Akzo Nobel Introduces Ceram-A-Star E
Akzo Nobel, a global paints and coatings company and producer of specialty chemicals, announced the availability of a new silicone-modified polyester coating solution for aluminum. Designed for spray...
View ArticleErdman and IGis Partner to Form Vertical Commercial IG Line
Erdman Automation Corp. (EAC) and IGis Co. Ltd. have announced their partnership as part of the insulating glass (IG) market. On September 3, Anatoli Glass and Mirror (AGM), in Winnipeg, Manitoba,...
View ArticleAssa Abloy Acquires Mercor SA’s Fire Doors Business
Assa Abloy has signed an agreement to acquire Mercor SA’s fire doors business, pending regulatory approval. Mercor SA is a Polish manufacturer of security and fire doors in East Europe, with a strong...
View ArticleExhibitors Report Overall Good Response from Atlanta Show
GlassBuild America wrapped up on Thursday with exhibitors going home largely satisfied with all they accomplished in Atlanta this week, as well as with the improving state of the industry as a whole....
View ArticleOne Flavor Shy of Dr. Pepper
Dr. Pepper is known for its 23 flavors. The new Palomar Medical Center (PMC) in San Diego will be known for its 22 varieties of glass offering 736,000 square feet of green innovation. Designed by Los...
View ArticleExperts Raise Awareness for LEED v4
The latest Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system isn’t all that different from the previous one, but Jeremy Kuhre says there are a few differences of which people should be...
View ArticleList Shows Contract Glazing Firms See Revenue Growth in 2012 Compared to 2011
Engineering News-Record has released its list of the Top 600 Specialty Contractors, including its top contract glaziers. A number of companies rounding out the top ten glazing and curtainwall firms saw...
View ArticleRockwood Introduces MariTek Collection
Rockwood, an Assa Abloy Group company, has introduced the MariTek collection to its architectural door pull line, and the expansion of the OvalTek collection with offset pulls. The MariTek collection...
View ArticleNeural Response
Talk about striking a nerve. The Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience in Jupiter, Fla., a $64 million research facility that houses scientists and research teams focused on brain function and...
View ArticlePPG Names Patterson International Sales Manager for Latin America
PPG Industries has named Deron Patterson international sales manager, flat glass international. A 14-year sales veteran in the U.S. glass industry, Patterson has been handling architectural accounts in...
View ArticleBesana Lovati Gets New Ownership; Announces New Sales Positions
Umberto Fassi, president of Costruzioni Meccaniche Besana S.p.A., the Italian maker of glass processing equipment, has acquired 100 percent of USA-based Besana Lovati Inc. The Winston Salem, N.C.-based...
View ArticleSchuco USA LLLP Announces Attila Arian as New President
Effective November 7, 2013, Attila Ar-ian has been appointed as the new president of Schuco USA LLLP. Prior to his engagement with Schuco, Arian served as president of the New York-based U.S. operation...
View ArticleApogee Acquires Alumicor Ltd.
Apogee Enterprises Inc. has acquired 100 percent of the stock of Toronto-based Alumicor Ltd. for approximately $52 million from majority shareholder Fulcrum Capital Partners and six minority...
View ArticleJeff Haberer Joins the Trulite Team
Trulite announced today that Jeff Haberer will lead the company’s technical service operations for both U.S. and Canada. Haberer joins Trulite after more than 27 years with Cardinal Glass. In his...
View ArticleIndustry Leader Greg Carney Passes Away
C. Gregory “Greg” Carney, president of CG Carney Associates and former technical director for the Glass Association of North America (GANA), passed away yesterday in Gulfport, Miss. Born on July 11,...
View ArticleIntertek to Acquire Architectural Testing Inc.
Intertek Group plc (Intertek) has agreed to acquire Architectural Testing Inc. (ATI). Intertek will purchase the company from private equity firm Wafra Partners and the management shareholders for a...
View ArticleAGC Named Thomson Reuters 2013 Top 100 Global Innovator
AGC has been named a Thomson Reuters 2013 Top 100 Global Innovator. This program identifies and honors corporations and institutions that are at the heart of innovation as measured by a series of...
View ArticleEastman to Increase Automotive-Grade PVB Prices
Eastman Chemical Company announced a global price increase for automotive grade polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayers effective January 1, 2014 or as contracts allow. Price increase announcements for...
View ArticleGuardian Sells Auto Glass Segment to Safelite® Group
Guardian Auto Glass LLC, a joint venture of Guardian Industries Corp. and LRST LLC, is being acquired by Safelite. Additionally, Safelite Group has reached an agreement to acquire the vehicle glass...
View ArticleDubai Investments Announces Energy-Generating Solar Glass
The largest investment company listed in the Dubai Financial Market says it has produced what it calls the world’s first energy-generating solar glass. Dubai Investments PJSC says its newest...
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