Our Mission
Cardinal LG dedicated to being the world’s premier laminated and fabricated glass manufacturer. We will foster partnerships with our internal and external customers, suppliers, and team members in every position. These partnerships will focus on continuous improvements in safety, service, quality, and innovation.
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Our Story
Established in 1962, Cardinal began operations as a fabricator of sealed insulating glass units in a small plant in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Throughout the 70’s as the company grew, Cardinal’s core product values, customer practices and employee profit sharing programs were established. In the 80’s Cardinal was first to commercialize low emissivity coatings (LoÄ’), which vaulted the company’s growth. In the early 90’s, as LoÄ’ coatings became still more energy efficient and complex, the company recognized the need for high quality float glass surfaces. Cardinal then entered the tempering and float glass manufacturing business. In 1994 a decision was taken to expand the business model to a national scale, and Cardinal built plants throughout the U.S., enabling it to capture a significant share of the North American window and door market. In 2014, Cardinal acquired what is now its CT subsidiary and NE laminating capacity, also geared for the residential window and door market. These moves ensured and expanded Cardinal’s capacities to service a rapidly growing housing market.
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Today Cardinal Glass Industries, Inc. is a management-owned S Corporation driven by its customer focused, entrepreneurial culture and decentralized management philosophy. The Cardinal companies employ over 5,500 people at thirty-nine glass manufacturing and fabrication facilities, a distribution center, two R&D centers, an equipment manufacturing operation and its headquarters in Minnesota. The Cardinal businesses are conducted by wholly owned subsidiaries of Cardinal Glass Industries, Inc. which are aligned with manufacturing technologies and located in unique regional markets.
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Cardinal’s roots are deeply founded in the manufacture of advanced energy conserving products for windows and doors. Cardinal’s leading-edge innovations in energy conserving products are important elements in the long term reduction of greenhouse gases. Cardinal was also first to recycle its customers’ waste glass, first to eliminate wooden packaging, and it continues to engage in positive environmental practices everywhere.
In order to maintain and increase market share, Cardinal boldly invests its capital, aggressively sells products, rapidly develops new, innovative technologies and delivers products on time and complete everywhere.
To position ourselves as the absolute supplier of choice worldwide in laminated and fabricated glass products and to be the employer of choice in our community.
