Larry Calhoun is celebrating 39 years working for Glass Doctor in Seattle. “I don’t like a lot of change,” Calhoun says. “If I’m content with something I just stick with it.” In 1973 the 26-year-old ...
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Turkish glassmaker Trakya Cam said on Thursday it had signed a memorandum of understanding with glass packaging producer Hindusthan National Glass(HNG)about joint ownership and operation of HNG's float glass business in India. Trakya Cam ...
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Sean Smith began college as a pre-med student,thinking one day he would become a doctor. But his patients have ended up being made of steel,brick and wood. In September,Smith became the newest franchisee of Glass Doctor,which ...
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In its quarterly report for the period ending September 1,2012,Apogee Enterprises reported that net sales from continuing operations for its architectural segment were$156 million,a 4.8-percent increase compared to$149 million for the same ...
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PPG Industries has announced the induction of four science and technology leaders as “distinguished colleagues” into the PPG Collegium. At a recent dinner, Chairman and CEO Charles E. Bunch and chief technology officer Charles ...
PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) flat glass business announced that it can now manufacture heat-strengthened glass in thicknesses of less than 3 millimeters, which makes it among the first major glass manufacturers in North America to offer ...
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Members of the auto glass industry have been very vocal in their thoughts on Safelite Solutions' recent acquisition of Madison, Wisc.-based auto glass business Klein-Dickert Co. Inc (KDCI). The announcement, made a week ago, has been met ...
The news today that Safelite Auto Glass had purchased the auto glass business of Madison, Wisc.-based Klein-Dickert Co. Inc (KDCI) was met with a range of reactions throughout the industry. The deal, which was finalized yesterday, sells the ...
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Glass container manufacturer Ardagh has agreed to acquire US-based Anchor Glass Container from private investment funds managed by Wayzata Investment Partners in a deal worth €721m ($880m). Ardagh chairman Paul Coulson said the ...
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Smith&Smith has sold its building glass company to focus on its core business of fixing car windows. Managing director Wayne Carter said Building Glass Limited had bought its building glass installation and repair business for an ...
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Robust vehicle sales are providing a boost to Pittsburgh Glass Works, which is adding 50 to 60 employees at its plant in Creighton, East Deer. The facility fabricates glass used mainly for automobile windshields. About 225 employees ...
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A well known glass industry figure,Edward"Eddie"Goldberg passed away November 22.Goldberg spent his entire working life in the glass industry,most recently as partner of New York's Utica Glass. "I think if you had the chance to meet Ed ...
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The NSG Group announced intentions to reduce production capacity of its European architectural glass business, and will shut down two float lines, one in Sweden and one in Italy. The closure of the float line in Halmstad, Sweden, is ...
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Third quarter automotive glass sales increased 15.3 percent, displaying growth in the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) market by 13 percent and 3 percent growth in the AGR market, according a Vitro company release. According to the ...
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Marehisa"Mark"Ishiko,who was named president and CEO of AGC Glass Company North America in June 2010,recently took the time to sit down for an exclusive interview with glassBYTEs.com™/AGRR™magazine about his long history in the ...
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