Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope
North American building materials company
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Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope (OBE) is a North American manufacturer, fabricator and distributor of building materials including architectural hardware, glass and glazing systems.
| Formerly | Oldcastle Glass |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Vistawall Group, Hordis Brothers, North American Glass and others |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Founder | CRH plc |
| Headquarters | Dallas, Texas , |
| Products | Architectural glass, windows, skylights, glass walls, security glazing |
| Owner | KPS Capital Partners |
| Website | obe |
History
Oldcastle glass was created through the merging of multiple glass manufacturers, including Hordis Brothers (marketed as "Arm-R-Clad"), HGP Industries,[1] United Tempering Systems, North American Glass, O&W Glass, Downey Glass, Glass Distributors of America, General Glass, Tempglass, Armourguard Glass Products, Wescan Glass Industries, Free State Glass Industries, and Oldcastle Specialty Glass.[2]
In June 2007 BlueScope Steel Limited sold its Vistawall Group division for $190 million to Oldcastle Glass Inc, a subsidiary of CRH plc.[3]
In June 2010 Oldcastle Glass rebranded to Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope.[4]
On February 28, 2022, it was announced that CRH would be selling Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope for $3.8 billion to KPS Capital Partners.[5][6]