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March 22, 2013Thermal Industries named Brian Goans the southeast territory sales representative serving North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and eastern Tennessee. Goans brings more than 20 years' experience in the window industry to Thermal Industries, including 18 years with Thermal Guard and five years with Alside.“Brian provides Thermal Industries with a wealth of knowledge and a successful track record...
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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, 2013Tempco Glass Fabrication will celebrate the grand opening of its 20,000-square-foot, Flushing, N.Y., factory this Friday, March 22. When fully operational, the plant is expected to employ 25 to 30 people and produce 12,000 square feet to 15,000 square feet of tempered glass per day.The expected total investment in the plant, equipment and vehicles will ultimately reach several million...
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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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