Griffiths named CEO at Quanex Quanex building Products Corporation, an industry-leading manufacturer of value added, engineered materials and components serving the energy-efficient building products markets, has announced that its board of directors has elected William C. Griffiths, 61, as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Quanex, effective July 9, 2013. Griffiths has served on the board since 2009 and succeeds david d. Petratis who resigned to accept a position with another company. “Bill is a seasoned executive with experience in a wide range of industries including building products. He has been a valued contributor during his tenure on the board and we look forward to his leadership of Quanex,” said Joseph d. rupp, lead director, on behalf of the board. “the board is delighted in having bill to be Quanex’s next CEO, as he is very familiar with the operations and strategic direction of the company.” “Bill is the right executive to be the next CEO of Quanex as the management team focuses on making Quanex a significant force in the building Products industry,” said susan F. davis, Quanex board member and chairperson of the management development and compensation committee. “he is a well-rounded leader with a track record of positioning businesses under his stewardship with leading-edge manufacturing capabilities and driving impressive growth. His process based, results-oriented management style and knowledge Of the building products industry will be invaluable as he drives growth at Quanex.” “I am excited to be leading Quanex building Products,” said Griffiths. “I have enjoyed working with dave as he and the board developed Quanex’s strategy over the past five years. We wish him the very best and thank him for his past service. My focus will be to continue to execute on that strategy and deliver superior customer service to our customers and long-term value to our shareholders. I look forward to working with the leadership team as we continue building strength across all of Quanex.” Griffiths was most recently the managing director and member of the board of directors of sealine International, a privately held manufacturer of motor yachts based in the United Kingdom, until June 2013. Prior to joining sealine, he served as chairman of the board, president and CEO of Champion Enterprises, a producer of modular and manufactured housing, and president – fluid systems division of sPX Corporation, a global multi-industry company. Mr. Griffiths also served as a member of the board of Wolverine tube, from 2005 to 2007. He graduated from the University of London with a bs with honors in mining engineering. In addition, Mr. Griffiths is a graduate of the harvard business school’s Pmd executive education program and serves as an advisory board member for graduate studies and research at the University of Notre dame. New toys at Hartung In addition to new cutting lines at hartung Wilsonville and hartung salt Lake City, hartung Canada continues to grow and has welcomed the arrival of some beautiful, new glass fabrication equipment. There was a dedication ceremony for hartung Canada’s brand new Glaston rC200 tam tempering furnace now servicing western Canada and beyond. The made-in-Finland, 94-by- 188-inch oven includes the acclaimed tamglass Vortex convection system, which is renowned for the highest quality, flat tempered product on the market. The company has added additional equipment such as a new bavoni 1045 flat polisher and new Forvet CNC glass mill/drill/ notching machine. State of the art machinery has been arriving for the last 18 months throughout the hartung enterprise which will allow for better quality control, faster lead times and more competitive pricing. For more information on the acquisitions, visit www.hartung-glass.com. Truth and Amesbury under one roof Tyman, the parent company of Amesbury, has completed the acquisition of truth hardware of Owatonna, Minn., and Atlas holdings of brampton, Ont., from Melrose Industries. Truth hardware is a leading manufacturer of window and door hardware for the North American residential and commercial fenestration market. Amesbury is an international leader in the fenestration market supplying hardware, sealing, and extruded products to residential and commercial markets. “Combining Amesbury and truth creates an organization with an extensive product portfolio and global reach,” says Jonathan Petromelis, Amesbury president And CEO. “Our priority and endeavor as an integrated organization will be to provide customers within the fenestration market even greater opportunity to seek engineered solutions.” Jeff Graby, president and CEO truth hardware says, “At truth hardware we are very excited about working with Amesbury. Combined, our position of strength and the ability to offer our customer’s the breadth of an expanded and innovative product line will be our core focus.” The acquisition of truth hardware provides the tyman group an expanded and highly complementary product portfolio especially in casement Hardware. It broadens relationships within a largely common customer base of North American window and door OEMs. It also creates an enlarged and strategically positioned manufacturing footprint, including a facility in Canada. The total number of Amesbury and truth manufacturing locations in North America is now 13. “The key to both companies’ success has been, and will continue to be, provide world-class service to our customers and high quality hardware, seals and extrusions, and this acquisition will be a key element in the continued development of our strategy for North America,” says Petromelis. Triple Seal changes name to Saand Triple seal group of companies, which includes triple seal Ltd., Independent Mirror Industries Inc., southwest Glass, Eastern Float Glass and the newly acquired triple seal rexdale, has announced a complete re-branding that will include the launch of a new name, logo, tagline and website. Triple seal Group of companies will begin operating under the new trade name, saand, effective immediately. The re-brand is the positive outcome of continuous growth by acquisitions made over the past 40 years as well as a necessary means to unite its business units and eradicate the confusion associated with its current naming conventions. “The rebranding represents our evolution over the past 40 years and signifies our future direction. We offer Our customers a variety of different glass and fabricated glass products and we needed a brand to reflect that” said hilton berger, vice-president of saand. “the stylized icon was designed from the microscopic glass crystal structure and represents an element that is at the core of everything we produce. The circular shape also represents the unification of our business units as one.” The new website saand.ca will be under construction until the fall. The rebranding will continue to foster saand’s unparalleled dedication to value, quality and service to its customers. Saand is a regional glass fabricator and flat glass distributor. Headquartered in toronto, saand has fabrication and distribution branches in London, Ont., rexdale, Ont., and Ottawa. Saand is One of the largest fabricators and distributors of glass products in Canada. Specializing in insulated glass units and all aspects of residential and commercial mirror, while also offering a wide range of other product types, saand serves contract glazers working on commercial and residential projects, as well as glass fabricators, glass shops and window manufacturers. The company also focuses on commercial as well as residential OEM furniture and cabinet manufacturers across North America. Greco hires new president of U.S. operations Greco Aluminum railings (UsA), a subsidiary of Greco Aluminum railings, has introduced Jim Ellsworth as its president of U.s. operations. Ellsworth joined Greco in May of 2013. He brings more than 30 years of executive management experience to the role. “I’m extremely excited to be on board with Greco and to lead the company’s expansion into the U.s. market,” said Ellsworth. “the company has had tremendous success in Canada and with its initial penetration into The U.s. market. We will be pursuing strategic geographic markets in the U.s. to aggressively grow our business.” To support Greco’s strategic growth in the U.s., Ellsworth is currently developing a network of independent sales representatives in specific metropolitan areas who will be focused on both retrofit and new construction projects. The Greco U.s. rep network will be developed and managed directly by Ellsworth. zoulek named VP of flat glass for Guardian Guardian Industries has named rick Zoulek vice-president for North American flat glass operations. Zoulek will oversee all aspects of the North American flat glass business and position the company for continued long-term profitable growth. He has established a strong track record of innovation and commercial leadership in growing businesses throughout his career. “Rick brings to Guardian leadership skills that will more strongly position us in the competitive and constantly changing flat glass business in North America. He has the innate ability to connect innovation and manufacturing to meet customer needs and will be instrumental in furthering our goal to be a world leader in providing value-added products and services,” said scott thomsen, Guardian Glass Group president. “We look forward to rick demonstrating these same leadership qualities in our North American business.” Zoulek says he welcomes the Opportunity to join the Guardian leadership team. “there is a principle at Guardian of adding value every day to our customers and that is a vision I completely share,” he said. “It is only through helping our customers grow their businesses that we can reach our ambitious goals for profitable growth. I very much look forward to the challenge.” Zoulek has demonstrated both technological leadership and a strong commercial track record during a long career at PPG Industries, where most recently he was vice president of industrial coatings for the Americas. He brings renewed focus and emphasis on Guardian’s home base. Zoulek holds a b.s. in Management Information systems from the University of Michigan and an MbA from Wayne state University. Richelieu hits the coast Richelieu hardware has announced that it has acquired the net assets of hi-tech Glazing supplies. This Vancouverbased distributor of door and window hardware serving the b.C. market realizes sales of approximately $5 million per year. This acquisition will enable richelieu to enlarge its offer with products that feature in its shortand long-term strategy, in addition to reinforcing its position in a specialized client base. Richelieu is a leading North American distributor, importer and Manufacturer of specialty hardware and complementary products. Its products are targeted to an extensive customer base of kitchen and bathroom cabinet, furniture, and window and door manufacturers plus the residential and commercial woodworking industry, as well as a large customer base of hardware retailers, including renovation superstores. Richelieu offers customers a broad mix of high-end products sourced from manufacturers around the world. Its product selection consists of 100,000 Different items targeted to a base of some 70,000 customers who are served by 62 centres in North America – 35 distribution centres in Canada, 25 in the United states and two manufacturing plants in Canada, specifically Cedan Industries which specializes in the manufacture of a wide variety of veneer sheets and edgebanding products and Menuiserie des Pins which manufactures components for the window and door industry and a broad selection of decorative mouldings. Intermac to hold open house Biesse and Intermac Canada, world leading manufacturers of industrial machinery for wood, glass and stone, will be holding their grand opening and Fall One2One event on October 24 to 26 at their new Greater toronto Area showroom and service hub in Mississauga, Ont. This exclusive open house event,Held only a few times a year in the United states and Canada, is a unique opportunity for industry professionals to exchange ideas, gain hands-on experience with biesse and Intermac’s cutting edge technology, as well as consult one-on-one with product managers, each with over 20 years’ experience in the industry. Correction In the Under the Glass story “Vision and Execution” in August Glass Canada, doug Lilja’s name is spelled incorrectly. Glass Canada regrets the error.