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December 6, 2012A U.S. judge ordered that 10 units of Mexican glassmaker Vitro SAB be put into U.S. bankruptcy and found that several of them had taken secret steps to prevent creditors from collecting money owed to them, according to a December 5 Reuters report. The order follows the November 28 ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans that upheld a decision refusing to grant...
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December 6, 2012Guardian Industries has launched a Spanish version of its global website, www.guardian.com, in addition to enhancing the site's navigational tools and content. According to Guardian officials, the improved navigation allows visitors to easily search for products and solutions under the company’s Glass, Automotive and Building Products sections. The expanded drop-down menus are intuitively...
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December 4, 2012Glass Magazine and the National Glass Association have re-launched the Glass Magazine Employment Center, an interactive industry job board that focuses on glass and glazing companies and professionals, offering the industry an easy-to-use and highly targeted resource for online employment connections. NGA members and non-members can use the Glass Magazine Employment Center to...
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December 3, 2012Gamma, a division of the Far East Global Group Ltd., confirmed that it acquired CBO Glass this August, which ranked #15 on Glass Magazine's 2011 Top 50 Glaziers list with annual sales of $30 million to $40 million. Gamma officials also announced the company has opened five new sales offices in the United States and Canada, in addition to an international office in London.Now rebranded under the...
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November 30, 2012Wausau Window and Wall Systems announced Kelly Townsend as its architectural sales representative in Texas. Townsend brings more than 30 years' experience in the commercial glazing and architectural products industries to the position. Most recently, he served as national sales director of Columbia Commercial Building Products in Rockwall, Texas. Prior to that, he was an estimating manager and...
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November 28, 2012Vitro SAB has lost an appeals court bid to enforce its bankruptcy plan in the United States. The U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled against Vitro, November 28, and upheld a bankruptcy court ruling that denied enforcement of the reorganization, according to a same-day Bloomberg report. Vitro was appealing a decision by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Harlin DeWayne Hale in June...
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November 26, 2012LISEC Automation and Smart-Builder announced the two companies are partnering to integrate Smart-Builder's software programs for calculating glass and hardware requirements for shower enclosures, backsplashes, storefronts and other applications into LiSEC order management software, GPS.order, LiSEC production control software and GPS.production. “Now all LiSEC customers can...
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November 26, 2012Sulphur Springs, Texas, recently debuted all-glass restrooms that are the first of their kind in the United States, according to recent ABC News report. Located in the middle of a busy downtown square, the bathrooms allow users to see out but keep others from seeing in. David Gideon of the Commercial Glass & Mirror Co. fabricated the glass for the structure and told ABC News that...
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November 26, 2012A well known glass industry figure, Edward "Eddie" Goldberg passed away November 22. Goldberg spent his entire working life in the glass industry, most recently as partner of New York's Utica Glass."I think if you had the chance to meet Ed even once, you’d remember him: his booming voice, his beaming smile, his snappy outfits. His wife Sherry said that he put on a sport coat to rake leaves," says...
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November 26, 2012Billings at architecture firms in October accelerated to their strongest pace since December 2010, according to the most recent Architecture Billings Index. The American Institute of Architects reported the October ABI score was 52.8, up from the mark of 51.6 in September. “With three straight monthly gains – and the past two being quite strong – it’s beginning to look like demand for design...
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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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