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Safety Demonstration Offers Active Shooter Training at FGIA Hybrid Fall Conference
October 22, 2021
In-person participants at the 2021 Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance Hybrid Fall Conference learned strategies and techniques for ways to disarm active shooters in a presentation and active workshop from Sentinel Security Group, which was sponsored by the FGIA Fenestration Safety Committee.
Body Language Expert Janine Driver Shares Workplace Insights at FGIA Hybrid Fall Conference
October 21, 2021
Janine Driver, body language expert and author of several books, served as the keynote speaker during the 2021 Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance Hybrid Fall Conference. In her presentation titled, "You Can't Lie to Me: Five-Second Fixes," Driver dispelled common myths about body language and offered more helpful tips and tricks for discerning when an individual is uncomfortable with a subject or is withholding information.
FGIA Presents First-Ever FGIA Lifetime Achievement Award to Georges Thiret During Hybrid Fall Conference
October 20, 2021
The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance awarded Georges Thiret, Graham Architectural Products, the first-ever FGIA Lifetime Achievement Award.
Vitrum Reports 6,000+ Visitors at its 2021 Restart Edition
October 19, 2021
Despite pandemic-related difficulties and restrictions, the 2021 edition of Vitrum, the biennial international trade show organized by GIMAV, the Italian Association of Glass-Processing Machinery and Accessory Suppliers, successfully returned to Milan, Oct. 5-8.
Apogee Enterprises Reaches Agreement to Sell Facility in Statesboro, Georgia
October 19, 2021
Apogee Enterprises Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its architectural glass facility located in Statesboro, Georgia, to Cardinal Glass Industries.
AGC Glass Europe Reopens Renovated Float Line in Czech Republic
October 19, 2021
AGC Glass Europe announced on its Facebook page that the company had inaugurated its Řetenice plant, based in Czech Republic. The line went through cold repair of the furnace.
Biesse Group Signs Agreement to Acquire Maker of Glass Machining Equipment
October 19, 2021
Biesse Group signed a contract for the acquisition of 100 percent of the quotes of Forvet Costruzione Macchine Speciali S.p.A., a manufacturer of special automated machines for glass machining.
Nonresidential Construction Jobs Post Increases, Remain Below Pre-pandemic Levels
October 19, 2021
The construction industry gained 22,000 jobs between August and September as nonresidential construction firms added employees for the first time in six months, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data.
Modern Luxury Hotel Features Tubelite Systems, Inside and Out
October 18, 2021
Missouri's Loews Kansas City Hotel is the first full-service luxury hotel to open in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, in more than 30 years. Rising 24 stories and encompassing 800 rooms, its crisp, modern, minimalist look was designed by Cooper Carry and brought to life with Tubelite Inc.'s curtain wall, window wall, entrance and interior aluminum framing systems.
Judge Finds in Favor of Safti First in Patent Dispute Case
October 18, 2021
In a summary judgement dated Feb. 3, Chief Magistrate Joseph C. Spero of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that the patent infringement claims filed by Ely Holdings Ltd. and Greenlite Glass Systems against Safti First, a U.S. fire-rated glass and framing manufacturer, could not proceed to trial, finding that the Safti First’s fire-resistant floor does not violate Ely’s patent, reported Safti First officials in a company release.