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November 30, 2008
Auto Glass Fitters takes pride in its quality employees and is now offering services in Fairmont [W.Va.].Dave Taylor, director of retail development, said the corporation’s workers set it apart from competitors.“Everybody that we have employed and will employ are highly experienced,” he said.Taylor said Auto Glass Fitters is a brand new company, incorporated in August, and is ...
November 30, 2008
Officials at the Vietnam Glass Association, or Vieglass, has asked the Vietnamese prime minister to increase Vietnam’s import duty on construction glass to 20 percent from the current 5 percent, according to a Nov. 21 report from Vietnamese News Agency. “[Vieglass] said that domestically-produced glass is losing market share to glass imported from ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian ...
November 25, 2008
The calls started early this morning as dozens of East Texans scrambled to get their shattered car windows repaired. Last night we told you more than 50 people in Smith County had their cars vandalized by juveniles who police say were up to no good. Now, that number has increased to 75.As KLTV 7's Molly Reuter shows us, auto glass repair shops were the place to be today, according to a Nov. 24 ...
November 21, 2008
The OAO Gomelsteklo glass producer presented a project to investors for the establishment of a sheet polished glass production facility at an investment forum in London in mid-November, according to a Nov. 18 Belta news agency report. An official from Belarus’ Ministry of Construction and Architecture said that the new facility will produce 1.5-millimeter-3-mm-thick and 8-mm-19-mm-thick ...
November 20, 2008
A collapse of Detroit’s Big Three automakers could mean the loss of more than 600 Crawford County jobs, according to a Nov. 19 report in Pennsylvania's Meadville Tribune. With General Motors, Ford and Chrysler fighting to survive, the loss of any would have a direct impact on local firms, specifically Pittsburgh Glass Works LLC. It has about 250 employees at its Greenwood Township flat ...
November 20, 2008
D'Ieteren officials announced Nov. 17 that Belron has completed the acquisition of Mobilglas Denmark, the second largest auto glass repair and replacement specialist in the Danish market, for about $6 million.Officials also noted that challenging conditions in and outside Europe reduced the size of the vehicle glass repair and replacement markets this year."Year-to-date, Belron's reported ...
November 20, 2008
JN Phillips Auto Glass, based in Woburn, Mass., has announced the launch of a non-profit foundation the company created to promote volunteerism across Massachusetts.The New Barn Foundation, or NBF, will provide volunteer support and resources to social service organizations and other non-profits around the state.
November 20, 2008
Five new Ford Motor Co. products fitted with Carlite's noise-blocking SoundScreen windshields will be unveiled at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show: the 2010 Ford Fusion and Fusion Hybrid, the 2010 Mercury Milan and Milan Hybrid and the 2010 Lincoln MKZ. Media previews for the show are Nov. 19 -20 and it is open to the public Nov. 21-30, according to a Nov. 19 MarketWatch report.
November 20, 2008
Following a negative trend in the automotive industry, AGC Automotive Americas, formerly known as AP Technoglass, announced a 20 percent staff reduction at its Elizabethtown, Ky., glass factory.AGC currently employs more than 600 people, but human resource manager Steve Robbins said the company is forced to cut more than 100 of those positions between Thanksgiving and Christmas, because of the ...
November 19, 2008
Officials at Diversified Glass Services, Rochester Hills, Mich., parent company of Henderson Glass, Saf-Ti Glass Distributors and Great Lakes Claim Services, are taking a fresh look at its operations and core capabilities to ensure the company is poised for continued growth, according to a Nov. 19 release.Under the direction of interim Chief Executive Officer Jim Churilla, a newly appointed ...
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