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HHH Adds East Coast Location
Vancouver, Wash.-based HHH Tempering Resources has added a new location in Western Pennsylvania. The new facility is located in New Kensington, Pa., and will serve as the East Coast support hub for the company. “We continue to grow and evolve … Continue reading
Glassfab Tempering Receives PPG Certification
Glassfab Tempering Services Inc. of Tracy, Calif., has received certification from PPG Industries to produce all of the company’s high-performance coated products. “We are extremely proud to have received the certification,” says Mike Goldfarb, vice president of sales and marketing … Continue reading
China Government Agency Rules in Favor of LandGlass in Glaston Case
China’s Patent Reexamination Board, based in Beijing, has ruled in favor of China-based LandGlass Inc. in a patent infringement case filed by Glaston, according to information from both Glaston and LandGlass. Glaston had filed the suit last year, alleging patent … Continue reading
Thimons Hired as Operations VP at Pulp Studio
Bill Thimons has been named vice president for operations of Pulp Studio. According to an announcement from the company, its recent acquisition of California Glass Bending led it to create this new position. Thimsons has past experience with IBA Consultants, where … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Thimons, Giroux Glass, IBA Consultants, Pulp Studio
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High School Building Code Program Teaches Importance of Codes
Many in the construction trades, including glass companies, are constantly lamenting over the need for training high school students to enter the building trades. One established training program endorsed by the International Code Council (ICC), the High School Technical Training … Continue reading
Dooley Joins Tubelite as Client Development Manager
Tubelite Inc. has hired Scott Dooley as a client development manager serving clients in Alabama and in Florida’s panhandle. Dooley most recently worked at Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope®, where he was a sales representative for 14 years. His career in the glass … Continue reading
Culp Discusses Building Codes and Energy Efforts During BEC Conference
Energy efficiency and the role that glass and glazing products can play in high-performance buildings was a key discussion point during the Glass Association of North America’s (GANA) Building Envelope Contractors (BEC) Conference, which concluded yesterday at the Plant Hollywood … Continue reading
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Tagged BEC, GANA, Tom Culp, Window-to-Wall Ratio
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Heinricht Appointed Board Chair for Schott AG
The supervisory board of Schott AG recently appointed Frank Heinricht to the position of its new chairman of the board of management. Heinricht currently is chairman of the board of management for Germany-based Heraeus Holding GmbH, a precious metal and … Continue reading
Dodge Momentum Index Sees February Increase; Highest Level Since April 2010
The Dodge Momentum Index rose 6.3 percent in February, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. The Momentum Index is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have … Continue reading
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Tagged Construction, Dodge Momentum, Nonresidential construction
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