholly owned subsidiary of Solutia Inc., St. Louis, and a producer of LLumar and Vista commercial window films, announced the launch of one-of-a-kind energy audit tools including an online energy savings estimator called the One Minute Challenge, according to a June 4 release.Based on the U.S. Department of Energy’s DOE-2 energy simulation...

  • Bohle America recruits, doubles office and warehouse space
    May 11, 2009
    Bohle America Inc. has more than doubled its office facilities at its Charlotte, N.C., headquarters in the Ballantyne development in South Charlotte, according to a May 11 release. The company also has increased its staff with the recruitment of a new sales office manager, Summer Zifko. A finance major with several years experience in banking and marketing, Zifko brings...

  • Edgetech, LMI Custom Mixing host day of learning
    May 5, 2009
    Edgetech I.G., Cambridge, Ohio, and LMI Custom Mixing, Cambridge, hosted approximately 50 pre-teens from Meadowbrook Middle School, Cambridge, according to a May 5 release. Broken into four groups, the students from Lisa Eibel’s sixth-grade reading classes received tours and presentations on manufacturing, product testing, product management and marketing.The large group of...

  • Stuart Dean Co., Glasweld launch strategic alliance
    April 30, 2009
    Stuart Dean Co., New York, and GlasWeld, Bend, Ore., created a strategic alliance to form one of the largest glass restoration companies in North America, according to an April 29 release. A key objective for both companies is to provide a significant and positive impact on the environment by repairing glass and other surfaces, rather than replacing it. This approach to...

  • FeneTech to launch French Web site
    April 7, 2009
    Ohio-based FeneTech Inc. has launched its Web site in French to better serve its European clients, according to an April 7 company release. Additional languages will follow this year.FeneTech Inc. has only recently started its marketing and sales activity in Europe, starting with the participation at glasstec 2008 in Dusseldorf, Germany.“FeneTech is moving quickly to become a global and...

  • Bendheim offers new contract waterjet cutting service

    March 20, 2009
    Bendheim now offers a contract waterjet cutting service to manufacturers and fabricators of glass, metal, stone, ceramics and composite materials.Recently installed, the large capacity waterjet speeds production and improves quality on specialty-cutting orders, including intricate template patterns, cut-outs, holes and notches, and satin-smooth edges that don't require finishing. The dynamic...

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  • Viracon to invest $30 million in new coater at Owatonna facility
    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....
  • PPG announces executive appointments; McGarry to lead flat glass businesses
    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....
  • ABI sees strongest growth since November 2007
    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...