Member Bulletins

by Frank Fulton Originally published in Glass Canada Magazine, June 2019 Issue Energy surcharges – the smoking gun In the last edition we took an overview look at the business ethics of adding service fees and the energy surcharge (ESC) on glass products. We questioned why there is such a wide ranging discrepancy between the …

Passing of Bernie Leaman August 2, 1936 – May 12, 2019 It is with sadness that OGMA shares the news of the passing of our friend and former royalty of the architectural metal industry in Canada. In our business, occasionally you will come across people who made a real impact on the industry. One of …

by Frank Fulton Originally published in Glass Canada Magazine, April 2019 Issue Corporate entities are a lot like governments when they impose a tax. I’m sick and tired of being gouged. Administration fees, facility fees, set up fees, convenience charges, baggage fees, event service fees…call them what you will, they’re all just a means of …

The Ontario Glass & Metal Association invites its members to attend CSC Building Expo, Canada’s longest-running technical trade show for architects, designers, developers, engineers, facility managers, specification writers, and construction professionals. The show takes place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on February 27, 2019. This year’s theme is Construction, Connectivity, and Wellness. WHY SHOULD …

by Frank Fulton Originally published in Glass Canada Magazine, February 2019 Issue This column so happens to mark the 10th anniversary of yours truly. This column just so happens to mark the 10th anniversary of yours truly penning You Bet Your Glass for Glass Canada magazine. One of my favourite columns over the years was also …

After more than fifty years in business, Oakville Glass and Mirror will be winding down business effective January 10, 2019. After the last day of business, the company will be holding an auction on January 19, 2019, to liquidate all company assets. For more details on the auction, please click here.

by Frank Fulton Originally published in Glass Canada Magazine, December 2018 Issue The money is out there for the taking and anybody can go after it. If you and your company pay taxes in Canada and read the newspapers, you must often feel that every special interest group in the country and those who know …

The Ontario Glass & Metal Association invites you to attend Fenestration Canada’s Windoor event, December 3-5, 2018, in Quebec City. The event showcases the best of the window and door industry, attracting manufacturers, retailers, suppliers, and other industry professionals from all over the world. Windoor gives you an opportunity to network, learn, and conduct business. …

After over a year of guarded NAFTA negotiations, an agreement was reached between Canada, the USA, and Mexico in the late hours of September 30, 2018. We thought you may find the Bank of Montreal’s initial assessment of the deal of interest. Read NAFTA 2.0: How Do You Spell Relief? USMCA, by Douglas Porter, CFA, …

by Frank Fulton Originally published in Glass Canada Magazine, October 2018 Issue The Guelph-Eramosa Township councilors were clearly content to remain small fish in a small pond. It was not that long ago, November 2017, that our then-Premier of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne, called a press conference in China to announce business agreements exceeding $1 billion …