Latest Articles in Fabrication

  • Top Glass Fabricators: The lay of the land
    Downloadable maps show locations and product offerings
    January 25, 2012
    Maps showing fabricator locations, organized by product offering: tempered, laminated, insulating and decorative glass

  • Vitro awaits bankruptcy ruling, seeks buyer for U.S. operations if forced into Chapter 11
    April 4, 2011
    The fate of Vitro SAB’s U.S. operations is now in the hands of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Russell Nelms of Fort Worth, Texas. On April 1, the judge delayed ruling on whether the Mexican glass maker’s U.S. subsidiaries would be placed in Chapter 11, postponing his decision for an undetermined period of time, according to an April 4 Bloomberg Businessweek report.The company will seek a buyer for its U.S...

  • Business abroad
    How to properly prepare for expansion into foreign markets
    August 19, 2010
    Today's economy and construction market have prompted many glass and glazing manufacturers to consider taking on projects in other countries.

  • Down but not out
    Despite challenging industry conditions, the Top 50 Glaziers completed a variety of impressive projects in 2009, many of them re-inventing themselves along the way.
    June 4, 2010
    Despite challenging industry conditions, the Top 50 Glaziers completed a variety of impressive projects in 2009, many of them re-inventing themselves along the way.

  • G3: Industry insiders talk glass
    What strategies have you implemented at your company to remain profitable in today’s market?
    April 7, 2010
    CommercialTommy Huskey, CEO, Gardner Glass Products, North Wilkesboro, N.C.The economy has not been our best friend for the past 18 months to two years. It has been very rough on the construction industry, which makes up the majority of our sales. However, in a way, I’m sort of happy to report that we battened down the hatches in advance of the recession hitting. Our industry — the...

  • Staying strong in a weak market
    Industry execs share strategies
    March 31, 2010
    For the staff at Flat Glass Distributors, the bottom fell out in September 2008.In January 2009, “We got aggressive,” says David Cates, vice president of sales and marketing for the Jacksonville, Fla., fabricator. “Our first step was to figure out how to turn the company into a sales company. And we did it. We hired another sales person when other companies were laying people...

  • Profit strategies
    Diversification, marketing, personnel key to moving beyond recession to recovery
    October 29, 2009
    To maintain profitability and attract new customers, glass companies are diversifying, be it in the form of products, services or new markets.

  • Buying when the market is down
    Q&A with Gary Jones, Manko Window Systems
    October 26, 2009
    Exhibitors on the floor at GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo expressed optimism and touted new products and services in Atlanta, Sept. 30-Oct. 2. And the attendees, while fewer in number than last year, were buyers and decision makers checking out the new offerings. During the show, I sat down with one such buyer, Gary Jones, president, Manko Window Systems, Manhattan, Kan....

  • Cost-saving measures for fuel and vehicle fleet repair
    September 15, 2009
    Editor's note: This article is the second installment of a two-part series on smart fleet management. See Page 30 of the September 2009 issue for the first. Smart fleet management not only involves vehicle maintenance, but the efficient use of fuel and execution of vehicle repairs. In an effort to reduce fuel costs, consider using nitrogen in your tires. Currently, I am testing the use...

  • Efficiency is the name of the game
    March 11, 2009
    In a recent e-glass weekly poll, 31 percent of respondents reported their company had laid off employees in response to the current recession. In January alone, U.S. companies laid off 237,902 workers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov.As a result, many Americans find themselves working longer hours to compensate for reduced staff resources. Efficiency is now the name of...
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