Glass Canada • June 2025 • Accolades for Top Glass

Canada’s architectural glass show was a big success on April 30, welcoming over 360 glazing contractors, glass fabricators, architects and specifiers to the International Centre in Mississauga to visit 60 exhibitors, network and attend exclusive educations sessions from top experts. The right word for the show floor would be “buzzing.” Vendors reported steady traffic all day. It was also a full house in the education sessions. Amy Roberts from the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance teamed up with Terry Adamson of Fenestration Canada to deliver and update on coming changes to codes and standards and to talk about Fenestration Canada’s new software tool that will allow contractors to model energy efficiency for different sizes of commercial glazing. Matt Christie of Walker Glass, Adam Mitchell of Agnora, Adam Shearer of iMagic and Andrew Dolphin of BVGlazing made up the Glass Marking Panel. Each expert took on a different technology for marking glass and educated the audience on its pros, cons and unique aspects. Steve Peso (Tremco) of the Ontario Glass and Metal Association presented the Award for Excellence in Design to Habdan Siddiqui of Graziani Plus Corazza Architects for their Thirty Six Zorra project in Etobicoke, Ont. Universal Aluminum took home the Award for Excellence in Execution for its work on the Allan Gardens Conservatory Palm House Restoration in Toronto. The glaziers rolled in strong hosting the Training the Future panel. Travis Nevins of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades moderated, with Alex Shikhman of Building Envelope Systems Installations; Noel Marsella of the Architectural Glass and Metal Contractors Association; Jamie Clifford from the Ontario Finishing Trades Institute; and Matt Fox, IUPAT’s glazier training specialist, sharing their insights into what the glass workforce of the future will look like and where the needed workers will come from. The IUPAT team made it fun with their custom hockey jerseys. They raffled one off to a lucky winner. Juliette Cook of Half Climate Design tested assumptions about sustainable building and what it’s going to look like in the coming era of embodied carbon.

Erdem Gogceloglu (Klaes): “Thank you for organizing such an lovely event , it was great to see the different sectors under same umbrella”

Steve Legg (Rochester Insulated Glass): “Great show, and we hope be a part of it again in 2026!”

Bruce Cooke (Commdoor): “Was a pleasure to have Commdoor take part once again at Top Glass - we will exhibit again for ‘26 Appreciate all your help in getting us back up to speed with taking part. Thank you.”

Carols Padernal (Kear): “Thank you very much for hosting such an amazing event. It was very well organized, and we thoroughly enjoyed it. We will certainly be returning next year.”

Rick MacCallum (Rimac): “Great show all around. It was very busy and there always seemed to be someone to speak with at our booth. Busy right until the end of the day.”

Olha Nikolaievska (Excel Projects) on LinkedIn: “There’s something truly energizing about being surrounded by glass experts, bold innovations and fresh ideas at Top Glass.

As a team specializing in high-rise glazing and restoration, we at Excel Projects Ontario always tuned into the latest advancements and this year’s show was packed with value. From insightful panel discussions to great floor conversations, we left with new connections, a stack of business cards, and plenty of inspiration.”

Val Voznyi (Glass Pro Solutions) on LinkedIn: “Thank you, Top Glass 2025! What a great debut for Glass Pro Solutions! It was a busy, exciting, and rewarding day – full of valuable conversations, long-time friends and new connections. A huge thank you to the organizers, Glass Canada magazine, for putting together such a focused and wellrun event and to all the visitors, customers and industry partners who stopped by our booth. Your energy, questions, and insights made this a fantastic experience. Top Glass was a clear reminder that the Canadian glass industry is strong, collaborative, and forward-thinking – and we’re excited to be a part of it.”