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Trade tribunal to review curtainwall tariffs

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has begun a review of its 2013 decision to impose tariffs on Chinese curtainwall imports to Canada.


StatsCan building permits report: July 2018

Canadian municipalities issued $8.2 billion worth of building permits in July, down 0.1% from June. The decrease was mainly attributable to lower construction intentions in British Columbia.


AGMCA to educate about COR

The Architectural Glass and Metal Contractors Association (AGMCA) is hosting an informational COR breakfast seminar for its member companies.


Othmar Sailer leaves LiSec

Othmar Sailer has been CEO of the LiSEC Group for more than six years. Now he leaves the company. Othmar Sailer on the decision: "I really enjoyed working for LiSEC and have been able to make significant progress over time. An important task was, among many others, to build a reliable and competent management team, which I managed to do. Now is the time to devote myself to new tasks".


Archeological evidence for glass production in 9th Century city of Samarra

Well, we know they had sand...so why not glass? The palace-city of Samarra, capital of the former Abbasid Caliphate, was home to an advanced industry of glass production and trade, according to a study published August 22, 2018 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Nadine Schibille of the CNRS, France and colleagues.
 
 
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Don Ward

Don Ward 1943 - 2018

Don Ward, former president of Griffin Glass in Calgary and long-time leader in the Glass and Architectural Metals Association (GAMA), passed away unexpectedly at the age of 75 on Sept. 3. » Learn More
 
 
Events 
 

Glassbuild

September 12-14, 2018
Location: Las Vegas
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RCI Canadian Building Envelope Technology Symposium

September 13, 2018
Location: Mississauga, Ont.
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Top Glass

April 17
Location: Mississauga, Ont.
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