AGC and Northern Celebrate Anniversary and Introduce Super Energy Efficiency
ALPHARETTA, GA – JUNE 27, 2011 – AGC Flat Glass North America (AGC) and Northern Building Products, Inc. of Teterboro, NJ are commemorating their 28th anniversary of doing business together by joining forces and bringing to market super energy efficient aluminum windows and doors. Northern will now offer AGC's U4 - 4th Surface Technology which will enable Northern products to provide up to a 20% improvement in energy conservation and comfort. The ground-breaking U4 coating is baked right into the glass while it's still in its molten state at approximately 1100 degrees fahrenheit. As the glass cools, the coating and the glass become one exceedingly robust glazing. Windows and doors that use U4 glazing will allow smaller, less expensive heating and cooling equipment in buildings. "This is an environmentally responsible decision that people can feel good about choosing," says Northern President Robert Pecorella.
"AGC has supplied Northern with many millions of square feet of glass during their long relationship. Together we offer long-lasting products that reduce our country's dependence on foreign oil," says AGC representative Jill Betters. Coupling with that, AGC and Northern have experienced teams who assure dependable quality and personalized service and are dedicated to making each project successful. By developing new, flexible, and customized products to fit a variety of needs, AGC and Northern are maximizing energy performance and putting our people back to work by creating more jobs during these tough economic times.
Both AGC and Northern are committed to environmental responsibility and energy conservation. Together, they have been supporting super energy efficient renovation for environmental conscientiousness with world class super energy efficient products. Both share a dedication to environmental responsibility and energy conservation by developing products that may help projects qualify for valuable LEED points from the US Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program.
Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, AGC Flat Glass North America (formerly AFG) is one of the largest flat glass manufacturers in North America. The company is part of Japan-based Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. - the world leader in glass production. A fully integrated supplier, AGC has 4,300 employees in three major divisions: Primary, Coatings, and Fabrication. Through its three strategic business units, AGC offers one of the industry's broadest lines of Building Products, Solar Glass and Automotive Glass. With facilities across North America, AGC has built its success on providing practical solutions for its customers. Visit www.u4glass.com to learn more.
Northern Makes NJBIZ List For Fourth Consecutive Year
Northern Building Products, integrated designer and manufacturer of energy saving windows, doors, and wall systems, has again been named to the NJBIZ New Jersey's Fifty Fastest Growing Companies of 2010 list. This is the fourth year in a row that Northern Building Products has received this recognition. The Company had earlier been named to the INC 5000 list of the Fastest Growing Private Companies throughout the United States for both 2009 and 2010.
Northern, and its subsidiary Northern Architectural Systems, are known for their innovative and customized products used in both new construction and retrofit applications. The Company is a premier producer of long lasting energy conserving aluminum windows, doors, wall and storefront systems which are installed into mid and high-rise residential, commercial, government and public use buildings.
The Company is also a supplier of custom engineered aluminum framing systems to the solar photo-voltaic panel industry.
Northern products are often able to help projects qualify for valuable LEED points from the US Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. The Company's two strategically located plants (outside of New York City and Albany, NY) are within the 500 mile LEED geographic limit for over one quarter of the US population; and its energy saving products can have a high percentage of recyclable and recycled content.
Northern ships its products throughout the continental U.S.
Northern Makes Inc 5000 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies in the United States for 2010
August 27, 2010
Northern Building Products, a manufacturer of energy saving commercial and heavy commercial fenestration systems, has again been named to the INC 5000 list of the Fastest Growing Private Companies throughout the United States. This is the second year in a row that Northern has been named to the INC 5000 list.
The Company had earlier been named to the NJBIZ Fifty Fastest Growing Companies in New Jersey for 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Northern is a premier producer of long lasting aluminum windows, doors, and wall systems which are installed into mid and high-rise residential, commercial, government and public use buildings. Northern ships its products throughout the continental U.S.
The Company is known for its innovative and customized products that are used in both new construction and retrofit applications. Northern products are often able to help projects qualify for valuable LEED points from the US Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. The Company's two strategically located plants (outside New York City and Albany, NY) are within the 500 mile limit for over one quarter of the US population; and its energy saving products can have a high percentage of recyclable and recycled content.
"When our insulating products replace old existing windows and doors, they often provide an immediate 100% improvement in energy savings and reduce our carbon footprint. It's important to make a product that improves the quality of life; not just because of how the product performs, but also in the ways it benefits the people who make them," says Northern President, Robert Pecorella.
New York Incentives Mean 50 Manufacturing Jobs and a Greener Future for Northern Architectural Systems
Assemblyman Marc Butler welcomed Northern Architectural Systems and 50 jobs to Johnstown, N.Y., April 15, 2010, during an event on site at the recently opened facility, according to an April 15 release. Butler addressed workers, businesses and guests about the crucial need to foster American manufacturing. His comments immediately preceded the company's first shipment from the Fulton County facility.
Parent company, Northern Building Products, one of New Jersey's fastest growing companies, decided to expand operations of their wall systems subsidiary, because of the promise of economic incentives coupled with the opportunity to provide products to the growing number of buildings getting Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-certified in the New England and Mid-Atlantic Regions.
"We're excited," said Robert J. Pecorella, Northern's president, in the release. "The Empire Zone benefits will really help us to employ even more skilled workers from the area as we grow. Working where you live is a basic tenet of the green movement. Every time we ship out an order going to a LEED project, we demonstrate our commitment and role in the green industry, working with architects to maximize energy performance, regional and recycled content materials and innovation credits as well as putting our most valuable resource - our people – back to work in the heartland."
Butler reciprocated stating, "We're excited too. This is a great example of the policies we try to foster in the Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry at the New York State Legislature. Green technology is a thriving market and we see many great things for this company," according to the release.
Providing a different perspective, Northern employee, Al Unger, a 39-year-old father who programs the machines that mill the intricate shapes for exterior walls of a building, stated, "If Northern hadn't come, I don't know what I would have done. I wasn't looking forward to uprooting my family or losing two hours each day because of a commute."
Keeping people like Unger employed is just one of the reasons that motivates Pecorella. "I started manufacturing insulated windows and doors 32 years ago, after experiencing the 1970's gasoline crisis," he said in the release. "It became clear our energy supply was not unlimited. I had to do something to help the situation for the future. Manufacturing has always been the backbone of America's economy and when our products installed, energy is saved and the carbon footprint is reduced. We make products that improve the quality of life for the end users and, at the same time, benefit the people who make them. It's great when the right thing to do is also good business."
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