According to several local news outlets, Trainor Glass notified all employees on 21 February that the company was shutting down. The company, however, has not filed for bankruptcy.
Trainor Glass Co., which ranked No. 3 on Glass Magazine’s 2011 Top 50 Glaziers list with annual sales of between USD 150 million and USD 175 million, has reportedly ceased operations.
Company officials notified all employees on 21 February that the company was shutting down, according to a now former employee. “They called everybody – we found out at about 10 a.m. yesterday [21 February],” the employee said. “This came as a surprise as [the Modular Wall Division] was gaining momentum and selling a lot of jobs. … We knew the glass side was having some issues – some job bids had gone wrong and were going south. But, we were doing well.”
The company, however, has not filed for bankruptcy, according to the employee.
The closure follows a move in March 2011, when Trainor consolidated its Champaign and South Bend, facilities, and scaled back its Las Vegas and Wyoming operations “to reflect current market conditions.”
According to several local news outlets, Trainor Glass had several projects underway at the time of its closure, including a USD 10 million contract for work on the Parkland Hospital in Dallas. The company also reportedly has a USD 16.2 million contract with the Museum Tower in downtown Dallas and a USD 2.2 million job for the Perot Museum of Nature and Science.