Ted Hathaway, CEO of Oldcastle Glass(R) announced 6 January 2004 the formation of a new Commercial Projects Group to supply architectural glass products throughout North America. To facilitate the ini…
Ted Hathaway, CEO of Oldcastle Glass(R) announced 6 January 2004 the formation of a new Commercial Projects Group to supply architectural glass products throughout North America. To facilitate the initiative, Oldcastle Glass(R) has launched construction of a USD 7.5 million advanced glass fabrication plant in Wright City, Missouri. Situated on a 6 hectares site, the 6000 square meter building will have more than 100 employees. “We chose Wright City because it is centrally-located and provides a favorable economic platform to support large architectural glazing projects. It also enables us to draw upon the capabilities of our existing manufacturing locations,” said Ted Hathaway. The new facility will be operational by 1 July 2005. “During the past decade, Oldcastle Glass(R) has completed more than 25 acquisitions and now has a network of 45 operations that serves every major city in the U.S. and Canada. The addition of our new Wright City manufacturing plant enhances the company“s capabilities as North America“s largest architectural glass supplier and solidifies its leadership position in the field,” Hathaway said. The firm“s new Commercial Projects Group will be lead by president Chuck Kaplanek. Prior to joining Oldcastle Glass(R) in July 2004, Kaplanek was president and owner of The Floral Glass Companies, now integrated into Oldcastle Glass(R). Under his direction, Floral became the leading provider of architectural glass in the New York market and throughout the Northeast. The group will consist of key company executives with extensive architectural project experience: Mary Carol Witry, Vice President; Jeff Jensen, General Manager; Doug Zacharias, Director of Business Development; and Rick Wright, Director of Technical Services. This team will be supported by Senior Architectural Sales representatives Ron Spellich, Cathy Finney, Leslie Sadler and John Krajewski, along with technical service managers Robert Williams and Matt Manning.