Premier Glass Products Joins Viracon’s External Sales Team

Date: 20 June 2012

Company to Provide Architectural Sales and Customer Management for Texas RegionOwatonna, MN – Viracon, the nation’s leading single-source architectural glass fabricator, is pleased to announce the addition of Kyle Jones and his company, Premier Glass Products (PGP) to its external sales team.

PGP will be responsible for architectural sales and customer relationship management for the entire state of Texas.

PGP is a manufacturer's representative agency engaged in the promotion, sales and service of a variety of products purchased through the Glass and Glazing Industry, Window Centers and Lumber Yards. The agency has more than 140 years combined industry experience.



Kyle Jones started PGP in 2003, after 19 years as the National Sales Manager for Vistawall. Together with his partner Larry Long, who previously served as President and Owner of Texas Wall Systems, Jones leads the PGP team in providing customers and the architectural community with a "premier" level of service.



"The PGP team is extremely pleased to be representing Viracon products throughout the state of Texas," says Kyle Jones. "It is well known that Viracon leads the industry in high-performance glass products, and provides the example of exceptional customer service for the glass industry to follow."



The PGP team serving Viracon in its entirety includes Kyle Jones, Larry Long, Len Lewis, Randy Jones, Steven Smith, Bob Larson, Vic Domhoff and Pat Jones.



"Kyle and his organization’s experiences within the Texas glazing industry will provide great strength to our sales organization," says Garret Henson, Vice President of Sales for Viracon. "The caliber of PGP’s talent, the depth of its team, the synergies within its additional product lines, and the method in which the company goes to market are an ideal fit for Viracon. I foresee many exciting years with PGP and I welcome them to our family."



Premier Glass Products has local offices in the Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio/Austin areas. For more information about the company, visit www.premierglasspro.com or contact Kyle Jones at kjones@pgp-usa.com.



About Viracon, Inc.

Viracon is based in Owatonna, Minnesota, and has facilities in Statesboro, Georgia, St. George, Utah and Nazaré Paulista, Brazil. Viracon produces high-performance glass products, including tempered, laminated, insulating, silk-screened and high-performance coatings, for North American and international markets. The company is a subsidiary of Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: APOG). Apogee, headquartered in Minneapolis, is a leader in technologies involving the design and development of value-added glass products and services.



Contact: Nick Murosky, LarsonO’Brien Marketing Group

Phone: 412-831-1959 x123

E-Mail: nick@larsonobrien.com

Date: June 12, 2012



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