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'Clash of the Titans' in the UK's Windows & Doors Industry as the Latest Analysis Predicts at Least 4 of the UK's Top 150 Windows & Doors Companies Having to Merge or Be Taken Over
from Yahoo! Finance
Research and Markets has announced the addition of Windows & Doors - Portfolio Analysis to their offering. The report is a comprehensive evaluation of the UK market... read more

Lennar Seeks Cuts From Subcontractors
With profits down, the homebuilder tells smaller companies to trim costs or they will be excluded from bidding for six months.
from The Orange County Register
Lennar Corp. is asking subcontractors to reduce charges for work they've already done or face a minimum six-month ban on bidding for work, a company executive said late Tuesday... read more

A Window on the Internet
Marvin Windows is using an unusual medium to advertise its fiberglass windows: humorous videos on the company's website.
from StarTribune.com
Marvin Windows & Doors began marketing fiberglass windows just as the Internet was taking off. While the Web became ubiquitous over the last decade, fiberglass windows haven't gained a substantial market share... read more

Fortune Brands' Net Jumps 43%
from Chicago Tribune
Shares of Fortune Brands Inc. slumped as much as 4 percent Friday after the Deerfield-based company reported a 43 percent jump in fourth-quarter earnings, but warned that first-quarter results could be tougher to achieve because of the sinking U.S. housing market... read more

Pulte Pulls Plug On Prefab VA Plant
Cutting-Edge Site In Manassas Hurt By Housing Slump
from WashingtonPost.com
Battered by the slowest housing market in years, Pulte Homes yesterday announced that it would shut down a three-year-old manufacturing plant in Manassas where it once hoped to build many of its Washington-area homes and possibly revolutionize traditional home-building methods... read more

Yellow Pages Clear Up Americans' Search for Glass Dealers
“Glass” Yellow Pages Heading Referenced 86 Million Times Per Year
from Business Wire
Whether replacing a broken windshield or repairing a cracked window in your home, it is clear the Yellow Pages help Americans solve their glass needs. In fact, the Yellow Pages Association reports the “Glass” Yellow Pages heading generates more than 86 million references annually, ranking it 27th out of more than 4,000 headings... read more

Pilkington Says Starts Legal Case Against Vitro
from Yahoo! Asia News
Pilkington, the UK-based unit of Japanese glassmaker Nippon Sheet Glass , said on Friday it had launched legal action against Mexico's Vitro over a move to merge a unit Pilkington part-owns into another company... read more