It’s extremely satisfying – and often rewarding – when you’re able to carve out a distinctive product in the reality of highly saturated markets. Like Untuckit – a brand built solely on leaving your shirt out. Or, back in the day, pet rocks anyone?  Glass fabrication is no different than any other market. There are a lot of companies competing […]

A conversation around the conference table yesterday regarding the specific requirements of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) projects raised the question, “I wonder how many open FTA-funded projects out there are struggling to find a source?” So, why were we having that conversation? Well, when you think of transit projects —  like airports, train stations, and public […]

Any glazier or glass fabricator worth their salt strives to meet the architect’s “intent” for a building element – a point-supported structural wall, a cascading canopy, a glass and stainless guardrail. Whatever. When you finally envision that intent into black-and-white deliverables, then it becomes a matter of how to make it happen. Since many of us still have a […]

There are few cities in the United States that have gone through more trauma in recent years than Flint, Michigan. Decades back it was a thriving automotive manufacturing hub. Then times changed. More recently it made worldwide headlines with its water quality crisis. So it’s GREAT to see the ongoing awesome, beautiful, stunning (pick any […]

The Warner Building – the latest addition to downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan from Catalyst Development – is an exciting mixed-use venue housing some of the area’s most notable businesses and nonprofits, as well as 45 high-quality living options. The vision of Architect TowerPinkster was for guests to enjoy endless views of Kalamazoo and beyond from various […]

There’s proof to the popular saying that “you only get one chance to make a first impression.” Research shows that within the first seven seconds a person makes several judgments about who you are and if they can trust you. So when your business is installing glass on major commercial projects – and you happen […]

Hall of Fame football coach Barry Switzer once said “some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple.” For most of us, getting to third base requires working hard at the plate to get on first. Then making your way to second – maybe with the help of […]

We’ve been talking about our new pre-engineered architectural systems for several weeks now, and to be expected with anything that’s a game changer, I still get a lot of “say again … what’s THAT?” They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so I snapped a few when traveling this week to downtown Chicago […]

Last year we announced the launch of our first pre-engineered architectural system – a glass windscreen that allows the architect to specify a proven concept, or provide a solid start with a base product they can customize to their vision. Either way it saves time and cost that allows some part of a finite budget […]

When building a major new commercial property, architectural systems are often the final details that make that lasting impression. The dramatic, undulating canopy … the cantilevered point-supported structural wall … the flowing glass stairwell surrounded by glass and stainless guardrails. You know the wow factors. You’ve seen them. But did you know there is a BEST […]

Sometimes you just know when it’s right. And that’s how we feel – underscored, all caps – about Pete Varevice joining Glass+Metal Craft at the beginning of this quarter. Pete is serving us in a new position for G+MC, as our Architectural Sales Director. It’s a new strategic position that will help us to continue to strengthen […]

If you’ve ever visited a high-end sports car dealership – for Ferrari or Porsche and the like – it leads me to surmise two probable facts: one, that you are doing very well; and two, that details really matter to you! Just like the cars on exhibit, these highest-end dealerships are fabulous, with attention to […]

Whether it’s a neighbor saying something nice about your lawn, or approving nods at the end of a meeting, it feels good to be recognized. Especially when most of us have been holed up the past year suffering from pandemic isolation. So, it was great to be part of this year’s Commercial Projects Awards staged […]