The supply chain used to be something many of us in the glass and glazing industry could take for granted. You had your core vendors, your trusted logistics partners, your regular lead times, but over the last few years—and especially in today’s tougher economic environment—that kind of predictability has gone out the window.
Fun new podcast episode is up! The latest From the Fabricator features two individuals whose fathers were in the business and they have applied the lessons learned from them to make significant strides in their own careers.
One trend was the movement away from bi-fold and lift-and-slide doors, and toward more sliding doors and moving walls with extremely large glass lites.
Textured patterned glass combines visual appeal with functional performance, making it a go-to solution for privacy, light diffusion and defining spaces.
You may have seen the news lately that the NGA announced the formation of a new event called GFAB; NGA Glass Fabricator Conference, coming to Chicago next April. This is big. There has always been a gap in the market for a comprehensive fabricator gathering, similar to BEC for glaziers, and now we’ve got one.
One of the most important sessions for our industry, maybe ever, will come this fall at the Glazing Executives Forum and GlassBuild when Connor Lokar of ITR takes the stage. This year has been unlike any other, and trying to figure out the marketplace/forecast/economy has been perilous to say the least.
Hope everyone had a good holiday week! New podcast for you covering two ends of the spectrum. I’ve got a company that is almost 100 years old, and another that is just getting going. It was very cool stuff.