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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 2, 2008Saflex, a unit of Solutia Inc., St. Louis, Mo., a leading PVB interlayer manufacturer, has developed Saflex SilentGlass Technology to block noise. It combines three interlayers designed to decouple and disseminate sound waves for state-of-the-art sound dampening performance, according to a July 1 company release.
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July 2, 2008Asahi Glass Co., Asia's biggest maker of the material, said it may increase prices for construction glass by a “single-digit” percent in the United States and Europe to cope with higher fuel and raw material costs, according to a July 1 Bloomberg.com report.
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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, 2008Sejal Architectural Glass, a Mumbai-based company engaged in the business of processing glass, after listing at a premium of 13.04 percent, settled at a substantial discount of 29.35 percent today, according to a July 1 article from MyIris.com.
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July 1, 2008The American Architectural Manufacturers Association, Schaumburg, Ill., debuted its Green Building Survey at the Pacific Coast Builders Conference, June 25-27, San Francisco, according to a June 30 AAMA release. “We believe AAMA member products are essential elements in green buildings, homes and interiors spaces, but we need to learn more about the beliefs of builders, contractors and others in...
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July 1, 2008The Glass Association of North America, Topeka, Kan., released the 2008 edition of the GANA Tempering Division’s Engineering Standards Manual, according to a June 30 GANA release. The manual includes current technology and standards for heat-strengthened and fully tempered glass products. Visit www.glasswebsite.com for more information.
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