Fun new podcast is now live! I went on location in Missouri and spent time at the amazing Quaker Windows facilities. I had heard a bit about Quaker and then learned more once Josh Wignall got there, but seeing it in person was a jaw dropper for sure. So I decided to do an onsite podcast with Josh, along with two excellent industry veterans Dusty Fick and Chris Dickneite. All 3 were great interviews (and even better people too) as we talked trends (vinyl in commercial? Seriously) markets, projects, sports, music and more. Really enjoyable time with class acts and tremendous hospitality. And plus being a glass geek, seeing this operation was something special- a top 5 location for me all time. (and don’t worry Bill Daubmann, D3 is still in the top 5!)
So please check this one out- great insights from folks who know their world well and was cool to take a deep dive.
AUDIO- (or on Apple, Spotify, Google. etc.)
Also I am changing up my format some and cadence of podcasts, I will be putting out some shorter ones more often as its easier to get people lined up and get them done and out vs. combining. Plus most of you listen in chunks anyway so that will help as well. And I may drop the video aspect- the uploads take painfully long and as you’ll see below, right now I am technically in a bad place.
In any and all cases, THANK YOU for supporting this effort- I truly appreciate it!!
Elsewhere…
-- Last on Quaker I also need to recognize a few others who weren’t on the pod. The great Joseph Holmes, who I have known a long time is there and just kicking tail like he always has. I am huge fan of his. Jason Pratt and I worked together in a past life and it was great to connect with him and awesome to see him doing so well, and it was nice to add to my network by meeting Tom Kuper. Good guy and bright future ahead!
-- How about the news that GlassBuild will have new locations in 2024 and 2025 and great locations too! Dallas and Orlando. Both will be fabulous areas and the show will benefit from these locations. In the meantime the 2022 edition is coming together nicely. Have you seen that trade show floor yet? Incredibly impressive and loaded with awesome vendors. Get registered and also get those hotel rooms- they are starting to fill!!! GlassBuild.com
-- The MyGlassTruck promo with giving away a truck rack is pretty cool. Love the idea and support of the education in our industry. Kudos to the MGT team for coming up with it and of course Andrew Haring (him driving the truck in the promo video was very cool) and the NGA team for collaborating to make it really fly. Want to learn more and get registered for a chance to win? GO HERE.
-- I teased above my tech woes… so here it is… my beloved desktop computer that I have had for years, an absolute workhorse, crashed and my data sadly was unrecoverable. I am devastated. While I have a lot backed up, I did not have it all (I am a moron) and just the hassle of starting over is daunting and depressing. We depend so much on these things and when it goes south it is an absolute gut punch. But there are much worse things happening and I know that, so it is what it is….
-- Last this week… it is now August. Football is back. In many cities school is back in session. Can the snow be that far behind? (Expecting a note from Brian Savage of Viracon noting that they got some this weekend. LOL) Where in the world did this year go? Unreal the way time flies!
LINKS of the WEEK
-- If this “giant nuclear-powered sky hotel airplane” happens I look forward to Adrian Lowenstein’s video review of the curtain wall and windows and him talking about space dust affecting the operation of the window etc....
-- I heard about this gig this past week… really fascinating on if its true and then what it would do to your health.
-- Interesting read on the Michigan / Ohio war.
PROJECT of the WEEK
I have always been a huge fan of Tom Nesbitt and the team at United Architectural Metals (though I can’t get Tom to do the podcast- will keep trying!) and this week spotlight falls on them! This is the Hope Tower at the Jersey City Medical Center. Great looking structure. United manufactured the unitized curtainwall (tremendous 44,000 sq ft of it) and the glass was installed by the team at National Glass. Designed by WHR Architects and the glass product was Vitro Solarban 70. Tom and the team at United do amazing work, and this one may look more pedestrian than others, but it is a beaut! Great work to all involved.
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