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GlassBuild Opens Next Week with Record Number of Exhibitors
GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo will set new records when it opens its doors next Monday in Atlanta, organizers report. Running from September 10-12 at the Georgia World Congress Center, the event will feature more than 500 exhibitors for the first time.
Almost 540 companies will occupy 218,840 square feet of exhibit space—the highest totals in GlassBuild America history, according to the National Glass Association (which also publishes Window & Door). The Atlanta event will feature 130 new exhibitors, and 154 exhibiting companies from outside the U.S.
Window & Door has prepared a special preview on its Web site, showcasing window and door industry products to be featured at the event. Numerous exhibitors are bringing a variety of window and glass fabricating machines to demonstrate in Atlanta. Other exhibitors include suppliers of hardware, software, vinyl window systems, glass and IG components, weatherseal products and much more. Click here for an advance look at a sampling of the products to be displayed in Atlanta.
“Along with our highest number of exhibitors to date, we’re also very pleased with our pre-registration numbers this year—so far our overall registration is higher than this same time last year, and that trend has been consistent since registration opened,” says Denise Sheehan, NGA VP of industry events. “Looking at all of our various industry segments, the demographics are right on target with what we saw last year, so we know it’s going to be a great show.”
In addition to the show itself, GlassBuild America 2007 will feature an educational program, including two seminars targeted at the residential window and door market, both scheduled for Tuesday morning. Michael Collins of the investment-banking firm Jordan, Knauff & Co. will look at “The Coming Wave of Competition from Chinese Window and Door Companies.” His firm has conducted extensive research on the topic and he will discuss its findings related to the present level and expected future growth of imports. He will also explore the product areas at greatest risk from overseas competition and discuss strategies that U.S.-based window and door manufacturers can use to respond to the current competitive environment.
Collins will be followed by Jeff Dietrich of the Institute for Trend Research who will examine “What’s in Store for 2008 and Beyond.” He will review what’s happening with the overall economy and where it is going. Forecasts looking out two years will be included with a focus on the housing, window and door-related markets.
The GlassBuild program includes a variety of other opportunities, including demonstrations on the show floor itself. The full schedule, as well as a complete list of exhibitors and registration information, is available at www.glassbuild.com.
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