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Tiffany Brown – The Glass Industry’s Super Woman “I am leading culture change in the industry,” says Tiffany Brown, Houston and Dallas Auto Center Manager for Binswanger Glass. “I will probably be the first to hire a female installer at our company. I find that women are incredibly detailed in what they do when they […]

Thinking about spring? So are we! After a long winter, we are understandably seeing an uptick in residential glass requests including window replacements, skylights, railings, patio doors and patio tables. If you are considering a home improvement project this year, now is the perfect time to speak with a residential glass expert from Binswanger Glass. […]

As soon as coronavirus hit the shores of the United States, the team at Binswanger Glass, under the leadership of CEO Mark Newsome, re-tooled to help in the battle against COVID by providing retail shields to frontline workers. Binswanger Topeka was pivotal in developing a full line of custom and standardized barriers that were rolled […]

If happiness is a hot shower, a steam shower can be a slice of paradise. Enjoy the natural benefits of steam with a beautiful steam shower from Binswanger Glass. Steam clears nasal passages making it easier to breathe, and is also an excellent pre-shave treatment. Steam also improves circulation, which offers a host of health […]

Similar to how good fences make good neighbors, the best thing about privacy is that it works both ways. Enter Privacy Glass; balancing discretion, lighting, and style with a non-porous, easy clean surface. Privacy Glass is a catchall phrase that includes patterned, frosted, laminated, switchable, and printed glass. Patterned GlassAlso known as Textured Glass and […]

The Secret to Enjoying a Good Wine 1) Open the bottle and allow it to breathe. 2) If it does not look like it’s breathing, give it mouth-to-mouth. The only thing better than a bottle of wine is your very own cellar full of it. Many oenophiles (wine lovers) dream of building a beautiful wine […]

It’s not a surprise that we’ve seen an uptick in home offices. There can be many perks working from home, like saving vehicle expenses, fuel, and time. There can also be drawbacks. It takes a LOT of discipline to cut through the distractions. People often have dreams of working outdoors on their laptop until they […]

Selecting the right glass company for your home improvement project is an important buying decision and requires careful consideration. Whether for showers, windows, doors, or railings, there are many decisions and factors at play: style, resale appeal, energy performance, heating/cooling savings, rebates, warranties, and budgeting. Research now will pay you back in savings of time […]

The idea of green buildings is to design and construct spaces to use resources in a sustainable way. Glass has a significant role to play in this. All of us look through glass and windows so often that we no longer notice it. While we take for granted that buildings must be equipped with glass, […]

To the naked eye and touch, glass is smooth. You would think you could correctly say that glass has a non-porous surface compared to other building materials such as wood or concrete. The fact of the matter is if you look at all untreated glass with a microscope, the surface is so rough that it […]