United States Aluminum and AGC Announce Strategic Alliance
06.07.2010
Waxahachie, Texas, June 7, 2010 — United States Aluminum and AGC Glass Company – Building Products Fabrication Division announced a new strategic alliance that will strengthen each company’s position as leading product manufacturers in the commercial glazing industry.
This alliance represents the next logical step for both organizations in their efforts to provide outstanding products, service and support to the commercial glazing industry. In the alliance, United States Aluminum will provide AGC with storefront, entrance systems, and specialty systems (e.g. blast, hurricane impact) and United States Aluminum will represent various AGC glass products in certain markets.
Jim Cenname, United States Aluminum’s Executive Vice President says, “The alliance is an opportunity for both companies to expand their sales reach. Both companies have strong sales coverage and distribution networks in North America that will benefit from our combined resources.”
Steve Micheli, AGC Fabrication Division-Vice President adds, “This program will strengthen our product portfolio and help us to drive our goal of becoming the preferred fabricator and solutions provider to our customers. It is a great opportunity to leverage the expertise and presence of the two organizations across the value chain and help customers with a competitive fenestration package.”
For additional information, Contact: Gary Taylor, Marketing Manager, United States Aluminum, 972-937-9651 ext 537, fax: 1-800-289-6440, garytaylor@usalum.com, www.usalum.com
About United States Aluminum
A half century of ingenuity enables United States Aluminum to offer innovative architectural aluminum systems, extrusion and finishing capabilities strategically positioned throughout the North American market with fifteen facilities providing regional fabrication services and customer support. We collaborate with the commercial design and construction industry to produce monumental projects using our comprehensive offering of entrances, storefront, curtain wall, windows, ribbon window, hurricane resistant, blast mitigation and ribbon wall systems.
About AGC
Through its three strategic business units, AGC Glass Company North America offers one of the industry’s broadest lines of Building Products, Solar Glass and Automotive Glass. The company is part of Japan-based Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. – the world leader in glass production. A fully integrated supplier, AGC Glass Company North America has more than 4,000 employees in its locations across North America.
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