G.James Glass & Aluminium
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | 1917 |
| Headquarters | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Key people | Lewis Saragossi, Chairman and Managing Director |
Number of employees | 2500 |
| Website | www.gjames.com.au |
G.James Glass & Aluminium is an Australian industrial company, producing glass and aluminium products.[1] G.James is a major Australian glass processor, aluminium window and door fabricator & contractor and production of extruded aluminium profiles.
Company history
[edit]The origin of the G.James Group of Companies began in 1913 when an enterprising George James arrived in Australia after migrating from England. After working for various building related companies in Brisbane, George decided to use his skills as a glazier, along with his knowledge of sales and purchasing, to establish G.James Glass Merchants at West End (Brisbane) in 1917.
Initially the business was based on buying cases of glass and selling it cut-to-size to timber joiners in Queensland and New South Wales. Upon George's death in 1958 his son-in-law Joseph (Joe) Saragossi, together with his wife Pearle[2] and sister-in-law Gertie Baratin, founded a private company in 1959.
In 2006, the company won an Australian Window Association (AWA) Design Award for the Best Use of Windows and Doors.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Australasian Business Intelligence (29 April 2002). "G James expansion has a touch of glass". The Australian Financial Review. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
{{cite news}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Houghton, Des (7 May 2005). "Not just any old Joe". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
- ^ "Australian Window Association Design Award Winners Announced at Red Centre". Dexigner. 18 October 2006. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
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