Forbes has released its sixth annual World’s Best Employers for 2022 and several glass, glazing and fenestration companies made the list. The winners were chosen based on an independent survey by Statista Inc. Statista polled 150,000 full- and part-time workers across 57 countries about their employment experience, including working conditions, salary, the potential for growth, […]

Jason Clapper, lead research specialist at The 3M Company, was recently announced as the recipient of the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council’s (PSTC) 2019 Carl Dahlquist Award. The award is presented to the PSTC annual technical conference speaker who judges determine demonstrated the best in research relating to adhesive tape technology. The selection covers a range […]

The 61st Fortune 500 list was recently released, with the 500 companies accounting for $12.5 trillion in revenues, $945 billion in profits and 26.8 million employees. Among them are a handful of glass and glazing industry-related companies. 3M, which recorded $31.8 billion in revenues and $5 billion in profits last fiscal year, moved up a few […]

PPG Industries, Eastman Chemical Co., Saint-Gobain Corp. and Ingersoll Rand were among the more than 120 manufacturers recognized last week by the Department of Energy (DOE) for making wise investments that reduced energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions while improving their bottom lines. Through the DOE’s “Better Buildings, Better Plants” program, which is a key […]

Houston-based Quanex Building Products Corp. has hired Thomas Herriges to serve as general manager of its door and window systems business, effective Monday, January 28. Herriges will oversee all of the company’s door and window system sales, and will report to Dave Petratis, Quanex president and chief executive officer. “I am very excited about the […]

Earlier this month, Fortune magazine released its annual list of the top 500 U.S. companies – among the top rankings for 2011 are companies representing all facets of the door and window industry including several suppliers, many of whom are in the chemical sector, as well as companies including Home Depot and Masco, parent company […]