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Article: Hitting the bricks: Blenko counting on building blocks
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- Sunday Gazette-Mail
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- April 8, 2007
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MILTON - Blenko Glass Co. is building its future on building
blocks.
The storied glass plant has begun ramping up production of glass
bricks and tiles and sees this business line eventually overtaking
its decorative glassware product lines.
"People know the glassware side, but they're not as familiar with
the architecture side," says Brent Aikman, the glass plant's newly
hired sales director for architectural business.
"There will always be a market for the tableware and decorative
glassware,"he said. "But to take this company to the next level, this
side of the business is going to make up a bigger part of the
revenue."
For the past 20 years or so, architectural ...