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February 21, 2012Glass Magazine has learned that Trainor Glass Co., which ranked No. 3 on its 2011 Top 50 Glaziers list with annual sales of between $150 million and $175 million, has ceased operations. As of June 2011, the company employed 676 people in offices across the country. The news follows a move in March of last year, when Trainor consolidated its Champaign, Ill., and South Bend, Ind.,...
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February 20, 2012ASI Ltd., which abruptly suspended operations at its Whitestone, Ind., plant in December, reopened last month to complete fabrication of weathered steel panels for the façade of Barclays Center, part of the major Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn, N.Y. According to an article from Crains New York, only 57 percent of the specialized steel façade panels had been completed at the time of the...
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February 20, 2012Officials from AGC Glass Europe announced a proposal to shut down two of its oldest glass furnaces in Europe—one of four furnaces at its Moustier plant in Belgium, and the furnace at its Solerno plant in Italy, according to a Feb. 15 company release. Officials say a sharp fall in demand and the large overcapacity in the European glass industry prompted the proposed reduction in production...
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February 20, 2012Cardinal Solar Technologies, a division of Cardinal Glass Industries, laid off 57 workers last week due to a sudden drop in orders from its primary customer, according to a Feb. 17 article in the Wisconsin State Journal. The facility produces tempered glass for use in solar panels, and remains in operation on a smaller scale. Cardinal ST President Bob Bond said in the article that the layoff is...
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February 17, 2012Glass Magazine has changed the name and scope of its popular Crystal Achievement Awards program to include a people component and an online industry-wide voting system. As of 2012, the prestigious glass and metal industry awards program—now in its seventh year—will be known as The Glass Magazine Awards: The People, Products and Projects. “While the Crystal Achievement Awards program recognized...
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February 17, 2012Surface Dynamix completed its move to a new facility that includes an R&D and training facility. The 1,200-square-foot training center provides up to 12 trainees at a time the opportunity to learn all facets of the repair process, according to a Feb. 16 company release. The center features two vehicles and six work stations, as well as the SilverDome inspection center, a 10-fooot by 12-foot...
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February 16, 2012Long-time glass industry member Wayne E. Harding Jr. passed away Feb. 14, 2012, at the age of 90. After serving as a naval fighter pilot in World War II, he became a test pilot for Chance Vought Aircraft before partnering with his father, Wayne Harding Sr., to buy Acme Glass Co. in 1947. That company later became Harding Glass Industries, and by 1965, spanned 53 locations in eight states.Harding...
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February 15, 2012The American Institute of Architecture Students and Kawneer Co., Inc. recently announced the winners of the “Crisis-Ready Stadium” national student design competition. Sponsored by Kawneer and administered by the AIAS, the competition challenged students to learn about building materials, specifically architectural aluminum building products and systems in the design of a crisis-ready stadium,...
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February 13, 2012Wil VandeWiel was named president of Dorma Americas, according to a Feb. 10 company release. VandeWiel served most recently as president of Dorma Architectural Hardware, and brings to this leadership position extensive domestic and international experience, according to the release. Prior to joining Dorma, he served as managing director for Bosch Security Systems, and in senior leadership roles...
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February 13, 2012The U.S. Green Building Council announced that the third public comment period for the proposed 2012 update to its LEED green building program will open Mar. 1, 2012. The comment period, which will close on Mar. 20, marks the start of the LEED 2012 program delivery process, according to a Feb. 13 release.This third draft of LEED has been refined to address technical stringency and rigor,...
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Glass Magazine has learned that Trainor Glass Co., which ranked No. 3 on its 2011 Top 50 Glaziers list with annual sales of between $150 million and $175 million, has ceased operations. As of June 2011, the company employed 676 people in offices across the country. The news follows a move in March of last year, when Trainor consolidated its Champaign, Ill., and South Bend, Ind.,...
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Update: Following the announcement of its purchase of Binswanger, Grey Mountain Partners announced it had also acquired Custom Components Co., the Tampa, Fla., manufacturer, fabricator and supplier of aluminum, stainless steel and glass architectural engineered products including interior and exterior railing systems, interior aluminum office fronts, and stile and rail doors. Read more......
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Officials from Solutia Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire Southwall Technologies for an aggregate equity purchase price of about $113 million, according to an Oct. 7 Solutia release. The transaction has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies, and the acquisition will be funded by Solutia from existing cash on hand."This acquisition positions Solutia as the world...
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