GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo
Staff -- Tradeshow Week, 9/10/2007
Where: Georgia World Congress Center (same location every year)
When: Sept. 10–12 (annual)
Show owner: Natl. Glass Assn.
Who exhibits: Manufacturers and suppliers of products, services, tools, machinery and equipment used by the architectural and specialty glass industry; suppliers of services and related materials
Who attends: Glass business owners and managers, distributors, fabricators, architects, construction and contracting personnel who purchase for their businesses
2006 show statistics: 173,250 net sq. ft; 489 exhibitors; and 10,166 attendees
Position on the 2007 TSW 200: 153
First year of show: 1957
New this year: GlassBuild America has collaborated with the Georgia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) to bring a new architect program to its 2007 event in Atlanta.
The bottom line: After squeezing out the competition, InterGlassMetal/FenestrationWorld, GlassBuild organizers are predicting a record-breaking year in Atlanta with 538 exhibiting companies and a 218,840 sq. ft. showfloor.
Source: 2007 TSW Data Book; 2006 TSW 200; Natl. Glass Assn.
