Guardian Industries is a privately held industrial manufacturer of glass, automotive and building products based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The company manufactures float glass, fabricated glass products, fiberglass insulation and building materials for commercial, residential and automotive applications. The company employs more than 18,000 people and has present activities in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.[4]
History
Guardian Industries was founded in 1932 as Guardian Glass Company. The company was originally established as a small windshield fabricator. In 1957, the same year Guardian filed for bankruptcy, Bill Davidson became president of Guardian.[5] After three years, in 1960, Guardian came out of bankruptcy. In 1968, the company officially changed its name to Guardian Industries Corp. and under William Davidson's leadership, they went public with the initial trade valued at $17 a share. The following year Guardian began trading on the American Stock Exchange.
In 1970, Guardian started producing flat glass with the newly invented float glass process