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May 20, 2013Nippon Sheet Glass Co. reported a 5.6 percent decline in revenues in fiscal year 2013, compared to fiscal year 2012, according to the company's FY 2013 Annual Consolidated Financial Results, released May 16. The company reported operating losses of about $170 million for the year. Sales for fiscal 2013 were down 9.2 percent from the previous year."During the fourth quarter of the year, the Group...
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May 20, 2013The American Architectural Manufacturers Association Summer Conference will be held in Rosemont, Ill., June 9-12.Stephen Gold, president and CEO of the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation, and board member of The Manufacturing Institute, will be the keynote speaker. On June 10, he will present A U.S. Manufacturing Outlook, addressing questions such as: Is a manufacturing...
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May 20, 2013To mark the start of its float glass line 10 years ago, the addition of a laminating line five years ago, and the recent launch of a new coating line, Guardian Industries UK is hosting a triple anniversary celebration, June 11, at its float plant in Goole, East Yorkshire. The event will feature a keynote speech from Scott Thomsen, president of Guardian's Global Flat Glass Division.
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May 17, 2013Virginia Glass Products Corp. and Virginia Mirror Co. have opened a sales office in Columbus, Ohio, just in time to celebrate Virginia Mirror's 100th anniversary. Joining the company in the new Ohio location are Dean Mead and Brian Siegel, who will both oversee business development and customer satisfaction for heavy tempered glass, glass doors and entrances, and mirrors, in Ohio,...
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May 16, 2013The Board of the Finnish Flat Glass Association unanimously voted Jorma Vitkala as Glass Builder of the Year 2013 for his achievements as the initiator and organizer of Glass Performance Days, the world's largest glass industry conference held every other year in Tampere, Finland. The Glass Builder of the Year 2013 Award was presented to Vitkala at the Flat Glass Association's annual meeting on...
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May 16, 2013Diamon-Fusion International Inc. has partnered with IGE Glass Technologies Inc. to distribute DFI's new FuseCube protective coating technology, designed to reduce costs for protective coating applicators by up to 75 percent versus traditional application methods. Through the partnership, IGE will obtain exclusive rights to distribute the technology in the U.S. and Canada. "For...
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May 15, 2013Kawneer Company Inc. named Ivan Rus sales manager for the central region, including West Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and North and South Dakota. Rus began his career with Alcoa more than a decade ago, first serving as the manager of Kawneer’s Cleveland service center, and later as an architectural sales rep for Ohio, where he grew the...
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May 13, 2013Overall construction will continue to experience growth—perhaps even accelerated growth—through 2014, according to economists during Reed Construction Data's mid-year forecast, "Riding the Roller Coaster: Ups and downs in construction, spending, materials and labor." The forecast webinar took place May 9 and the archived presentation is available for online viewing. "Commercial construction...
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May 13, 2013Crawford-Tracey has teamed up with Centria Architectural Systems and Glass Magazine to present the AIA Building Envelope Symposium, May 23, at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Tampa, Fla. The half-day event will focus on the structural integrity of high performance commercial glazing and metal systems in relation to the building envelope. It is AIA accredited for four (4) learning units and...
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May 8, 2013United Architectural Metals has named Jacob Gaddis as director of pre-construction services. Former design assist manager for the company, Gaddis now oversees the sales and marketing effort for UAM’s high performance façade offerings, in addition to the growing pre-construction department.“I am excited to name Jacob to this crucial position within UAM," said Tom Nesbitt, CEO of UAM, in a...
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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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