G.James Glass & Aluminium
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G.James Glass & Aluminium is an Australia
n industrial company, producing glass
and aluminium
products. G.James is a major Australian glass processor, aluminium window and door fabricator & contractor and production of extruded aluminium profiles.
, 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 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.
In June 2009, it lost a bid to supply glass for the Supreme and District Courts building in Brisbane.. The winning bid was from a Chinese manufacturer.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n industrial company, producing glass
Glass
Glass is an amorphous solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives...
and aluminium
Aluminium
Aluminium or aluminum is a silvery white member of the boron group of chemical elements. It has the symbol Al, and its atomic number is 13. It is not soluble in water under normal circumstances....
products. G.James is a major Australian glass processor, aluminium window and door fabricator & contractor and production of extruded aluminium profiles.
Company history
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 glazierGlazier
A Glazier is a construction professional who selects, cuts, installs, replaces, and removes residential, commercial, and artistic glass. Glaziers also install aluminum storefront frames and entrances, glass handrails and balustrades, shower enclosures, curtain wall framing and glass and mirror...
, along with his knowledge of sales and purchasing, to establish G.James Glass Merchants at West End (Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
) 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
Joe Saragossi
Joseph "Joe" Saragossi, AO was an Australian businessman and former chairman of G.James Glass & Aluminium.-Business career:...
, together with his wife Pearle 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.
In June 2009, it lost a bid to supply glass for the Supreme and District Courts building in Brisbane.. The winning bid was from a Chinese manufacturer.