HURRICANES SPUR WINDOW IMPROVEMENTS
BY PETE BISHOP, DAILY NEWS CORRESPONDENT, NAPLES DAILY NEWS
The technician stood at the control board, next to a beeping mass of painted red metal, corrugated aluminum and long black turret.
“Fire in the hole!” he announced over the loud hum of an air compressor, seconds before a 10-foot piece of lumber shot from the cannon and crashed through a glass window about 20 feet away.
The procedure was repeated moments later, but this time the 2x4 bounced off the window and fell to the pavement with a dull thud.
The hurricane-resistant glass was broken in a spider-web pattern, but the window remained intact.
“When you lose a window during a hurricane, the hurricane comes inside the house,” said glass consultant Paul Beers after watching the demonstration. “That’s the difference between the older windows and the ones that meet the newer codes.”
The demonstration was part of a seminar on wind-resistant glass attended by about 100 builders, architects and engineers at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point in Estero on Friday morning.
It featured a window made by CGI Windows and Doors, the Miami firm that sponsored the seminar.
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August 16, 2007
CGI NAMES STEVEN DAWSON TO EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT SALES
CGI Windows & Doors, Inc., (CGI) a leading manufacturer of premium, impact-resistant windows and doors, has announced that Chief Financial Officer Steven E. Dawson has been given the additional role of Executive Vice President Sales. Dawson will lead the growing sales and marketing team, as well as play a critical role in ongoing business development initiatives.
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June 26, 2007
CGI NAMES NEW DIRECTOR OF MARKETING
LEN QUIST JOINS EXPANDING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TEAM
CGI Windows & Doors, Inc., a leading manufacturer of premium, impact-resistant windows and doors, has named Len Quist to the newly created position of Director of Marketing. Quist will manage the company’s brand and image, marketing communications and strategy, event planning and programs, dealer and installer training programs and sales-support activities. Quist brings more than 20 years of corporate marketing experience to CGI’s senior sales team.
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June 13, 2007
CGI NAMES NEW SENIOR SALES REPRESENTATIVE
JODY OGAZ TAKES LEAD ROLE IN CGI COMMERCIAL SALES DIVISION
CGI Windows & Doors, Inc., a leading manufacturer of premium, impact-resistant windows and doors, has named Jody Ogaz to the newly created position of Senior Sales Representative. Ogaz will oversee sales activities for CGI throughout Central and Northern Florida, in addition to leading the new CGI commercial project division statewide. Ogaz brings more than 26 years of window, door and glazing experience to CGI’s senior sales team.
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June 5, 2007
CGI NAMES NEW SENIOR SALES CONSULTANT
MARK A. WALKER JOINS EXPANDING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TEAM
CGI Windows & Doors, Inc., a leading manufacturer of premium, impact-resistant windows and doors, has named Mark A. Walker to the newly created position of Senior Sales Consultant for Southwest Florida. Walker lives in Clearwater, Florida and will oversee sales activities for CGI throughout the Southwest coast of Florida including Naples, Sarasota and the Tampa area. Walker brings more than 23 years of window and door experience to CGI’s senior sales team.
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March 13, 2007
CGI ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNER
CORTEC GROUP ACQUIRES MAJORITY STAKE IN IMPACT WINDOW MANUFACTURER
Construction Glass Industries Corporation announced today that it has sold its assets to CGI Windows & Doors, Inc. a corporation controlled by Cortec Group Fund IV, L.P.
“This is an extremely exciting time for CGI and our employees” says Flavio Quesada, the Chief Executive Officer of CGI, he adds “CGI has significant opportunities to aggressively penetrate new geographic markets through an expanded sales and marketing effort and to enhance its product line to better serve the marketplace. I am excited to remain a significant owner in CGI while partnering with Cortec to accelerate our growth.”
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August 01, 2006
CGI WINDOWS OPENS DOORS OF NEW MIAMI FACILITY
COMPANY'S NEW FACILITY & SHOWROOM BUILT TO MEET CONSUMER DEMAND FOR CODE APPROVED IMPACT RESISTANT WINDOWS AND DOORS
CGI, a leading manufacturer of impact resistant windows and doors, has opened its new 110,000 square foot facility at 10100 NW 25th Street, Miami. The new location has a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility plus an extensive 2300 square foot showroom/training area for use by dealers, builders, and architects and their clients. The company, founded in 1992, was one of the first manufacturers in the United States to offer impact resistant windows.
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May 22, 2006
CGI INTRODUCES MIAMI-DADE COUNTY APPROVED LARGE MISSILE IMPACT RESISTANT SINGLE HUNG WINDOW
CGI RESPONDS TO MARKET NEEDS BY DEVELOPING A HIGH PERFORMANCE SINGLE HUNG WINDOW
Construction Glass Industries Corporation (CGI), Florida’s leading manufacturer of architectural grade high end aluminum impact resistant windows and doors, has introduced another Miami-Dade County approved impact-resistant product, its Series 360 Single Hung window. Miami-Dade County is considered to have among the most stringent building code requirements in the country.
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