Latest News in Auto Glass
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July 14, 2008PPG AutoGlass, Pittsburgh, hired Tony Jones as zone program manager within the glass alliance team. He will support the ProStars program, its participants and new initiatives.“Tony is no stranger to the auto glass industry,” said Jim Richardson, director of the ProStars glass alliance program, in a July 10 release. “He brings 18 years of auto glass experience to our team, ranging from field sales...
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July 14, 2008Officials of the National Glass Association, McLean, Va., are extending a special offer for NGA members on online certification testing, lowering the member price to $69 per person from $129 per person. For current or new MyGlassClass.com subscribers, the price is $59. For more information, visit www.NGAcertified.com or write Miguel Rodriguez at certification@glass.org or call 866/DIAL NGA, ext....
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July 14, 2008In Chillicothe, there are about 120 employees who work in automotive glass distribution and about 40 who work in the accounting center. The glass distribution center will be included under the PPG Industries contract just signed with Kohlberg, according to a July 11 report on CentralOhio.com.
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July 14, 2008Reactions were mixed as employees at PPG's Creighton automotive glass plant heard the news last week that PPG Industries Inc. has a deal to sell the plant and service unit, according to a July 14 report in The Valley News-Dispatch.
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July 11, 2008Glass America has opened a new location serving the greater Madison, Wisconsin area at 2223 Industrial Drive, Monona, Wis. 53713. Glass America, a windshield replacement and repair company, decided to open the new location to better serve their growing customer base in the area. Glass America offers Mobile Service for customers who need a stone chip windshield repair or a full auto glass...
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July 9, 2008Sekisui Chemical Co. said July 7 it will boost its production capacity for interlayer films used in automotive laminated glass, aiming at manufacturing enough film annually for 78 million cars, up from the current 66 million, according to a July 8 Jiji Press report.
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July 9, 2008The smash-hit of the summer could be your windshield.Area auto glass workers say they've seen the number of vandalized car windshields and windows surge in the past two months, especially in Oak Cliff, East Dallas and Richardson, according to a July 9 report in The Dallas Morning News.
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July 9, 2008More than a year after announcing its intent to sell off its automotive OEM glass and replacement glass services business, PPG Industries of Pittsburgh signed a sale agreement July 8 with private equity firm Kohlberg...
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July 8, 2008PPG Industries Inc. said it has agreed to sell its automotive glass and services business to a new company formed by Kohlberg & Co. LLC for $330 million in cash proceeds plus a minority ownership interest of about 40 percent in the new company, according to a July 8 report from TradingMarkets.com.
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July 8, 2008More than a year after announcing its intent to sell off its automotive OEM glass and replacement glass services business, PPG Industries of Pittsburgh signed a sale agreement July 8 with private equity firm Kohlberg & Co. LLC, Mount Kisco, N.Y. Under the agreement, PPG will sell the auto glass business to a new company formed by Kohlberg in exchange for $330 million and a 40 percent minority...
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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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