Bendheim’s new extra-large capacity water jet cutting machine will speed up production on specialty-cut architectural glass orders, including template cuts, cut-outs, holes and notches, and will allow production of extremely complex shapes. Bendheim expects full operation to begin mid-October.
Bendheim Employee Presented the Inaugural American Glass Guild Lifetime Achievement Award
Joseph Barnes of Bendheim received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Glass Guild (AGG), honoring his lifetime dedication to the stained glass industry. Joe’s career has spanned over 60 years, of which almost 40 are with Bendheim. He is the first recipient of the award now to be presented annually as the “Joe Barnes Lifetime Achievement Award.”
AIA CES Names Bendheim Approved Continuing Education Provider
Bendheim was recently named a Continuing Education Systems (CES) registered provider by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The company’s first programs for AIA and state credit focus on Decorative Architectural Glasses and Channel Glass Wall Systems. Participation in each one-hour program is free-of-charge and earns industry professionals one Health, Safety and Welfare learning unit (1 HSW LU).
Bendheim’s programs are available to architects, designers, and other building professionals as in-office presentations where the company has local representation. Programs will be held regularly at Bendheim’s New York City Showroom, located at 122 Hudson Street in TriBeCa. To schedule Lunch & Learn sessions in your office for groups of ten or more participants, call your local Bendheim representative; you may also contact Jen Miret, CEU Program Coordinator, at 1-800-221-7379, education@bendheim.com. The Channel Glass Wall Systems course is also available online as a self-study program, and can be accessed through www.bendheimwall.com.
Bendheim Looks to the Future as It Celebrates Its 80-Year Anniversary
S.A. Bendheim Co., Inc. has passed its 80-year milestone in the specialty glass industry. Bendheim’s founders persevered through the Great Depression, laying the foundation to become one of today’s largest, most eco-friendly and diversified sources for specialty glass.
Sandra McDonald Joins Bendheim as Sales Account Manager
Bendheim Architectural Glass announces that Sandra McDonald has been named Sales Account Manager. Ms. McDonald will be responsible for sales of Bendheim’s specialty glass products and customer service relations with New York City architects and designers.
Bendheim Names Jen Miret Director of Marketing
Bendheim, North America’s leading importer and fabricator of specialty architectural glass, has appointed Jen Miret as director of marketing & communications.
Jen will be responsible for heading the company’s internal and external communications, including advertising, public relations, trade show exhibitions, newsletter production and other marketing communications activities. She will also be overseeing the development of Bendheim’s continuing education (CEU) programs for architects, designers and building professionals.
Jen comes to Bendheim from MIS Technologies, the Fair Lawn-based provider of dental implants, where she had been the company’s marketing manager. Prior to that, she had been marketing manager for Dantec Dynamics, the Ramsey, New Jersey developer of integrated measurement systems for diagnostics and research.
Jen earned a Bachelor of Arts from Ramapo College of New Jersey, with a double major in international business and contemporary arts.