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Three die in glass plant gas poisoning
Three are dead and three hospitalized due to carbon monoxide poisoning Oct. 24 at the Xinmin Glass Co. plant in China, according to a same-day report from the Xinhua New China News Agency. The accident occurred when five workers tried to rescue a poisoned worker who was fixing an overloaded coal feeding machine, according to the article.
Local safety officials say none of the workers were wearing gas masks … read more
Wrightstyle expands fabrication services
Officials from Wrightstyle, a United Kingdom-based supplier of glass and steel glazing systems, announced the company invested in fabrication equipment to shorten the supply chain for customers, according to an Oct. 25 company release … read more
NFRC announces six new board members
With 51 percent participation, the National Fenestration Rating Council membership elected six members to serve on the Greenbelt, Md., organization’s board, according to an Oct. 25 NFRC release … read more
Local remodeling markets boost sales for companies
The remodeling industry will help soften the blow of decreasing construction spending in several markets, including Detroit, Minneapolis and Seattle, according to an Oct. 24 release from Ducker Worldwide in Troy, Mich.
The report showed that those markets and others offer light commercial and residential renovation opportunities … read more
AGC to partner for the City of Architecture and Heritage
AGC Flat Glass Europe, Brussels, Belgium, will serve as a “glass partner” for Paris’ 86,000-square-foot museum of French Architecture... read more
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