Latest News in Auto Glass
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July 3, 2008Flower City Glass is proud to announce the launch of its all-new Web site at www.FlowerCityGlass.com. Launched on Tuesday, July 1, the Web site is Flower City Glass' latest initiative in an increasingly competitive field of online media, according to a PR Web release.
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July 3, 2008Japan's key stock index extended its sell-off to an 11th straight session July 3, its longest slide in 54 years, according to an Associated Press report the same day.Especially hard hit Thursday were glass makers, trading firms and iron and steel companies, on mounting concerns over a slowdown in the auto industry, the report states."It has become clear that car sales are declining, and so that...
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July 2, 2008Auto supplier Dura Automotive Systems said June 27 that it emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.Dura filed for bankruptcy protection in October 2006 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, blaming production cuts by major U.S. automakers, according to a report the same day on Forbes.com.
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July 2, 2008PPG AutoGlass, Pittsburgh, recently joined with Tennessee’s Western Reflections, a manufacturer and producer of doorlites and injection-molded frames for the door industry, to introduce residential door glass inserts as a business expansion opportunity for glass retailers. “Our Sundries Program now includes residential door glass inserts, offering our auto glass shop the opportunity to expand...
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July 2, 2008When David Burns took over Ray Sands Glass in 1983, he didn't know much about auto glass repair but figured he could grow the business beyond its mom-and-pop roots, according to a June 29 Democrat and Chronicle.com report.
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July 2, 2008Patty Caughman joined Glasspro, Charleston, S.C., as an accounts payable representative. Her responsibilities include managing vendor accounts, uniform inventory, registration of company vehicles and general accounts payable duties, according to a July 1 company release.
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July 2, 2008The 2008 International Master Fitter Competition will take place Oct. 21-25 during glasstec in Düsseldorf, Germany, announced officials of the International Automotive Glass Federation in a June 30 release.The competition is open to master auto glass technicians around the world who have won preliminary national competitions that adhere to Master Fitter criteria. A series of organizations and...
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July 1, 2008The former Safelite AutoGlass has closed a deal to acquire a former rival, a move that will bring the Columbus company about 1,600 workers and more than 200 service centers, according to a July 1 article from Columbus Business First.
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July 1, 2008The former Safelite AutoGlass has closed a deal to acquire a former rival, a move that will bring the Columbus company about 1,600 workers and more than 200 service centers, according to a July 1 article from Columbus Business First.
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June 30, 2008The 2008 International Master Fitter Competition will take place Oct. 21-25 during glasstec in Düsseldorf, Germany, announced officials of the International Automotive Glass Federation in a June 30 release.The competition is open to master auto glass technicians around the world who have won preliminary national competitions that adhere to Master Fitter criteria. A series of organizations...
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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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