Latest News

  • Nonresidential construction starts increase 25 percent in February
    April 3, 2007
    After a weak January, construction starts in February rebounded 7 percent. However, total construction for the first two months of 2007 still sits 15 percent lower than it did during the same period last year...

  • Glass provides new view of natural wonder
    March 27, 2007
    Grand Canyon Skywalk bridge set to open

    Tomorrow, the laminated glass bridge over the Grand Canyon will open to the public, allowing visitors to pay $25 for an unobstructed view 4,000 feet down to the Colorado River...

  • Biesse makes acquisitions
    March 27, 2007
    Frederico Broccoli, president and chief executive officer of Biesse America, announced the company acquired the distribution and service branch of AGM Glass Machinery Inc. during a news conference March 22 at Biesse headquarters in Charlotte, N.C...

  • Float manufacturers charged with price fixing
    March 20, 2007
    The European Union issued antitrust charges against Japan’s Asahi Glass Co. and its Belgian subsidiary Glaverbel; Japan’s Nippon Sheet Glass Co. and its subsidiary Pilkington, of the United Kingdom; and Saint-Gobain of France, according to a March 15 article from Bloomberg...

  • Glass haulers struggle to find and keep workers
    March 20, 2007
    The average annual turnover rate for trucking companies exceeds 120 percent. While the turnover rate in the specialized divisions that handle glass hauling is about half that, companies face huge costs associated with hiring and training new workers...

  • Ratings council makes advances with IG certification
    March 20, 2007
    The National Fenestration Ratings Council of Silver Spring, Md., will move forward on an insulating glass certification program, despite concerns about the effect on smaller manufacturers that don’t currently certify...

  • Adaptability, diversification drive growth for Maryland glass company
    March 20, 2007
    Twenty-five years ago, Go-Glass Corp. in Salisbury, Md., started as Salisbury Glass Co. with five employees. Today, the now Go-Glass employs about 90 and operates eight locations in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia...

  • Glaziers, suppliers, look to smart glass, fire-rated labels, structural glass at Las Vegas meeting
    March 13, 2007

    For last week's coverage of BEC, click here.

    Attendees of the Building Envelope Contractors Conference March 4-6 in Las Vegas heard several presentations about technological developments in the glass industry, including electronically tintable glazing and structural wall systems...

  • Manufacturers role still under scrutiny in nonresidential ratings program
    March 13, 2007

    During its Spring Meeting March 5-8 in Austin, Texas, the National Fenestration Ratings Council of Silver Spring, Md., addressed about 220 negatives in the most recent ballot version of the Component Modeling Approach...

  • Apogee exits auto glass market; will PPG follow?
    March 6, 2007
    Executives from Apogee Enterprises Inc. in Minneapolis announced in February that the company exited the auto replacement windshield market...
Page 458 of 470
 << First | < Previous …| 456 | 457 | 458 | 459 | 460 …| Next > | Last >>