History

Crystal Glass - History in auto glass

2009 sees Crystal Glass celebrating our 60th Anniversary!

A lot has happened since Ed Bean started out on his own at just 21 years of age. The following is a timeline of some of the most significant events over the past 60 years.

1949	Ed Bean starts Edmonton Crystal Glass Shop on Whyte Ave in Edmonton
1958	Second branch opens in Jasper Place, West Edmonton
1966	First B.C. Branch opens in New Westminster
1973	First Can Am warehouse opens in Burnaby, B.C.
1974	Head Office and new Storefront Division move from Whyte Ave to a new building on Calgary Trail
1978	Ed partners with long-term staff to start Western Crystal Glass with branches in Edmonton, Leduc and Lloydminster
1978	Crystalite Insulated Glass Plant opens in Edmonton
1979	First Saskatchewan branch opens in Moose Jaw
1980	Second Can Am opens in Vernon, B.C.
1984	Crystal Glass acquires Calgary Glass (originally owned by Ed's brother Frank)
1985	Edmonton distribution warehouse opens in new building
1992	Ed partners with Gordon & Francis Russell to form Crystal Kids Youth Center, supporting underprivileged youth (www.crystalkids.org)
1993	Crystal Glass acquires tempering plant Crystal Temp in Swift Current, Saskatchewan
1994	Crystal Glass employee Alfie Ogston invents the Extractor tool for windshield removal (www.extractor.ca)
2002	Opening of the Can Am Glass Products plant in Edmonton. Plant includes a tempering furnace, insulated glass production line and state of the art glass manufacturing equipment
2008	Crystal Glass merges with Western Crystal to form a single entity Crystal Glass Canada Ltd.

What will the future bring? One thing we know for sure is Crystal Glass will continue to change. We are committed to remaining atop our industry by offering the very best innovative products and services that our customers desire.

Worry Over Windshields

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Raising the Roof

Crystal Glass is proud to support Raising the Roof!

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Visit any Crystal Glass location and purchase a Raising the Roof toque for only $10 and help eliminate youth homelessness in your region!

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