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Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope (OBE) is a North American manufacturer, fabricator and distributor of building materials including architectural hardware, glass and glazing systems.
| Formerly | Oldcastle Glass |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Vistawall Group, Hordis Brothers, North American Glass and others |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Founder | CRH plc |
| Headquarters | Dallas, Texas , |
| Products | Architectural glass, windows, skylights, glass walls, security glazing |
| Owner | KPS Capital Partners |
| Website | obe |
History
editOldcastle glass was created through the merging of multiple glass manufacturers, including Hordis Brothers (marketed as "Arm-R-Clad"), HGP Industries,[1] United Tempering Systems, North American Glass, O&W Glass, Downey Glass, Glass Distributors of America, General Glass, Tempglass, Armourguard Glass Products, Wescan Glass Industries, Free State Glass Industries, and Oldcastle Specialty Glass.[2]
In June 2007 BlueScope Steel Limited sold its Vistawall Group division for $190 million to Oldcastle Glass Inc, a subsidiary of CRH plc.[3]
In June 2010 Oldcastle Glass rebranded to Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope.[4]
On February 28, 2022, it was announced that CRH would be selling Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope for $3.8 billion to KPS Capital Partners.[5][6]
External links
edit- ^ "Ron Gerhardt Joins the McGrory Glass Entrance Division". USGlass Magazine. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
- ^ "Oldcastle Glass®: Take the lead in the glass category". M. Ganton, LLC. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "TEXT-Bluescope sells Vistawall business for US$190 mln". Reuters. June 27, 2007. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ "Oldcastle Glass(R) Changes Its Name to Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope(TM)". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ "CRH Sells Oldcastle Building Unit to KPS for $3.8 Billion". Bloomberg.com. February 27, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ "KPS Capital Partners to Acquire Oldcastle Buildingenvelope Inc. From CRH PLC". Bloomberg.com. February 28, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2023.