The 2011 Crystal Achievement Awards
Window & Door has announced its 2011 Crystal Achievement
Award winners. Selected by a panel of judges representing all segments
of the industry...read more |
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Simonton Closing Oklahoma Plant
In response to the sustained downturn in the housing market, the vinyl window manufacturer is planning to close its McAlester, Okla....read more |
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GlassBuild Opens Doors Next Week
Exhibitors are making final preparations for GlassBuild America, which opens at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta...read more |
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RavenBrick to Build Production Facility
Denver-based RavenBrick is planning to build a high-speed automated production line for its thermochromic glazing technology....read more |
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Fasco Adds Vanguard's Die Cast Business
VPL Enterprises has sold the metal and die cast division of Vanguard Fenestration to Fasco of Mississauga, Ont....read more |
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By Christina Lewellen, Senior Editor
I found a cool survey this week
from our friends north of the border. Canadian business owners indicate
that they’d sacrifice the profits of their businesses in order to
protect their employees or customers from price increases. This got me
thinking about how these questions would have been answered 12 months
ago, or six months ago, or perhaps even six months from now. So
this week for the Talk, I’d like to ask straight out—If I held your
feet to the fire and made you select only one (not a combination of
both), which would you do: increase prices or cut profits?
With
everything that we’ve been through in this market, we've all been
forced to make adjustments. Given that business is not always black and
white, I’d like to encourage
you to vote in my black-and-white poll, but then post a comment or send me an email
to explain what shades of gray have worked for your company. Have you
maintained your profits? Have you had to cut expenses that might hurt
in the long run? Have you been able to raise prices? What
creative ways have you adjusted either revenues or expenses? |
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Do You Have Plans in Place for Disasters?
More than half of our respondents say their companies don't....read more |
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