Guardian Industries
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| founding | 1932 |
| Seat | Auburn Hills , Michigan |
| Number of employees | 17,000 |
| sales | 4.9 billion US $ (2011) |
| Website | www.guardian.com |
Guardian Industries Corporation is an American company founded in 1932 and headquartered in Auburn Hills , Michigan . Guardian is one of the world's leading companies in the fields of flat glass manufacture, manufactured glass products and fiberglass insulation as well as products for the construction industry for the service sector and the residential and automotive sectors. Guardian employs over 19,000 people worldwide, including around 4,300 in Europe, and is present in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. President and CEO was William Davidson until his death .
history
In 1947 the company was taken over by William Davidson. 1970 is probably the most important year in the company's history, from then on Guardian was able to produce flat glass using the float glass process. Guardian opened its first factory for float glass production in Carleton, Michigan, in the same year and today the company has 28 float glass lines and 13 production sites worldwide.
From 1980 the company began to diversify its activities and further plants for the production of fiberglass insulation were opened. The European market entry took place in 1981 with the opening of the plant in Bascharage , Luxembourg . Further plants were created in Germany, Spain, England, Hungary and Poland.
In the 1990s, Guardian had an upswing in both building materials and the automotive sector with the acquisition of the Automotive Molding Company in Warren, Michigan; Lab. Radio in Valencia , Spain; Builder Marts of America (BMA) and Cameron Ashley Building Products (which is now Guardian Building Products distributor) in 2000. As the company progressed, the company also stepped up its research and development efforts with the opening of a Science & Technology Center ) in Carleton, Michigan. This will improve and expand the products of both the commercial and residential divisions, solar and electronics products and the automotive sector.
The takeover of Siegel-Robert Automotive in 2008 led to the creation of the subsidiary SRG Global, one of the world's largest providers of high-quality plastic coatings.
Business areas
Guardian distinguishes between three major business areas:
Glass products
The registered trademarks in the flat glass sector include:
- ClimaGuard®: heat protection glasses
- SunGuard®: sun protection glasses
- EcoGuard®: particularly clear glass (with a low iron content) for solar energy systems
- LamiGlass®: Guardian's laminated safety glass (VSG)
- UltraMirror®: mirror
- Satindeco®: matt, acid-treated glass
- DecoCristal®: Flat glass, which is provided with a color application on one side
- ShowerGuard®: a specially coated shower glass that remains free from corrosion caused by hard water or soap
- DiamondGuard®: a specially coated, scratch-resistant glass
The products UltraMirror®, Satindeco®, DecoCristal®, ShowerGuard® and DiamondGuard® belong to Guardian's InGlass series, which includes glass for interior applications.
Automotive products
Guardian serves the automotive sector through Automotive Glass and SRG Global, a Guardians subsidiary.
construction materials
GBP, Guardian Building Products, is the building products division.
activities
In 2011, Guardian was ranked # 62 on Forbes' list of America's Largest Private Companies.
Current (2012) leaders at Guardian are:
- David Jaffe, Vice President Guardian Industries
- Scott Thomsem, President Glass Group
- Stevenv Ziessler, President Guardian Building Products
- Kevin Baird, President and CEO SRG Global
- Mike Morrison, President Guardian Automotive
competition
The biggest competitors in the market are:
- Saint-Gobain Glass Germany (including Sekurit -Autoglas)
- Asahi Glass with subsidiary Interpane
- Pilkington
- Euroglass
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b http://www.forbes.com/lists/2011/21/private-companies-11_Guardian-Industries_BARO.html
- ↑ http://www.guardian.com/GuardianGlass/
- ^ About Guardian Europe
- ↑ http://www.guardian.com/AboutGuardian/History/index.htm
- ↑ http://www.guardian.com/AboutGuardian/History/Timeline/index.htm
- ↑ http://www.guardian.com/GuardianGlass/
- ↑ http://www.climaguardglass.com/ProductSolutions/index.htm
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- ↑ http://www.eu.en.guardianinglass.com/Products/index.htm
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