Owner of Standard Bent Glass, Global Security Glazing, Lexguard Laminates purchases Coastal Glass

Pittsburgh executive Mike Hartley, owner of Standard Bent Glass Corp., Butler, Pa., a custom bent and decorative glass manufacturer, and Global Security Glazing, Selma, Ala., a jointly owned security glass company with Standard Bent Glass, purchased Coastal Glass Distributors LLC, Charleston, S.C., with other key managers, according to an Oct. 16 release.

Coastal Glass Distributors is the largest patterned glass fabricator, distributor and warehouse for the architectural industry in North America, according to the release. The acquisition is expected to be complete byOct. 19, and under Hartley’s ownership the company’s new name will be Coastal Glass Distributors Inc. When Coastal Glass Distributors resumes operation at the plant in Charleston, it expects to bring an initial 75 jobs to the region.

“Adding Coastal Glass Distributions Inc. to our company roster compliments the glass manufacturing capabilities of Standard Bent Glass and Global Security Glazing,” Hartley said in the release. “Our immediate goal is to re-start operations and ensure that the products are manufactured and shipped at the highest quality standards.”

Coastal Glass Distributors previously employed 135 and historically sales have been in excess of $20 million, according to the release.