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title: Industrial Glue Blog - LD Davis  | retirement
description: retirement | We write regularly on a wide range of industrial glue topics including types and uses of glues as well as varying applications.
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## [Celebrating the Extraordinary Career of Glenn Maile](https://blog.lddavis.com/celebrating-the-extraordinary-career-of-glenn-maile)

With great gratitude and, admittedly, more than a little sadness, I share the news that **Glenn Maile will retire from L.D. Davis at the end of 2026**, following an extraordinary career spanning nearly five decades in the rigid box industry.

[Read More \>](https://blog.lddavis.com/celebrating-the-extraordinary-career-of-glenn-maile)

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