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March 18, 2013Tubelite Inc. recently named John Wiemer client development manager for Arkansas and Oklahoma. He brings more than 30 years of industry experience to his new role at Tubelite.“The glass and glazing industry is like a big family to me,” Wiemer said, in a release. “It is a pleasure to join Tubelite. The company is adding people and equipment, adding a regional facility in Dallas and increasing...
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March 8, 2013According to Ocala.com, in January 2010, the Ocala City Council approved giving $249,294 in incentives to Pittsburgh-based Santelli Tempered Glass Inc., in exchange for the company creating 35 new jobs and making a $3.3 million investment in machinery and equipment in Ocala, Fla. Santelli Glass closed its doors in Ocala in 2011, the paper reports. Under the “claw back” provisions of its...
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March 7, 2013Grey Mountain Partners announced today that Paul Cody has been named president and CEO of Consolidated Glass Holdings, Inc., a consortium of its affiliate companies that includes Global Security Glazing, Custom Components Co., Columbia Commercial Building Products, Hawkins Architectural Products, North American Specialty Glass, Insulpane and Solar Seal. Cody succeeds Tom Ryan. Cody brings...
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March 6, 2013Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) introduced the Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2013 in the U.S. Senate, March 6, calling for changes to the Environmental Protection Agency's Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule. Most notably, the act prohibits expansion of the rule to commercial buildings until EPA conducts research demonstrating the need for such action.The EPA is currently in...
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March 6, 2013Saint-Gobain SA’s record European Union cartel fine was reduced to 880 million euros ($1.15 billion), or less than two percent, after regulators said they corrected a calculation error in the original penalty, Bloomberg reports. Nippon Sheet Glass Co. unit Pilkington also had its fine cut to 357 million euros from 370 million euros, or 3.5 percent, the European Commission said in an e-mailed...
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March 6, 2013St. Cloud Window Inc. , manufacturer of high-performance aluminum window, door and curtain-wall products, announced the appointment of G. Bowie & Associates as an independent sales representative for Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama. Company founder Gary Bowie and his team have more than 30 years of experience in commercial building products and service, according to a release.
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March 6, 2013Saint-Gobain has named Stéphane Nicoli as general manager of its Specialty Films business, the group responsible for the company’s window films and Solar Gard brand, effective March 31. He succeeds Christophe Fremont, who is stepping down as leader of Solar Gard after 10 years at the helm to pursue other responsibilities within Saint-Gobain.“Christophe has successfully grown Solar Gard over the...
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March 6, 2013Pleotint, LLC, manufacturer of the dynamic Suntuitive interlayer technology for adaptively tinting architectural glass, has formed an association with Thompson I.G., LLC, an insulating glass fabricator located in Fenton, Mich. The association is designed to help Pleotint advance research and development of its Suntuitive interlayer technology, not to position the company as a glass fabricator,...
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March 6, 2013Denver-based RavenBrick announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office recently issued several patents to the company for proprietary technology applicable to its commercial and residential glass and glazing products. RavenBrick's smart-window filters automatically block solar heat when the outside temperature is too hot, while allowing solar heat inside when the outside...
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March 5, 2013The American Architectural Manufacturers Association Regulatory Affairs Committee is actively monitoring a host of government codes and regulations on behalf of its members. The following items were reviewed at the association’s 76th Annual Conference in Tucson, March 24-27, 2013. For a full list and more details on the topics below, please contact AAMA. Federal Trade Commission item...
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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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