Medina Glass Block, Inc.

Medina Glass Block, Inc., which trades as GBA Architectural Products + Services, is an American architectural glass company headquartered in Medina, Ohio. It was started in 1985 by Jeff Boesch, initially installing residential glass block windows in Northeastern Ohio. He was soon joined by his brothers Steve and Chuck, and the business grew from a local installation operation into a national supplier and distributor of glass block and related architectural glass products. The company describes itself as serving building professionals and homeowners for more than 40 years, and as "the most trusted source for glass flooring + glass brick + glass block + vault lights." GBA's product range is unusually broad for a specialist in this niche. It includes walkable glass, structural glass flooring, fire-rated glass floors, glass stair treads, glass brick, standard and RAL color-matched glass block, fire-rated glass block, hurricane glass block, bullet/blast glass block, security/detention glass block, glass pavers (GlassWalk, Lumex LED pavers, cast iron & glass, steel & glass, precast concrete & glass), architectural walls, composite precast concrete and cast iron systems, glass block windows, fire-rated windows, hurricane windows, blast/bullet resistant windows, security/detention windows, glass walls, rooftop pedestal systems, walkable skylights, glass windscreens, elevator enclosures and sidewalk vault lights. Beyond manufacturing and supply, the company offers design and engineering services, including project-specific drawings stamped by a PE certified for all US states and Canada, installation by its own crews, and historic renovation work. It also runs AIA-registered continuing education courses and publishes a blog and resource library on glass block architecture and daylighting. Its customer base spans contractors, builders, architects, homeowners and institutional clients, and its distribution network of wholesalers extends across the United States. The company remains privately held and family-influenced, with no public listing.

Medina Glass Block, Inc. was founded in 1985 by Jeff Boesch in Medina, Ohio, under the operating name GBA Architectural Products + Services. The company began with a narrow focus: installing residential glass block window projects in Northeastern Ohio. Jeff was joined soon after by his brothers Steve and Chuck. The three brothers built the business around a reputation for quality workmanship, on-time completion and fair pricing, and demand grew from the initial local area to a national presence. As its reputation and market share expanded, GBA launched a national distribution network of wholesalers, allowing it to supply glass block and related products far beyond Ohio. Over time the company broadened its product line from standard glass block into specialized architectural glass: structural glass flooring, fire-rated glass floors, glass stair treads, glass brick, RAL color-matched glass block, fire-rated, hurricane, bullet/blast and security/detention glass block, and a family of glass pavers including GlassWalk, Lumex LED pavers, cast iron & glass, steel & glass and precast concrete & glass pavers. It also developed architectural wall systems in composite precast concrete and cast iron, and applications such as glass block windows, fire-rated windows, hurricane windows, blast/bullet resistant windows, security/detention windows, glass walls, rooftop pedestal systems, walkable skylights, glass windscreens, elevator enclosures and sidewalk vault lights. Alongside products, GBA built a services business covering design and engineering, installation and historic renovation. Its engineering team produces project-specific drawings stamped by a professional engineer certified for all US states and Canada, and its own crews install the company's portion of a project on site. The company also runs AIA-registered continuing education courses and maintains a blog and resource library on glass block architecture, daylighting and related topics. By the 2020s the company described itself as having served building professionals and homeowners for more than 40 years, positioning itself as a trusted national source for glass flooring, glass brick, glass block and vault lights. It remains a privately held company based in Medina, Ohio.

• 1985

  Founded by Jeff Boesch in Medina, Ohio, installing residential glass block windows in Northeastern Ohio.

• Jeff's brothers Steve and Chuck join the business.

• GBA expands from local installation to a national presence and launches a national distribution network of wholesalers.

• Product line broadens into structural glass flooring, fire-rated glass, glass pavers, architectural walls and vault lights.

• Company offers AIA-registered continuing education courses and publishes a glass block architecture blog and resource library.

Specialist architectural glass supplier and installer offering design, engineering, manufacturing and installation of glass block, structural glass flooring and vault lights for building professionals and homeowners.

• GlassWalk glass pavers

  Walkable glass paver system for floors and sidewalks.

• Lumex LED pavers

  Glass pavers with integrated LED lighting.

• Structural glass flooring

  Load-bearing glass floor systems for architectural applications.

• Fire-rated glass block

  Glass block rated for fire resistance.

• Sidewalk vault lights

  Glass pavers used to admit light into below-grade spaces.

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