Syracuse Glass: Complexity Equals Opportunity

“Our company was started in 1909. A willingness to change over the years is a big reason we’re still in business and growing more than 100 years later. Syracuse Glass was initially a glass distributor but over the years evolved into a fabricator. In 1973, we began making insulating glass as an early adopter of double glazing. In the early 2000s, we sold off our auto glass business, which at …

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Glass Fabricator Thompson I.G. Ups Quality, Adds LineScanner

Thompson I.G., a leading supplier of fabricated glass for the commercial, residential architectural and recreational, mass transit and commercial vehicle markets, is upping its already high commitment to quality glass products. Located one hour northwest of Detroit in Fenton, Michigan, Thompson I.G. serves customers throughout North America with innovative and high-performance insulating, tempered, laminated, specialty, digitally-printed and Pleotint’s Suntuitive® dynamic glass products. To help ensure its flagship insulating glass products …

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Tristar Glass Products: Try to Never Say ‘No’

“We started Tristar Glass Products from scratch in 2005. In 2015, we’ll open our third fabrication facility and reach 200 employees.” We’re an architectural and decorative glass fabricator certified by PPG and Guardian. Most of our business comes from commercial glazing companies. Caring for customers is a big part of what we preach from the top down. We take pride in it. Service and loyalty set us apart. We have …

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Thompson Creek Window Company: Building Quality Up Front

“You can consider me a window geek. I grew up in the business—at one point we lived on the second floor of the plant. I’ve done just about every job in the company. I still have a scar on my hand from trying to carry too much glass. We’ve grown 600 percent in the last decade. Almost as soon as we’ve expanded our facilities, it seems we’ve had to begin …

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