Cardinal Glass Price Increase plus Aluminum Tariff Challenges
Cardinal Glass Price Increase plus Aluminum Tariff Challenges
Cardinal Glass Price Increase
Cardinal Glass has announced a price increase that will take effect on all orders entered on or after January 2, 2026. This primarily impacts glass orders from Awake that select Cardinal Direct glass during the quoting phase, but also can see a similar increase if West Coast glass is selected, but the choice was Cardinal glass.
Awake estimates that this price increase from Cardinal will result in a 1.5% price increase to Awake products utilizing Cardinal glass. Our V6 quoting system will be updated on January 2, 2026, to reflect these new costs from Cardinal. To avoid this minor cost increase on your pending order, the order must be placed in December 2025 before the end of the year.
If you have or are quoting projects in December 2025 that will not be ordered before the end of the year, please be aware of the glass price increase and how it will impact your costs in 2026. Please add 1.5% to your costs or make your customers aware of the price increase.
Aluminum Tariffs
Awake purchases our extrusions domestically from a plant in Portland, Oregon. Our extrusion pricing has a base price plus modifiers that are tied directly to commodity pricing for aluminum in the broader market. Tariffs on aluminum have resulted in continual price increases for base aluminum throughout 2025.
Awake passes through the price of aluminum based on the price we purchase it at. This can result in the cost moving up or down as the market fluctuates. Traditionally, aluminum prices have been fairly stable, but the tariff environment has made them much more volatile than in the past.
Awake gives a 30-day price commitment on our quotes, but does disclaim that dramatic tariff changes can shorten that window. Please communicate clearly with your customers the unique challenges with aluminum so they understand how prices can change.
Managing Prices
The best thing you can do when it comes to managing prices is to communicate clearly with your Awake territory manager and help manage expectations with your customer. Update and verify your quotes routinely to make sure pricing is current. Awake will try our
best to honor pricing and work with customers, but it’s very important to understand how much they can change in this fluid market