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  • Bohle America forms Automatic Glass Cutting Technology and Chemicals Department

    May 31, 2011
    Officials of Bohle America, Charlotte, N.C., announced the formation of the new Bohle Industrial Automatic Glass Cutting Technology and Chemicals Department in Harwinton, Conn. The new department, led by Dana Barberet, director of Cutting and Chemicals, will focus on the development and introduction of new glass cutting technology from the Bohle Group's manufacturing headquarters in...

  • Holcam launches new website
    May 31, 2011
    Holcam Sales Inc., a Seattle, Wash., division of Hartung Glass Industries, launched a new website at www.holcam.com, in addition to introducing an English/Spanish bilingual brochure. According to a company release, the reference material includes new features and tools to make it easier for glass companies and their customers to compare, learn, shop and save.Updates include: a 'where to buy...

  • GPD organizers announce keynote and opening speakers
    May 31, 2011
    Organizers of Glass Performance Days 2011, to be held June 17-20 in Tampere, Finland, announced the event's keynote and opening speakers. U.S. Ambassador to Finland Bruce Oreck will be the keynote speaker, giving a presentation titled, "Glass in the Built Environment."  The opening speakers for the event will be Russell Ebeid, president of the Guardian Flat Glass Group; Ralf Christian,...

  • Glaston moves head office to Helsinki
    May 31, 2011
    As of June 1, 2011, Glaston Corp.'s head office will be located in Helsinki. The address for the new location is Yliopistonkatu 7, 00100 Helsinki, Finland. Previously, the company  headquarters was located in Tampere. All telephone and fax numbers remain unchanged. 

  • Guardian holds groundbreaking ceremony for its largest float glass plant ever
    May 20, 2011
    Guardian Glass Group President Russell Ebeid at the groundbreaking ceremony for Guardian's newest float glass manufacturing plant, to be located in Krasny Sulin (Rostov region), Russia.Guardian Industries Corp., Auburn Hills, Mich., held a groundbreaking ceremony in Krasny Sulin (Rostov region), Russia, on May 13 with local and state government officials to kick off construction of...

  • Former Barber plant in Collingwood to re-open under new ownership
    May 17, 2011
    Richard Wilson, a past customer of Barber Glass, is now the new owner of the former Barber plant in Collingwood, Ontario, with plans to re-open the facility within the next 30 days, according to a May 16 article in the Barrie Examiner.Wilson had been involved when Barber established the Collingwood facility, a state-of-the-art plant capable of manufacturing architectural glass to a size of...

  • Nathan Allan Glass Studios moves to new, expanded location
    May 17, 2011
    Nathan Allan Glass Studios Inc. has moved into a new, expanded location. As of May 17, the company's new address is: 103-2455 192 St., Surrey, BC V3S 3X1, Canada. Phone number is 604/535-8849. The company website and emails remain unchanged.

  • GPD 2011 to feature new 'megatrends' workshop
    May 17, 2011
    Organizers of Glass Performance Days 2011, to be held June 16-20 in Tampere, Finland, announced a new workshop concept: "The Future of Architectural Glass Industry," aimed to identify the megatrends that will define the industry's future.The workshop is targeted to top corporate management, and product development, sales and marketing professionals. Participants will be divided in three...

  • Contractors struggle to pass on rising petroleum, metal costs

    May 12, 2011
    Contractors were only able to partially pass on the costs of rising petroleum and metals prices in April, according to an analysis of producer price index figures released May 12 by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said the resulting cost squeeze—a result of sluggish demand for construction—will push more construction employees and firms out of work...

  • PPG announces executive appointments
    May 10, 2011
    PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, recently announced the following executive assignments, effective May 1:Gary Danowski, vice president, flat glass, has been named vice president, automotive refinish, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), based at the Rolle, Switzerland, headquarters of PPG Europe and reporting to John Outcalt, vice president, automotive refinish.Richard A. Beuke, vice president...
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