How Andrew Haring Built a Glazing Career | Cutting Edge Install Podcast ep. 3

Welcome to the Cutting Edge Install Podcast, brought to you by Omnicubed, where innovation meets installation and everything in-between. If you spec, fab, or install glass—or want a career in the trades—you're going to want to listen to this episode.In this episode, Mervyn Campbell sits down with industry fixture Andrew Haring—CMO at FHC and creator of the “Not a Glass Nerd” brand—to unpack his glass-and-glazing know-how in one fast-moving episode. Haring traces his unlikely path from art-school grad and demolition worker to writing specs for architects, leading CRL’s marketing machine, steering the National Glass Association, and now driving marketing and story-telling at FHC. Along the way he tackles: Why the labor shortage in glazing is the #1 threat—and how mentorship, CTI training, and on-site demos can fix it The business case for diversifying services and supply chains before the next recession hits How Omni Cubed material-handling carts and vacuum lifters help crews install ever-larger IG units without wrecking backs Practical advice for young pros: ditch the ego, ask questions, learn to cut glass, and say yes to tough jobs Frameless Hardware Company's website: https://fhc-usa.com/ Check out our fab tools lineup on our website: https://omnicubed.com/ Chapters (00:00:02) - Cutting Edge Install Podcast(00:00:53) - Struggle to get into the Glass Industry(00:06:04) - C.R. Lawrence Glass Company(00:10:54) - Returning to Glass and Glazing Supply Manufacturing(00:15:14) - Stickers on My Car(00:16:20) - Glass Nerd(00:21:27) - How the Glass Industry is Attracting New Workers(00:27:48) - What is FHC Looking for in the Installers?(00:31:23) - Don't Be Afraid to Dive In(00:35:35) - How to Become a Glass Cutter: Learning the Trade(00:38:26) - When Andrew's Not Working, He Has Fun(00:40:02) - Glass Industry Insights(00:44:31) - The Glass Industry's Need for Change(00:47:54) - Philip Jackson on(00:50:06) - Cutting Edge Installs