A WEST VIRGINIA COMPANY CELEBRATES A 100 YEAR MILESTONE

By: Martin Hicks
WCHS TV, Charleston, WV

FOUNDED IN 1905 AS A GLASS DECORATING COMPANY, FENTON ART GLASS IS THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF HANDMADE COLORED GLASS.

THE COMPANY EMPLOYS 500 PEOPLE AND ITS PRODUCTS ARE SOLD IN MORE THAN 4500 RETAIL SHOPS WORLDWIDE.

TODAY, THE BUSINESS IS RUN BY THE FOURTH GENERATION OF THE FENTON FAMILY WHO ATTRIBUTE THEIR SUCCESS TO THEIR UNIQUE STYLE.

"We have a particularly unique style that someone could say, hey...that's Fenton. When they walk in the room, they know it's our product."

GOVERNOR MANCHIN VISITED FENTON'S WILLIAMSTOWN HEADQUARTERS TO CELEBRATE THE OCCASION AND LEARN FROM FENTON MASTER ARTISTS.