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The 2015 Industry Pulse: Product Trends and Innovation

2/11/2015

 
Source: Window & Door   By Emily Kay Thompson
33 percent of surveyed manufacturers will introduce windows that meet the new v6.0 Energy Star requirements

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Did 2015 Live Up to its Expectations?

1/29/2015

 
Source: Window & Door    By Stacey Freed
Every year, Window & Door asks dealers and manufacturers for their thoughts and projections for the New Year. As a follow up, we asked last year’s contributors to our Industry Pulse survey to revisit their projections. Did 2014 live up to its expectations? Read on for the full story.

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Chinese Drywall Maker Loses a Round in Court

5/28/2014

 
Source: The Journal of Light Construction   By Ted Cushman
Remember Chinese drywall? It has been years since the contaminated building material began to make headlines in the United States, but the court battles over who should pay for the consequences continues to drag on.

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Congress Report Shows Manufacturing Revitalization, Urges Legislative Support

12/19/2013

 
Source: 4-Traders   by U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee 
Report shows manufacturing exports up 38 percent since 2009, now exceed pre-recession peak

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Bold New Door Colors for 2014

12/4/2013

 
Source: Therma-Tru
Raucous Orange. Quixotic Plum. Relic Bronze. These are just some of the bold colors that national color expert Kate Smith predicts will be most popular on residential door exteriors in 2014.

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Chinese Furniture Maker to Open $2.1 Million Plant in Virginia

11/27/2013

 
Source: Woodworking Network
Chinese furniture manufacturer and IKEA supplier Liaoyang Ningfeng Woodenware Co. Ltd. will invest $2.1 million to establish its first U.S. subsidiary, New Ridge LLC, in Smyth County, VA.The new venture will create 125 jobs in the area.

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Pilkington to Close California Site

11/21/2013

 
Source: Glass International
The Pilkington glass plant in Lathrop, California, will cease production early next year, affecting about 115 workers.

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Duties Slapped on Chinese Curtain Wall Imports

11/21/2013

 
Source: GLASS CANADA    By Patrick Flannery
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has found that unitized curtain wall modules exported from China "threaten to cause injury" to the Canadian curtain wall manufacturing industry, triggering steep anti-dumping and countervailing duties on Chinese curtain wall entering the country. The decision makes permanent the provisional duties applied by the Canadian Border Service Agency in July.

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Glaston Signs Framework Cooperation Agreement with Chinese Jinjing Group 

11/21/2013

 
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Glaston has today signed a framework cooperation agreement with Chinese Jinjing Group. The parties have agreed on a long-term, strategic partnership within the business fields of offline tempering, double and triple silver Low-E glass, machinery and equipment.

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Glass Can Withstand 200 mph Winds, But What About Flying Debris?

11/20/2013

 
Source: USGNN
Finding a glass that can withstand 200 mile-per-hour (mph) winds is one thing, but somehow finding the kind that can also withstand the wind-borne debris that accompanies such a powerful storm is another matter entirely, say several experts.

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