Tipped glass load kills Canadian window company employee
A 31-year-old employee of the Westeck Windows Manufacturing Inc. in Chilliwack, British Columbia, died after a load of glass panels fell on him on the job site, according to an Aug. 16 article from the Hope Standard, a publication of the Black Press Group in British Columbia.

The man was moving the 1,800-pound glass load when it fell backwards, crushing him, according to the article … read more 

UK man injured from 1.5 tons of fallen glass
A 1.5 ton load of 30 sheets of glass crushed glass delivery worker from HW Glass in Wigan, England, Aug. 18. The 32-year-old man suffered a broken leg from the accident, according to a next-day article from the Manchester Evening News.

Firefighters spent an hour freeing the man from the glass load. “He suffered crush injuries. It was a delicate process to release him,” said Paul Duggan, fire service spokesman, in the article. “The glass did not shatter, it was bound together in a lump.” … read more

House energy bill calls for more efficiency in building codes 
The House of Representatives recently passed H.R. 3221 calling for significant energy efficiency upgrades in state building codes. The bill, which the White House has already threatened to veto, advances to conference committee, where work to craft a compromise with the Senate’s energy bill, passed this spring, is expected to begin in September ... read more

GlassBuild America Set to Break Records in Atlanta
GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo is pleased to announce that it is expecting a record-breaking event in Atlanta, September 10-12, 2007 at the Georgia World Congress Center.  
The event will feature 538 exhibiting companies occupying 218,840 square feet of exhibit space — the highest numbers in GlassBuild America history.  One hundred thirty new exhibiting companies are participating, and 154 exhibiting companies are from outside the United States … read more

DuPont cuts production at Ohio facility
Officials from DuPont of Wilmington, Del., announced they will shut down part of its operations at the Marietta, Ohio, plant, according to an Aug. 15 report from WTAP news in Marietta … read more

Vietnamese float facility gets $52.8 million in loans
The Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries group signed a credit agreement with four banks for $52.8 million to help fund a float glass facility in central Vietnam, according to an Aug. 15 article from the Vietnam Economic Times … read more

Akzo agrees to buy British paint company
Paint and coating company Akzo Nobel of the Netherlands agreed to buy Britain’s Imperial Chemical Industries for $16 billion, according to an Aug. 14 article from the International Herald Tribune. Akzo shareholders will have to approve the deal for the acquisition to be finalized … read more

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