GlassBuild America Receives Trade Show Executive Gold 100 Award

GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo received a Trade Show Executive (TSE) Gold 100 Award, recognizing the 100 largest shows held in the U.S. in 2024. This is the fourth consecutive year GlassBuild America has received this award.

This year’s Gold 100 shows range from less than 350,000 net square feet (NSF) to more than 1 million NSF, and represent $1.7 billion in estimated exhibit space value. Thirty-six of the Gold 100 shows were managed by independent organizers, while 64, including GlassBuild America, were managed by associations, societies or other not-for-profits.

The top 100 shows brought together more than 110,000 exhibiting companies and roughly 3 million attendees. The Class of 2024 notched some growth over the shows of 2023, with NSF increasing by 4.5%, exhibitor count rising 7.3% and total attendance growing 3.4%.

The teams behind the Gold 100-ranked shows were invited to TSE’s annual Gold 100 Awards & Summit, which took place October 14-17 at The Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage in Palm Springs, CA. Lakisha A. Woods, CAE, president & CEO of the National Glass Association (NGA), owner and organizer of GlassBuild, and Molly Grenn, VP of event logistics for NGA, attended the ceremony to accept the award.

During the award ceremony, Woods said, “I am honored to celebrate GlassBuild America being selected for the TSE Gold 100 Awards. This show covers everything from education, machinery, and tools that make the glass and fenestration industry strong. But most of all, it provides a chance to make connections. The importance of attending GlassBuild is about the people and building the strong network that drives you to succeed.”

The award-winning show returns, Nov. 4-6, held for the first time in Orlando, FL. Learn more about GlassBuild America.