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Fire safety and alert protocols should not only be implemented or practiced during fire safety months. Fire is an all-year-round risk, which is why every business needs to invest in fire rated glass.  Employees will be more productive if they feel safe in the workplace. Your company is their livelihood, and protecting it is about...

The construction industry is, without a doubt, an integral sector that drives a country’s economic growth. The industry constitutes about 13% of the world’s GDP, with a 1% productivity increase over the past 20 years. Moreover, the sector is far-reaching (i.e., real estate, roads, dams, public transportation, etc.) and goes beyond building structures as they...

WATCH FULL VIDEO HERE   In the last couple of months, SAFTI FIRST has embarked on an ambitious, $8M expansion to upgrade our fire rated glass, systems, and door manufacturing capabilities in Merced, CA.  This includes the addition of two new structures, a bigger door facility that houses state-of-the-art automated equipment, and increasing SAFTI FIRST’s...

Glass Safety Advocate Shatters Status Quo Bill O’Keeffe, President and CEO of O’Keeffe’s / SAFTI FIRST, a leading U.S manufacturer of advanced fire rated-glass and framing systems, might not be a household name-but his influence is likely embedded in numerous glass and framing installations in commercial buildings across the country, and even outside the U.S....

Innovators Celebrate 50+ Years in Glass SAFTI FIRST‘s President and CEO Bill O’Keeffe is named as one of the innovators celebrating 50+ years in the glass industry.  This article first appeared in US Glass Magazine in August 2015. Bill O’Keeffe – 61 years “In 1954, when I was 15, I was installing skylights on a...