The week's business headlines

Oldcastle parent reports strong performance in U.S. non-residential
CRH plc, the Ireland-based parent of Oldcastle Glass in Santa Monica, Calif., issued a current trading conditions update in conjunction with its annual general meeting held May 9 in Dublin, according to a same-day article from Aggregate Research Industries in Morrison, Colo. … read more

Saint-Gobain workers to strike in three European countries
Spanish and Portuguese workers of Compagnie Saint-Gobain will join French workers of the company May 11 in a strike, called by four unions at all French Saint-Gobain plants, according to a May 7 International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers’ Unions release … read more

Press brake added to SAF’s California plant
Officials from Southern Aluminum Finishing Co. of Atlanta announced the installation of a new 12-foot Accurpress press brake at their recently opened Redding, Calif., aluminum extrusion and sheet facility, according to a May 8 company release … read more

New laminated glass producer to open in northeast Pennsylvania
Northeastern Laminated Glass Corp. is expected to open later this year in Lackawanna County, Pa., creating about 50 full-time jobs, according to a May 9 article in the Scranton (Pa.) Times-Tribune … read more