We’re entering the final month of Q1 2015 and there’s now an
extra storyline to deal with. The
renewed grip of winter hitting in more areas than normal could wreak havoc on
bottom line performance in this quarter, which would be similar to what happened
same time in 2014. Obviously a majority
of the industry bounced back nicely but no one ever wants to start from
behind. Plus winter delays will also
make the glass capacity issues even more perilous. Basically jobs that should be installed right
now are behind and on hold and eventually they will go as well as the jobs that
were scheduled to go during that time.
And what will come with that will be an extra dose of mayhem, if glass
supply stays tight. So once again, the
need for planning and proactivity is key.
Bottom line for me… I hope March quickly gets from its “entering as a lion
phase” and moves right to the “lamb” portion.
The sooner the better…
Elsewhere….
-- Just a programming note… next week I’ll post this blog from
Las Vegas, site of the GANA Annual Conference and BEC. I’ll have some recaps of the events including
some insights from the annual Energy Day program that incredible people like
Mark Silverberg of Technoform put on as well as code updates from Dr. Tom Culp
and more. Plus the networking notes and
who knows what rumor or scuttlebutt can come out…
-- If you did not catch the blog from Jeff Razwick of TGP,
please check it out. As always it’s well
done and though provoking. And it’s also
a very effective argument about some of the great things our industry
does.
-- A congrats to Linda Vos-Graham on her recent honor of being
named a finalist for the “Top Women Owned Business Awards”- she is seriously
deserving of this recognition. Linda is
a tremendous asset to our industry and the few times I have seen her in a
public dialogue (NGA’s GEF a few years ago especially) she was simply
amazing.
-- So a big question… a design of a new Google headquarters is
out and it looks absolutely wild. With
that, what are the chances that a North American manufacturer and fabricator
get this work or will it come from overseas?
-- Good part of it finally being March? March Madness and the College Basketball
brackets. Not sure anyone can beat Kentucky….
-- Last this week… the magazine Fast Company did a piece on the
most innovative companies in 2015.
(actually makes me think we should do a list like that in our world- I think I will do some day soon) The
top 5 were…
5- Instgram
4- Google
3- Alibaba
2- Apple
and #1…. was… Warby Parker!
Only one problem… I have never heard of them… no clue who they are or
what they innovate (eye glasses from what I found) So I’m blown away that the most innovative
company according to these guys is someone that surely is not near the
mainstream. And if they were a computer
or software related company I could believe it, but glasses? Wow.
LINKS of the WEEK
The downside of the very popular website Etsy.
Classic justice served to the “office lunch thief” – Love
it!
The hero teen in a snowstorm…
VIDEO of the WEEK
The keynote speaker at GANA BEC is Jim Abbott… retired and
amazing baseball player. Should be a
great speech… here’s a look back at one of the great moments in Jim’s career.
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