Glass Industry Biz News 

October 1999

"new partnership is a logical step toward improved cooperation"

“The NGA is honored to have GANA as a partner in our industry’s major trade show,” states Philip J. James, NGA president and chief executive officer. “We look forward to more opportunities to provide the members of both associations with improved value and to demonstrate our ability to respond to our industry’s demands for more association unity.”

The partnership was forged in Las Vegas, Nev., at this year’s NGA Show, the most successful NGA Show on record. GANA’s board of directors voted unanimously to become a partner in future shows, starting with the Miami Beach, Fla., show, March 14-16, 2001.

“We think this important new partnership is a logical step toward improved cooperation between the industry’s two major trade associations,” states William J. Birch, executive vice president of GANA. “Our members are very pleased about this latest development.”

The trade show partnership is the latest in a series of initiatives between the NGA and GANA under the Millennium Alliance set of initiatives established in 1999. The two associations began their historic cooperation with GANA naming Glass Magazine® as its official publication. The two groups also worked on co-sponsoring a new informational Web site for the flat glass industry and public at large—glassFACTS.com, which was launched at the show in Las Vegas. GANA and NGA also announced their joint participation at upcoming industry trade shows, including the AIA meeting and trade show in Philadelphia, Pa., this month and the CSI Convention and Exhibit in Atlanta, Ga., in June.

GANA is made up of five divisions: Laminating, Tempering, Distribution, Building Envelope Contractors, and Mirrors.

source: National Glass Association