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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Marketing Dept.
marketing@GlassBuildAmerica.com
GLASSBUILD AMERICA 2008—A PLEASANT SURPRISE
WASHINGTON, DC, October 16, 2008—GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo hit the jackpot at its event sponsored by the National Glass Association (NGA), Glass Association of North America (GANA), the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA), the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance (IGMA) and the Bath Enclosure Manufacturers Association (BEMA), held October 6-8 in Las Vegas. With a total of 8,019 verified visitors and a total of 9,292 registered, GlassBuild America was a success.
The show hosted 485 exhibiting companies occupying 161,100 square feet of exhibit space. The three-day event also featured many educational opportunities, such as NGA’s Glazing Executives Forum, AAMA’s Architects of a Better Mind program, seminars for the residential window and door and retail glass segments, and a live blast demonstration sponsored by GANA.
GlassBuild America also hosted the American Master Installer Championship with the winner, Jeff Olive, being announced on the show floor. Jeff Olive and second runner up, Randy Layton will be traveling to Düsseldorf, Germany, this month, where Olive will represent the United States in the International Master Fitter Competition held in conjunction with glasstec Oct. 21-25.
"We are so pleased with the turnout this year," states Denise Sheehan, NGA VP of Industry Events. "We had 9,000 or so visitors registered to come this year, with 8,000 of them actually coming and walking the aisles--it's definitely a sign of the current economic times that not everyone was able to join us this year, but we had 8,000 decision-makers in the aisles and a lot of happy exhibitors."
Even with the state of the economy, the mood was light, many exhibitors and attendees were surprised by the turnout and the uplifting mood that filled the Las Vegas Convention Center.
"All the exhibitors at the show were concerned about turnout this year given the down economy. However, the show has surpassed 150% of my expectation. Attendance has been great and ALL of us in the booth have been swamped from the moment the show opens to the moment the show closes. It seems that everyone wants to be in the Edgetech booth," said Mike Hovan, Edgetech, I.G.
News and photos from the event can be found at www.GlassBuildAmerica.com, www.GlassMagazine.com and www.WindowandDoor.com.
GlassBuild America 2009 will be held September 30-October 2 in Atlanta.
About our alliance partners:
Fensterbau/Frontale is held biannually at the Nurnberg Messe in Nuremberg, Germany and is Europe's leading trade fair for windows, doors and facades, the related technologies, components and prefabricated units and the associated range of machinery and services. More information about the biennial event is available at its Web site, www.frontale.de.
Fenestration China alternates each year between Beijing and Shanghai and is organized by CIEC Exhibition Company Ltd. More information is available at www.fenestration.com.cn.
Istanbul Window is an annual event serving Eastern Europe, as well as the Mideast, and is organized by Tüyap Fairs and Exhibitions Organization Inc. More information is available at www.istanbulwindowfair.com.
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About GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo
GlassBuild America is organized by the National Glass Association, in partnership with the Glass Association of North America, the American Architectural Manufacturers Association, the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance and the Bath Enclosure Manufacturers Association. Since 2003, it has been listed as one of the Top 200 largest U.S. tradeshows in the annual listing compiled by Tradeshow Week magazine. GlassBuild America 2008 will be held October 6-8, 2008 in Las Vegas. For more information on GlassBuild America, contact: 866/342-5642, extension 300 or visit www.GlassBuildAmerica.com.
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