Source: PRNewswire Deceuninck North America, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-quality systems for windows, doors, and outdoor living, has acquired the pultrusion assets and related intellectual property of Graham Engineering, a manufacturer of blow molding machinery based in York, PA. At the same time, Deceuninck will serve as the singular supplier of pultruded polyurethane window components to Graham Architectural Products (GAP) for their GThurm® composite window and curtain wall systems. GAP, also based in York, is a sister company to Graham Engineering that manufactures architectural-grade windows, doors and curtain wall.
Source: USGNN The Glass Guru franchise announced that it has trained an additional four franchisees during the month of August, bringing the number of new franchisees that have joined the organization this year to 18. The most recent franchise owners have expanded the company’s presence in Arizona, California, Maryland and Virginia.
Source: Ocala.com Being ahead of the curve is why Custom Window Systems Inc. of Ocala made its one millionth window last week.
And being good at what it does is why not one of those windows reported any impact failure in the company's 27-year history. Source: DOOR & WINDOW MARKET MAGAZINE Flushing, N.Y.-based Crystal Window and Door Systems announced it has supplied windows for the Missouri University of Science and Technology (MS&T) 2013 entry in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. The final judging for this year’s Solar Decathlon will be held October 3-13 at Orange County Great Park in Irvine, Calif. The MS&T entry is a finalist and will be exhibiting and competing in California this fall.
Source: USGlass® Magazine Being involved in a family business means you know the sacrifices needed to succeed better than most.
It’s a fact with which Jeff Razwick came to grips a long time ago. He was still a little boy when his father, Jerry, first opened Snoqualmie, Wash.-based Technical Glass Products (TGP) in 1976 and readily did whatever was necessary to get the company off the ground in order to become the successful fabricator of architectural glass and framing systems that it is today. Source: glass news Following the recent successful launch of its TruPlas product range, Edgetech, a Quanex company, has further exciting news as it announces its new partnership with Global Glass, the specialist manufacturing division of Synseal Extrusions. The two leading brands have worked together for a number of years and when the TruPlas rigid spacer bar was launched, Global Glass were among the first to sign up.
Source:Woodworking Network A large building located in the heart of Naple's ''central nervous system'' for contractors and designers has been sold to Grand Woodworking of Naples, Florida. The newly purchased building located on Trade Center Way is over 21,000 square feet which includes over 11,000 square feet of climate controlled manufacturing space. The current building configuration houses several large offices across two stories. According to Grand Woodworking a portion of the office space will be redesigned into a cutting edge custom furniture and hands-on display area to showcase the work of the company's wood artisans.
Source: Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW), the world’s second largest home improvement retailer, today announced that its acquisition of the majority of assets of Orchard Supply Hardware has been approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Under the terms of the transaction, Lowe’s will acquire 72 Orchard stores for approximately $205 million in cash, plus the assumption of payables owed to nearly all of Orchard’s supplier partners. Lowe’s expects to close the transaction by the end of August.
Source: Woodworking Network The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer, today reported sales of $22.5 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2013.
Source: USGNN Seattle-based Windows, Doors & More announced its co-founder Ken Hall will transition ownership of the business to new owner/operator Rick Locke. The company will mark its 20th year in 2013 and Hall felt the timing was right to take this strategic step which will take effect immediately. He will remain with the company in an advisory role during the transition and will continue in a sales capacity for the foreseeable future.
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