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May 11, 2009Bohle 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...
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May 11, 2009Asahi Glass released its consolidated financial results for FY2009 first quarter, Jan. 1 through March 31, 2009, on May 11.Read full release.
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May 11, 2009Seventy six jobs are to be lost at glassmaker Pilkington's Merseyside [England] headquarters.The St Helens-based company said it was forced to make the redundancies due to the global downturn."It has hit the building industry particularly hard so we are having to reduce our capacity and adjust costs," a company spokesman said, according to a May 8 BBC report.
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May 11, 2009Emirates Glass LLC, one of the leading processors of architectural flat glass in the Middle East and a subsidiary of Glass LLC, wholly owned by Dubai Investments, together with Lumiglass Industries and Saudi American Glass, has posted yet another milestone achievement by securing a 20 per cent stake in the total glass production of Emirates Float Glass in a high-profile business deal worth AED 20...
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May 7, 2009Four independently owned and operated Glass Doctor franchise locations opened in the United States and Canada in April.Glass Doctor of Barrie, Ontario, owned by Dave Hawthorne, is the second Glass Doctor franchise to open in Ontario this year. The shop is located at 551 Bryne Drive. Call 705/721-4527 for service.Glass Doctor of Harriman, Tenn., owned by Amy Castonguay, serves Cumberland, McMinn,...
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April 27, 2009On the heels of the best quarter and year in the company’s 22 year history, Doralco, Alslip, Ill., added additional column cover manufacturing equipment and skilled craftsmen to its architectural cladding division, according to an April 27 release. Tom O’Malley, vice president of sales, attributed the company's growth to: the partnerships with suppliers and...
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April 21, 2009After 28 years in business, the Glass Shop at 677 MacDonald Ave. closed suddenly yesterday.A small sign in the window reads:April 20, 2009Effective immediately the Glass Shop is closed. Existing customers will be contacted by mail to advise on the status of their outstanding orders.We thank you for your support over the last 28 years.At least one faithful SooToday.com reader was very surprised...
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April 20, 2009Enterprise Glass Inc. is looking great for its age.The Mokena [Ill.] glass company's store features a bright, tidy showroom lined with modern etched glass and shower doors. But a glance at relics on the walls reveals a different Enterprise Glass--the one that started in Chicago nearly a century ago. Black-and-white photos of Enterprise's first shop, at 6215 Aberdeen St., dot one wall, and a...
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April 17, 2009PPG Industries Inc. was "put to the test" in 2008 by challenging global conditions, its chairman said yesterday, but widespread cost-cutting efforts should help it weather the economic storm.Last year "was difficult and dynamic" for the paints, glass and chemicals maker, Chairman Charles Bunch said during the Pittsburgh company's annual meeting at the David L. Lawrence...
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April 16, 2009The Glass Guru, a full-service glass and window restoration and replacement company with 26 active franchises in the U.S. launched three franchise locations in Folsom, Calif., Oahu, Hawaii, and Renton, Wash., according to an April 15 release. The new franchisees come from a variety of backgrounds.Vito Lessa of Roseville purchased one of The Glass Guru’s two company owned...
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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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