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March 25, 2013BCIndustries Inc. hired Dirk Sayre as the company's Business Development Manager, responsible for managing sales, estimating, new business development and marketing.Sayre brings more than 10 years of experience in the window and curtain wall industry.“Dirk will be instrumental in leading our growing business needs,” said Jim Hatton, president and owner of BCI. “We continue to see an upswing in...
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March 25, 2013An employee of Insulpane of Connecticut and Orchard Glass Distributors in Hamden, Conn., was killed after 10 to 12 large glass lites fell from a storage rack, landing on the worker, according to a March 24 article from NBCConnecticut.com. The 50-year-old man was working in a storage area with his brother late on March 22 when the incident occurred, according to the article. Officials from...
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March 22, 2013JLM Wholesale Inc., a security door hardware wholesaler, received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women’s Business Enterprise Council - Great Lakes, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council.JLM Wholesale is a family-owned business founded in 1984 by Janet Mirku in Oxford, Mich. Since 2010, Mirku's daughter, Annette...
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March 22, 2013The Architecture Billings Index continues to strengthen at a steady pace, posting a February score of 54.9, up slightly from 54.2 in January, according to the American Institute of Architects. The new projects inquiry index was 64.8, the highest it's been since January 2007, according to AIA.The Northeast saw the most growth in February, with a score of 56.7; followed by the Midwest at...
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March 22, 2013G-Tech Optoelectronics Corp., which makes cover glass for touch-panel displays, is working with AGC Group to make glass for “green” buildings, according to a Taipei Times report. In a company statement, G-Tech said partnering with AGC would help expand its 16-year business focus on electronic glass to manufacturing architectural glass.G-Tech will make low-E insulating glass for doors,...
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March 21, 2013Tubelite Inc. hired Scott Dooley as client development manager for Alabama and the Florida panhandle. Dooley's career in the glass industry spans more than 20 years, 10 of which have focused on the Southeast region. Most recently, Dooley worked at Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope as a sales representative for 14 years. He was previously employed by Pensacola Glass and Vistawall.
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March 20, 2013McGraw-Hill Construction reports that January contracts for future nonresidential construction in the metropolitan statistical area of Washington-Arlington-Alexandria declined significantly over January 2012. According to the Research and Analytics unit of McGraw-Hill Construction, the latest month's nonresidential construction activity in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria followed this...
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March 19, 2013Price increases for a variety of architectural glass products are set to go into effect this April, as primary glass manufacturers contend with higher material and service costs.In a March 7 letter to customers, Guardian Industries announced it would increase prices for several products, effective April 8, 2013, citing "higher costs for the materials and services used in manufacturing...
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March 19, 2013Check out more conference coverage from @KDevlinGlassThe major theme of the 2013 BEC Conference can be summed up in the title of its keynote presentation: Battle for the Wall."Our true competitors are solid surface walls," said Scott Thomsen, president of the Global Flat Glass Group, Guardian Industries, during his keynote talk. "There is pressure to lower the window-to-wall ratio worldwide. ......
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March 18, 2013Harmon Inc. is doubling the size of its West Chester, Ohio, operation, according to a Business Courier report. The journal reports Harmon has leased 156,000 square feet at the Port Union Commerce Park and plans to relocate from its existing 78,000-square-foot facility. Company spokeswoman Thyra Nelson told the journal the expansion is needed to increase production capacity.
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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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