“Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things.”– Theodore Levitt At the recent Fenestration & Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) Annual Conference in San Diego, we held the second annual session on Innovation, titled “Embracing Innovation in the Fenestration industry,” where I served as facilitator. Three award winning organizations presented their innovations in this session. These companies shared […]

ODL Inc. recently announced the appointment of Jaclyn Harrison as executive vice president of human resources. Harrison reports to ODL’s president and chief operating officer, David Klein, and manages a team in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, UK and China. Harrison joins ODL from BISSELL Homecare Inc. where she was the global vice president of human […]

The Fenestration & Glazing Industry Alliance’s (FGIA) annual conference took place this week in San Diego, where officials provided updates for various initiatives and collaborations. After progress slowed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, most efforts have since regained their momentum, officials said, including several impacting the environment and building codes, and one that’s set to change […]

ODL Inc. has acquired Robover, Inc., an insulated glass manufacturer in Quebec, Canada. The move comes as ODL, a North American glass supplier, looks to expand its mission of building value into building products. According to ODL, Robover is an ideal partner thanks to its more than 20 years of experience delivering insulated glass solutions […]

ODL, Inc. has named Dan Volkema as vice president of finance. In his new role, Volkema will provide leadership for all financial activities at ODL, Inc. Volkema comes to ODL, Inc. from Whirlpool Corp.., where he spent the last six years in commercial reporting and analytics, sales channel finance, and managing financial operations for 14 […]

ODL, Inc., supplier of decorative and clear door glass and light and privacy control solutions, has named Darren Revill as vice president and general manager of ODL Asia. Revill brings more than 30 years of professional experience working in China, Thailand, Australia, and the UK in various industries including energy, chemical, glass and ceramics, and […]

“Enough is enough. Let’s go.” After sitting out a year due to COVID-19, that’s what Brian Whalen, vice president of sales for Hope’s Windows, had to say about the International Builders’ Show (IBS). Whalen said Orlando was the perfect venue for a comeback, where—in his opinion, at least—the state is “more open to business as […]

ODL Inc., has announced the acquisition of Verre Select, a specialty glass company in Quebec, Canada, which ODL says puts it in “position for new opportunities and strategic long-term growth.” “Today is a very exciting day for the Verre Select team, as we have taken the bold step to protect our future growth by partnering […]

The show must go on. That was the attitude of exhibitors at GlassBuild America in its opening day, dawning their masks and returning to business as usual in Atlanta. The event was preceded by an air of skepticism, some said, but it managed to deliver on its opening day, despite an ongoing pandemic. Not everyone […]

ODL, Inc., a supplier of decorative and clear doorglass and entry treatments, has named Ron Woznick as its new chief financial officer, effective August 9, 2021. Woznick joins chairman and CEO Jeff Mulder, the third generation of the Mulder family to run the company, and president and chief operating officer Dave Klein, to lead the […]