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DWM News Archive 2008
May 29, 2008
- New-Home Sales Up in April Following Downward Revision in March
- Composite Panel Association Becomes Third-Party Certifier
- DWM Sponsors Seminar on Going Green
- Jack Semling Passes Away
- Collins Promoted to Vice President at Jordan, Knauff and Co.
- Pella Corp. Raises $210,213 for Juvenile Diabetes Research
- Students Test Their Designs in Gulf
- Kolbe & Kolbe Employees Give Back to Heart Walk
May 22, 2008
- IGMA Looking at Changing
Test Method for the IGMAC Certification Program
- ENERGY STAR®
Meeting Scheduled for August 13
- Cardinal
Glass to Open Solar Panel Factory in Mazomanie
- Housing
Slump Wallops Silver Line Building Products, 251 to be Laid Off
- Warroad
Seniors Complex to be Rebuilt After Fire
- Tornado Strikes Fredericksburg
Huttig
- Green
Products Under Scrutiny
- PPG Announces Performance
Glazings Price Increase
- Glass
Industry Seeks Tighter FTC Guidelines
- Former Fenestration
Publisher Passes Away
- Quanex Names Petratis as President
and Chief Executive Officer
- Downswing in Single-Family
Market Deepens in April
- Keweenaw
Glass & Door ...
May 19, 2008
- DOE Completes
Initial Analysis for Doors and Skylights
- Solutia
Breaks Ground at Plant in Springfield, Mass.
- Eagle
Cuts 90 Workers
- Fortune
Brands CEO Bullish on Housing
- UNITED
KINGDOM — Open House as Door Deal Hits 25,000
- Three
MSU Students Awarded Top Supply Management Scholarships
- St.
Ambrose Presents ‘Best Practices’ Conference
May 15, 2008
- WDMA
Technical Conference Continues to Tackle S141 Issue
- WDMA
Briefs Members on New Industry Technology
- ProVia
Door Expands into Florida Market
- Luxury
Windows Closes China Manufacturing Plant
- Housing
Slump Leads to Layoffs
- Storms
Damage Simonton Windows Plant in Oklahoma
- Masonite
Announces First-Quarter Sales of $464.4 Million
- Green
Home Building Market is Expected to Double by 2012
May 12, 2008
- GlassFab
Offers Lessons in IG
- Agony
for a Company, and for a Company Man
- Ply
Gem, Moving to Cary, Renegotiating Loan to Avoid Default
- Peter
Kohler Plant to Re-Open (scroll down)
- Crystal
Window & Door Systems Goes 'Green'
- Page
Plant Rises Again
- Jeld-Wen
Employee Passes Away
- Window
Technique Involves Air, Not Gas
- Presentation
on BIM World at IGMA Summer Meeting
- Jordan,
Knauff & Co. to Hold Spring 2008 Industry Update on May 15
- Atrium
Launches Free ''Training Tuesdays'' Webinars for Remodelers
May 8, 2008
- EPA to Review Petition about Formaldehyde in Composite Wood Products
- Florida Legislature Passes Building Code Standards Bill
- April DWM is Now Available Digitally
- Remodeling Activity Remains Steady in the First Quarter
- Grand Designs for Accoya Wood
- Days Before Second Birthday, Girl Dies in Antioch Drowning Accident
May 5, 2008
- DOE Reschedules Stakeholder Meeting for Early August
- PGT Announces Amendment of Credit Facility
- Scholarship Fund Marks Milestone
- Region Boosted By Exports, Farm Incomes, Biofuels
- Business Briefcase (scroll down)
- Win an Entryway Makeover in Fourth Annual Therma-Tru 'Ugliest Door in America' Contest
May 1, 2008
- Jordan, Knauff & Co. to Hold Spring 2008 Industry Update on May 15
- NAHB Asks Congress to Extend Tax Incentives for Energy-Efficient Homes
- Builders Creativity Rises as Housing Market Slumps
- UNITED KINGDOM — JELD-WEN Embarks on Wood Pellet Partnership
- Guardian Industries to Build Second Float Glass Plant in Brazil
- Shwinco to Utilize Solutia’s KeepSafe® Maximum Laminated Glass
- Minor Improvements Can Spur Home Sale
April 24, 2008
- Quanex Spin-Off and Merger Complete
- Loans Give 84 Lumber Breathing Room
- Mayor Says Market Can Absorb Loewen Layoffs
- FMA Educates Code Officials and Discusses Southeast Business at Recent Meeting
- Masonite Intl's Ratings Placed on Negative Watch on Likely Covenant Breach
- Bosco Inducted into NAHB Society of Honored Associates
- International PVC Conference Features Three from Rohm and Haas
April 21, 2008
- Atrium Announces Consolidation of Arizona and California Facilities
- AAMA Updates Document Addressing the Acoustical Rating of Doors, Windows and Glazed Wall Sections
- Loewen Windows Lays Off 100
- eCycle Electronics Saturday
- Contractors See an Upturn in Work for 2008
- Consider Your Workplace Principles on Earth Day
April 17, 2008
- AGC Flat
Glass North America to Close Three Plants, Makes Plans to Sell Fabrication
Business
- Southwall
Technologies and Sound Solutions Windows & Doors Form Joint
Venture
- UOP Announces
Price Increase for UOP MOLSIV™
- NOVA
SCOTIA — Cash-Strapped Glass Maker Lays Off Staff
- GED Wins
Progressive Manufacturing Award
- Architectural
Window Joins PPG Certified Applicator Program
- ProVia
Door Funds Academic Scholarship
- UNITED
KINGDOM —- Recycle Plant to Minimize Waste
- Housing
Starts Fall Further in March
- For
19 Rusk County Workers April's Fool's Day Was No Joke
- UNITED
KINGDOM — Laser Adds Wood Grain to MDF
April 10, 2008
- DOE
ENERGY STAR® Stakeholder Meeting Slated for May 22
- Truseal
Reports on Early Success of Envirosealed Windows™ Campaign
- Quanex
Announces Agreement on $270 Million Revolving Credit Facility for
Subsidiary
- Product
Design & Development Celebrates 30 Years
- 84
Lumber Co. Closes 30 More Stores Nationwide
- Sash
and Storm Closes Doors
- Losing
is Easier to Take with a Brother at Your Side
April 7, 2008
- AAMA Continues Discussions with DOE, Proposes Revisions to ENERGY STAR® Program Requirements
- The Latest Issue of DWM is Now Available Digitally
- Atrium Companies Honor National Window Safety Week, April 20–26
- Harvey Official Optimistic Despite Layoffs
- U.S. Suffers Biggest Jobs Drop in 5 Years as Downturn Spreads
- Finding the Right Chemistry
- Builders FirstSource’s ratings placed on negative watch - S&P
- Justices Say Mistakes Were Made in the $3.9 Million Verdict
- Homeowners Check Out Energy-Saving Products
April 3, 2008
- WDMA Names New President and Management Company
- Quanex Announces Closing Date for Spin-off and Merger
- Consona Corp. Announces Acquisition of Configuration Solutions Inc.
- Crystal Windows Honored by National Business Group
- Revolving Loan Fund Helps Fuel Local Firms’ Growth
- 3M Will Phase Out Pensions for New Hires
- ALBAT+WIRSAM to Hold Production Workshop in Las Vegas
- Windows Light the Way
- Designer Windows
March 27, 2008
- Builder Confidence Remains Unchanged in March, NAHB Reports
- Ply Gem Reports Fourth-Quarter 2007 Results
- Contact Industries Earns ISO 9001:2000 Certification
- ISC to Rep Caldwell Products
- Craftmaster Lays Off 46 Workers from Wysox Plant
- Officials Predict Little Impact from Woodgrain Layoffs
- The Hidden Advantage
March 20, 2008
- PGT Industries Expands Commercial Presence with ASI LIMITED Joint Venture
- Masonite Announces Acquisition of Minority Interest in Foreign Subsidiary
- TDCI Supports Therma-Tru® with New Dealer Quoting and Consumer Marketing Tools Based on BuyDesign® Guided Selling and Configuration Software
- Jim Plavecsky to Author New DWM Blog
- Formaldehyde Emissions Standard Enacted in California
- Single-Family Housing Starts Decline 6.7 Percent in February
- Good Start But More is Needed, Home Builders Say on OFHEO Capital Adjustment for Fannie and Freddie
- New Vice President of Operations Named for EFCO
- IWF Will Go On as Planned, Despite Atlanta Tornado, Organizers Report
March 17, 2008
- NAHB Issues Statement about Freddie Mac CEO’s Comments
- Global Market for Adhesives to Exceed $30.5 Billion while Sealants Sales Volume is Poised to Reach 2.3 Billion Pounds by 2010, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts Inc.
- Keystone Diversifies Services
- Pella’s New Leader Has Big Plans for Macomb Plant
- Quanex Says Gets Favorable Ruling on Gerdau Deal
- AAMA Southeast Region Director Retires
- First Green Residential Remodeling Guidelines Launched
March 13, 2008
- TDCI and FeneTech Form Alliance
- Masonite Announces Fourth-Quarter 2007 Sales Declined 16.8 Percent from 2006
- Builders FirstSource Announces Preliminary Fourth-Quarter Results
- Builder Confidence in Condo Market Declines Again
- AEC to Hold Educational Course in Conjunction With ET ’08
March 10, 2008
- NFRC Spring Meeting Concludes with Attachment Rating Discussions
- Jordan, Knauff & Co. Launches Annual Industry Survey
- Roto Frank of America Selects PRYSM Marketing as East Coast Representative
- Stiles to Hold Executive Briefing Conference
- Jeld-Wen Opens New Showroom, Has Windows Featured at Edison Design Center and Receives Employment Grant
- Glass Doctor® Announces Partnership to Fix Door Panes
- UNITED KINGDOM — Wolseley Acquisitions Update - £33 Million Spent on Five Acquisitions
- Fortune Brands Chairman Gets $3.1M
- New Chief Financial Officer at GBO Inc.
- YKK AP Products Used in First Florida Medical Center to Win LEED Silver
- Alleged Bank Robber Linked to Unfinished Sunrooms
March 6, 2008
- NAHB Executives Host Teleconference on State of the Housing Industry: Swift Action from Congress is Needed
- AAMA Continues Discussions with AMD on Door Performance Standards, Component Swapping and Modifications to S14
- DWM Editor Starts Blogging
- NFRC Spring Meeting Held in Nashville; Karney Speaks on ENERGY STAR Criteria Revisions
- DOE Presents ENERGY STAR® Awards
- AAMA to Begin Phase-Out of AAMA/NWWDA 101/I.S.2-97
- Final Windows Finished at Story City Plant
- Quanex Corp. Reports First-Quarter Results
- Trustile® Doors to Open Third Facility in Denver
- PGT Announces Restructuring and Cost Savings Initiatives
- UNITED KINGDOM -- Door-Maker to Close After Losses
- Chelsea Names Dewil President and CEO
- Andrew J. O’Brien Joins Owens Door Company as National Sales Manager
- Simonton’s Burk Appointed to Home Builders Association Board
- Masonite Launches the New www.Masonite.Com
- Rental Apartments Not Immune to Housing Market's Woes
- Glass TEXpo™ to Feature Aluminum Hardware Seminar
February 28, 2008
- Code Change Hearings Continue in California
- AAMA Meeting Wraps Up in California
- DOE Revises Timeline; Hopes to Hold Stakeholder Meeting in Late Spring
- PPG Researchers Honored with 2008 Carnegie Science Award
- Junker Named COO/General Manager of G-U Hardware U.S. Operations
- BE08 Approaches
February 21, 2008
- Proposal to Make AAMA 507 an Alternate to NFRC Rating Defeated
- Proposal to Move IECC into IRC Denied
- U-Factors for Climate Zones 6 and 7 Debated at ICC Hearings; Proposal Denied
- Minimum and Maximum SGHCs Proposed in Climate Zones 5 through 8 for IRC; Proposal Disapproved
- Lovell Proposes that Overhangs Be a Trade-Off for SGHCs
- More News from the International Builders’ Show: View Product Videos Exclusive to DWM Magazine
- NAHB Launches National Green Building Program at Builders Show
- DOE to Undertake Window Research Project
- LEED for Homes Reference Guide Now Available for Pre-Order Online
- Hardman Passes Away
- AMI’S Profiles 2008 to Focus on Cutting Costs and Enhancing Products
February 14, 2008
- Manufacturers at IBS Discuss Green Products, Trends and More
- PPG Acquires Assets of NanoProducts
- New President at Amesbury Group
- LEED for Homes Continues to Grow
- Simonton Windows Selected for 2008 Blog Cabin
- High Growth Forecasted for the Chinese Markets for Windows and Doors
- On the Line: Fortune Brands CEO Bruce Carbonari
- MI Windows & Doors Uses ProTeus CMMS software
- Research Shows Shift in Home Improvement Trends
February 8, 2008
- DWM Provides Industry-Related ICC Code Change Compendium
- Take a Video Tour of a Window Manufacturing Plant
- WDMA Door Document is Almost Complete
- AAMA Releases Document Addressing Vertical Loading Resistance of Side-Hinged Door Leaves
- Roto Frank Of America Unveils New Company Logo
- Amesbury Group’s Textile Division Honored
- Atrium Patio Doors Re-Launches Company Brand
January 31, 2008
- DOE’s Rich Karney Speaks Before WDMA Members and Answers Tough Questions Regarding ENERGY STAR® Proposals
- WDMA Says an Announcement Regarding the Association is Forthcoming
- Ducker Releases Preliminary Forecast Data at WDMA Meeting
- IGMA Annual Meeting Held in Florida
- Diversified Glass Alleges Glass Manufacturers Colluded to Impose Energy Surcharges and Diesel Surcharges
- Thompson Creek Establishes New Company With 27-Year History
- SNE Lays Off 300 Workers
- AAMA Releases Document Addressing Comparative Analysis of Doors and Windows
- U.S. Green Building Council Co-Sponsors Nationwide Carbon Webcast
- PPG Becomes Founding Reporter of the Climate Registry
- Fortune Brands Fourth-Quarter Net Falls
- Quanex Announces the Filing of a Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order
January 24, 2008
- BHMA Issues Revised Standard for Sliding and Folding Door Hardware
- Buyer Registration Open for IWF 2008
- AEC Gears Up for 2008 Annual Meeting & Leadership Conference
- Edgetech Announces New Location for Marketing Services Design Center
- Crystal Window & Door Systems Places Art Collection on Display
- Marvin Windows & Doors Scranton Store Celebrating 10 Years: Spotlight On Exhibitor
- Ground Broken for Schuylkill Manufacturer
- A Pivotal Time for McAlester
January 21, 2008 [Special News Alert]
- DOE Announces Revised List of Elements for Inclusion in New Energy Star Criteria
January 17, 2008
- ABC Forum Addresses Energy Code Changes
- MI Windows and Doors Announces Agreement with Ply Gem and CertainTeed to License CertainTeed Patio Doors and Windows in East
- Guardian Carries Out Planned Float Line Closure in January
- Key Communications Inc. Opens New Video Venue – The Studio™ To Service The Glass Industry
- G-U Hardware’s U.S. Operations Announces New Sales Agencies
- Edgetech President Named Person of the Year for Cambridge, Ohio
- Atrium Cos. Hires New Central Region President
- Slight Increases Continue for Import-Export Price Index
- Asahi Loses U.S. Supreme Court Bid to Revive $25-Million Award
- Glass Producer Wins "WINDOWS" Name Over Microsoft
- Pella Corp. Closing Plant, Cutting 244 Jobs
- SNE Enterprises Closes Manufacturing Plant in Huntington
- New Business Coming to Sikeston
- Facility Closures and Layoff Announcements (scroll down)
- UNITED KINGDOM — Second Blow for Pilkington
January 10, 2008
- Department of Labor to Determine if Window Installation is Apprenticeable
- Edgetech Promotes New Marketing Project Manager
- Executive at PGT in Venice Resigns
- Patio Enclosures Offers Energy Star®-Rated Sunroom Roof System
- Greensburg, Kan., Becomes First City to Commit to LEED® Platinum Green Building Certification
- UNITED KINGDOM — A Double Whammy for Jobs in Double Glazing
- Storm Windows Block the Chill in the Air
January 3, 2008
- PPG Completes Acquisition of SigmaKalon Group
- Genius Adds New National Distributor
- Experts Predict Non-Residential Construction to Remain Steady in 2008; Housing Market to Rebound in 2009
- Todd and Kuppler Join Ultra Hardware
- Premier Industrial Supply Adds New Sales Representative in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma
- fensterbau/frontale 2008 Approaches
- New Year's Blast Leaves Some Tampa Homes with Shattered Windows