With the supply chain interruptions that we have all experienced over the past two years, many of the smaller window shops and glass shops are now seeking to vertically integrate. Tired of long lead times, quality issues and cost increases associated with outsourcing windows and even insulating glass, these smaller businesses are looking into taking […]

Right now, window and door fabricators live in a world where creating demand for their products is no issue. The day-to-day challenges of their business are driven by supply chain issues, labor shortages and long lead times associated with new equipment. But with inflation on the rise, interest-rate hikes being doled out by the Fed […]

Last year at this time I wrote about Section 179 advising anyone considering an equipment purchase to complete the sale and get the equipment installed by the end of the year. Well, section 179 is still hanging around for tax year 2014. This year the tax benefit for has been much reduced but can still […]

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation released its March 2014 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) showing increased confidence. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 65.1, the highest index in two years and an increase from the February index of 63.3. The first quarter MCI levels are the three highest […]

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation released its February 2014 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI). Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 63.3, the second highest index in two years, though it is a decrease from last month’s two-year index high of 64.9. According to the report, when asked to […]