The week's business headlines

Oldcastle Glass acquires Antamex International
Officials from Santa Monica, Calif.-based Oldcastle Glass announced in an Aug. 9 release that the company acquired Antamex International Inc., a custom curtain-wall engineer, manufacturer and installer out of Toronto.

Antamex will lead Oldcastle Glass Envelope, the company’s range of glass, windows, storefronts, doors and curtain-wall products designed to close the building envelope, according to the release... read more 

Fuel prices near record levels
Oil prices closed Aug. 7 at the second highest level ever on the New York Mercantile Exchange in response to oil company BP’s shut down of a major pipeline in Alaska for repairs, according to an Aug. 8 article from Bloomberg... read more 

Construction to begin on Asahi’s float furnace in the Czech Republic
Officials at Japanese glassmaker Asahi Glass Co. say construction will begin later this year on a new float-glass furnace in the Czech Republic, according to an Aug. 10 article from AFX News Ltd... read more 

Florida glass fabricator to build new 28,000-square-foot facility
High Springs, Fla.-based fabricator Sherer Studio Inc. will start construction as early as spring 2007 on a new location almost three times the size of its current facility, according to an Aug. 3 article in The High Springs Herald.

Sherer Studio bevels and polishes mirror as well as heavy glass for use as table tops and shelves... read more