trainor glass gone ???

That is what I have heard.

I was told they closed there doors at noon and the employees checks were good for 2 weeks but their insurance has not been paid.

As a former employee and current family friend of the Trainor Family, I wish them all the best at this somber time.
This is a great group of people, not just a company.They set industry standards in training, customer service, and innovation.

We need people like this to run companies int he United States. The resourcefulness and competitiveness of this family will continue, bringing them back to the the work force and greater successes. I am confident in that.

Frank Quigley

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Final checks where not paid and insurance was canceled effective noon

That's a bunch of crap, if you ask me. I too was a recent employee. It's really great to have worked so many hours to not get paid.

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I worked there up until the layoff announcement yesterday. It happened right before lunchtime. The CEO, CFO and Division Manager were all there. It went something like "We have some regrettable news, effective immediately Trainor Glass company is ceasing operations in all 9 divisions and laying off over 500 employees". In the last meeting, the manager was trying to diffuse reports of a possible merger or bankruptcy, only a month earlier. Some people were crying, but most of us were just surprised at how quickly the announcement happened.

I was there under 2 months after looking for a job 6 months and really bummed out it happened. It was a really nice place to work even though the company went under. Lots of good people and I got the feeling they fought till the end trying to keep the company afloat. Looking at the corporate profiles, I had some direct contact with people who had been working there for 10-20 years+. Almost unheard of in this economy.

Would've liked to get one more paycheck, but #$%# happens. Without giving away my identity, there were a few warning signs I saw from the beginning. I started seriously considering a new job about a week ago just in case. My suspicions turned out to be right.

On a positive note for me at least, it looks like I may qualify for unemployment and / or land a job that pays more than my Trainor salary. I hope the others there are as fortunate. Lots of people moved to Dallas with the recent corporate restructuring, from divisions in Austin, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and they're SOL right now. My heart goes out to them.

What about Doralco if creditors start chasing money up the ownership chain? Would seem too much time/thought has gone into this closing for the story to be over just yet.

I was there since December of last year. So far I don't qualify for unemployment benefits. I had super hours for my check last week. I too was unemployed for over six months. This last check would have helped tremendously. Trainor was a great company to work for and I learned a lot while I was there. We too just had a branch meeting a couple of weeks ago saying things were great for our branch. Nothing mentioned that we were in trouble. To make matters worse, I had just spent a large chunk of cash to purchase tools and equipment
to work in the field.

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Trainor Modular Walls closed as well. Sad day for everyone throughout the company.

Over the past decade or so, Trainor purchased a number of mom & pop glass shops in various regions and then went into those market areas and tackled very complex cladding projects well beyond the capabilities of many of the fine folks at those acquired glass shops. Poor planning and management at HQ, in my opinion.

That business model was not one that could be expected to yield favorable results of operations. Heavily experienced hands at the real top tier cladding firms did not ,in any large part, migrate to Trainor, probably because they were familiar with the flash in the pan approach tried unsuccessfully by other firms in the past.

Crazy low bids (like ASI) also doomed Trainor to inevitable failure. If I found out that I'd be bidding against them, I would usually pass up on the project so as not to waste the time and money.

I am seeing all this writing about what nice folks the Trainor's are. Well, maybe so in some ways, but not so in other ways.

Any former employees interested in working for a glass company in Houston please send me an email. We are looking for a shop manager/fabricator. Our information can be seen at www.dukeglass.com

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Trainor often hired PM's pushed them hard for 3 months then let them go. This happened at least 3 times within the past two years with people I know in the industry. The Trainors use people. Period!

They bounced the payroll check I deposited last week. So I worked half a month without getting paid. Not happy.

Your correct they could care less about you or others thank GOD for UNIONS LOCAL 27 GLAZIERS 38.50 hr

How did he inherit the titanic Brian nbeen around them since he was a kid hanging x-mas light at Sr.'s House, he was groommed, primed and left chicago many years ago with the mind set to be the king i remember him pushing rubber smart kid but snotty

Like I said, he either knew what he was taking over and thought he could make it work, or he didn't. Either scenario makes him look...well...

And like you said, he was primmed for the position. It was his inheritance for a while in the making.

I was let go from Trainor about a year ago in the beginning of its decline. While they did have some great people working for them, it was a terrible company. Upper management typically did not respect/appreciate its employees (which is obvious now) and led by intimidation. They claimed you were "lucky" to work for a company like Trainor, and pushed its employees to the limits not giving them the resources to succeed, with no reward. Meanwhile the executives lived fat, comfortable and happy. Not surprised by this outcome, and while I feel sad for my friends that were still with Trainor, and the GCs and small companies that will be effected by their closing, I for one am happy to see this giant fall.

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I just want to get paid, and nothing else...

I agree with Mike. I just want to get paid. That's it. I don't care that they shut down. I don't care if karma is going to bite them in the butt. Just give me what I'm owed, and we can all walk away happier. Companies do this all of the time without being punished and we the economy, continue to let it happen because 'at least it wasn't me' or 'I knew this was going to happen' or whatever other excuses we all come up.with. There should be enough residual money somewhere to be able to pay us, without affecting anyone. Just pay us.

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As a former drafter for Trainor with years of experience in the construction industry, I have never seen a firm so quick to lay off employees, especially those who had to relocate to get/keep a job. In the short amount of time I worked with Trainor, I watched dozens and dozens of people lose their jobs with no severence packages offered. It was hard to go into work knowing every couple of months you would see another 4-6 people lose their job. To last a full year at Trainor Glass was a major milestone that very few ever achieved. I wish everyone who just lost their job last week, everyone who lost their job January 1st when they were asked to relocate from Indiana to Texas (but chose not to move) and all the other drafters who are still trying to find work when Trainor shut down its drafting division in 2011 the very best of luck.

My paycheck also bounced and left me in a bad position.(neg in bank account after all bills have been paid) Not only that, I have not received my last paycheck as well.

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I filed with the state of Texas workforce comission to get my unpaid wages and vacation time. There is a form on the website covered by the Texas payday law, title 2, chapter 61. I'm not sure if it will work, but I'm going try.

What happenned to previous posts???? I guess honest criticism of "BC" is not allowed? (even though I also mentioned that he's talented and will surely resurface as he should).

What's with the censorship??? What's with hiding the truth?? Nothing offensive or vulgar was said so this is total BS.

Harmon is opening a Dallas office.

i'd like to know what is going to happen to doralco as well - same owners, basically a division of trainor. i'm sure the same thing will happen to them just at a later date.

this sounds like a financial company i worked for...to the T.. no rewards, no merits, just work your tail off and be considered 'lucky' to be working. the grass isn't always greener on the other side.

Good riddance to a terrible company with terrible management. I was laid off a couple of years ago with probably 200 hours in unpaid overtime. I had worked it just in the hopes that I could keep my job after the economy busted and the layoffs started hitting the company.

Management knew I was working overtime, even encouraged it by increasing my work load, and they purposely adjusted my time sheet every week in order to make it appear as if I had only worked 40 hours each week. I kept my mouth shut and worked the overtime because I felt fortunate to still have a job.

We, the employees, were baffled because Trainor was doing massive layoffs, but yet at the same time, they were expanding into new markets, and opening new divisions on an almost monthly basis.

In the end, no matter how much dedication you had to your job, you were just another peon to the Trainor family. I saw a lot of good, honest, and hard-working people get raked over the coals by Trainor Glass Company.

I feel bad for my friends and former coworkers that stayed to the very end, but I do not feel sorry for the upper management that treated so many people so badly.

Yeah, karma is a beautiful thing!

I was a former employee who interned back in 2004 and then worked full time in 2006 to 2007 straight out of college.
This company was a terrible family-owned company. Most of the upper management were either born into the company or married into the company. Head hunters would call your office phone asking if "you want a better opportunity with a different company? We know this company has a high turnover rate"
The high stress and working overtime all the time. I wanted to stick it out for an year just because it was the company coming out of college. I ended up leaving the company to work for another company and taking a pay cut.
I was more surprised that this company did not go under a long time ago.