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April 30, 2013Vitro announced plans to invest more than $1.7 billion pesos (about $140 million) this year to increase furnace capacity and upgrade its plants. Eighty-nine percent of the investment will be directed to operations in Mexico.“The amount shall represent an increase of 65 percent with respect to the investment achieved in 2012 and shall be directed towards increasing the melting capacity in glass...
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April 30, 2013The final program for Glass Performance Days Finland 2013, taking place June 11-15 in Tampere, is now available. The theme of this year's event will be "glass performance, design and sustainability."Among the workshops to be held is GPD's Coating Technology and Applications session, which will feature presentations on the latest in coating materials, process and equipment technology. According to...
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April 29, 2013Wausau Window and Wall Systems named Dan Cherney as the architectural sales representative serving customers in Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts.Cherney has three decades of industry experience working with building owners, architects, general contractors and glazing contractors in the New England and mid-Atlantic regions, according to a Wausau release. Most recently,...
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April 26, 2013The Architecture Billings Index is reflecting a steady upturn in design activity, according to the American Institute of Architects, with a March ABI score of 51.9, down from a mark of 54.9 in February.“Business conditions in the construction industry have generally been improving over the last several months,” said AIA Chief Economist, Kermit Baker, in a release. “But as we have continued to...
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April 26, 2013Saint-Gobain reported first-quarter sales dropped 4.8 percent amid a construction slump and cold weather in Europe, according to Bloomberg. Sales declined to $12.6 billion, company officials said in an April 25 statement.In response, CEO Pierre-Andre de Chalendar is cutting investments, selling businesses and raising prices to adjust to the European car and construction slump that has hurt...
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April 25, 2013Building enclosure consulting firm Heitmann & Associates has hired Dennis Dueing as an architectural consultant and Colin Long as a drafting technician. Dueing has significant building enclosure field experience, having worked in the AEC industry for many years as an architect, according to a Heitmann release. Long is a recent graduate of ITT Technical Institute with a special emphasis...
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April 25, 2013Allison Beck, administrator for the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance, has passed away after a brave battle with cancer. Allison joined the IGMAC team in 1995 and was part of the transformation team after the merger with SIGMA in October 2000. She organized all the meeting events, and in the past few years had also managed the IGMAC Certification Program."She will be greatly missed,"...
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April 23, 2013When the glass industry comes to Greenbelt, Md., in mid-April every year for the Glass Expo, the consensus is, "it's always a great show!" This year was no different for the April 17 regional trade show hosted by the Mid-Atlantic Glass Association, a strong chapter organization of the National Glass Association. This year's event attracted more than 75 suppliers from across the country and...
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April 23, 2013To celebrate five years of trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Quanex Building Products, a leading manufacturer of engineered materials, components and systems serving domestic and international window and door OEMs, rang the Closing Bell on April 22, 2013. President and CEO David Petratis did the honors on behalf of the company.Pictured: Brent Korb, Senior Vice President and CFO; Kevin...
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April 23, 2013Jim Waldron was named president of Wausau Window and Wall Systems. Waldron joins Wausau on April 29 and will report to Joe Puishys, CEO of Apogee, parent company of Wausau.Most recently, Waldron was president of Metal Sales Manufacturing Corp., a provider of metal roofing, siding and building components for the commercial construction market. Prior to running MSMC, he spent more than 20 years...
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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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