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A Glass Business That Is Colombian-Based Is Ranking With The Leading Glass Businesses In Florida

In relation to the global economy that is so uncertain, the top glass manufacturing group in Colombia consists of Alutions, Tecnoglass and Energía Solar-ES Windows is regarded as one of the very few yet fortunate enterprises who have not experienced the pressure related to these current uncertainties in the economic markets. In fact the Colombian economy is growing with its dynamic foreign and national investments. Over and above the revaluation, José Manuel Daes the president to Energía Solar-ES Windows states that the business is increasing their national and exports sales. Make sure to read more about Christian Daes.

Put on hold for more than 5 years in the state of Washington, the approval which has been much anticipates of FTA (free trade agreement)  has liberated the trade barriers once in place between the United States and Colombia is regarded as an aspect that will not only contribute to the economic growth rates in Colombia but also relieve the restraints on the company related to planning long-term investments and operations.  José Manuel goes onto explain that the FTA means their products are now considered good enough for what is known as the “Buy American” initiative that provides a way for the company to bid on any of the government work.

Established in the year 1984, Energía Solar-ES Windows was the very first of these companies groups that entered the market. This was followed by Technoglass that was established in 1994, followed by Alutions in the year 2007. This group began the glass-manufacturing plants strategically in Colombia. They were located in the Northern port of Barranquilla which is now one of the top companies in this country that continues to expand across the U.S. They initiated their base in the South part of Florida.

This group specializes in glass transformation and glass manufacturing and the products also include the types that are resistant to impact force of Grade 6 hurricanes and long-range missiles. The port of Barranquilla has undergone radical changes in association with their openness to host the newer industrial and business developments.

Known as an industrial-port city, Barranquilla features an active type business culture that is international and national connected by sea and air. The area houses varied workforces and is also known for lowered costs-of-living in Colombia, which is one of the attractions as to why so many businesses decide to use this location.

These changes are due to the recent Mayors that have provided a complete range of the public services which used to be one of the greatest weaknesses in this area. Other improvements include the road networks and the ports have also improved on its services and capacity.

José Manuel from Energía Solar-ES Windows also goes onto say Barranquilla is home to the sole fully-integrated business that produces facades and windows from their own extruded aluminum, 7 horizontal tempering-furnaces, 2 press machines with one to follow, 2 curved tempering-furnaces, 2 insulating glass-lines, 5 lamination lines along with the screen-printing line and much more. All this includes some of the top market prices.

About The Group

Some of the very first experiences that the Daes brothers remember about the North American began after the Colombian markets collapsed in 1995. The company started to look for external markets and this is how the business got into the U.S. However, some of local suppliers at this time produced poor quality or did not stick to their duties which made it a difficult task to convince America that this Colombian business would meet up with the demands of time, complete deliveries and quality. This resulted in the implementation of a program that was strict associated with logistics and quality to stand out from the competition.

The expansion that is regarded as highly successful in the American markets has been recognized in sector trade publications. The significant presence in the US has resulted in the business been rated among the top 6 in the “Top Glass Fabricators” in the Glass magazine. In addition, it is the sole business that has fabrication plants outside of Canada or the US.