Our Story
Family-Owned Glass Experts — Newburgh, NY Since 1989
Over 35 years of commercial and residential glass work, with owner Rick Powles on every single job.
Rick Powles
Owner & Operator — Nu-Glass & Storefronts, Inc.
Meet Rick Powles
Rick Powles started Nu-Glass & Storefronts in Newburgh in 1989 — the same year he opened the shop at 154 N Plank Rd that the company still operates from today. He was in his twenties, had been working in the glass trade since he was a teenager, and wanted to run a business the way he thought it should be run: the owner on every job, quality work, no excuses.
More than 35 years later, that hasn't changed. Rick still measures every commercial storefront, still fabricates frameless shower enclosures to the field measurements he takes himself, still picks up the phone when it rings.
Glass is a trade where experience accumulates in ways that can't be shortcut. Rick has been measuring openings and cutting glass since the 1980s. That knowledge lives in the person doing the work — not in a sales rep who subcontracts it out.
The Nu-Glass Story
35 years building a Hudson Valley reputation
Newburgh in 1989 was a different place than it is today. Rick built the business around the commercial work first — Broadway storefronts, the Route 9W commercial corridors, emergency board-up. The reputation spread through word of mouth, the way most trades businesses in smaller cities do: a general contractor uses you on one job, the work is good, they call you on the next.
The residential side grew alongside the commercial, driven partly by the natural overlap in a family-owned operation. Frameless shower enclosures became a significant part of the residential business. Custom mirrors, window glass repair, patio door glass replacement, and the full range of residential glass services followed.
The service territory expanded as the reputation did. Ulster County came into regular coverage as the business developed relationships with contractors and clients north of the river. Dutchess County followed. Today Nu-Glass serves a three-county territory from a single shop in Newburgh — not because it has multiple locations, but because Rick is willing to drive to do the work right.
Our Process
How Nu-Glass works
One person. One standard. Every job.
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Rick comes out and measures
Every job starts with a site visit. Rick measures the actual opening — not the nominal dimension, not what the plans say. Field conditions are the only conditions that matter when you're cutting glass to fit a real building.
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You get an honest quote
The price is based on what the job actually requires — not what sells most easily. If repair is the better answer, we'll tell you. No upselling, no vague estimates.
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Glass is fabricated to your dimensions
Commercial storefront glass, frameless shower panels, custom mirrors, insulated glass units — everything is cut or ordered to the measured dimensions of your specific opening.
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Installation is done correctly
This is where experience matters most. Setting tempered glass in a frameless enclosure, aligning an aluminum storefront system in a masonry opening — skills that come from decades of repetition.
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We stand behind the work
If something isn't right, Rick comes back. That's not a policy statement — it's what happens when the person who did the work owns the business and whose name is on the truck.
Most residential estimates are scheduled within a week. Emergency commercial board-up is available same-day.
What You Get
When you hire Nu-Glass
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The owner on your job
Rick Powles measures, fabricates, and installs. When you call the number, you get Rick.
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Straight talk on repair vs. replace
Nu-Glass doesn't sell full window replacement when an IGU swap will do. Rick will tell you what the job actually is.
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Glass that fits because it was measured correctly
Every piece of glass is cut or ordered to the measured dimension of the actual opening.
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Emergency response when it matters
A business with a broken storefront can't wait three days. Emergency board-up and priority scheduling is core to the service.
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30+ years of Hudson Valley relationships
Nu-Glass has been working with Hudson Valley contractors and business owners for over three decades.
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Fully insured, no subcontracting
The person doing your job is the person whose business this is — not a day-labor subcontractor.
Service Territory
Three counties. One shop.
No franchise, no subcontractors.
Orange County
Our home base. Newburgh, New Windsor, Middletown, Cornwall, Goshen, Washingtonville, and out to Walden.
Orange County areas →Ulster County
North on Route 9W: Highland, Marlboro, New Paltz, and Kingston. The Route 28 corridor west toward the Catskills.
Ulster County areas →Dutchess County
Across the Mid-Hudson Bridge: Beacon, Poughkeepsie, Wappingers Falls, Fishkill, and east to Hopewell Junction.
Dutchess County areas →Visiting the shop: The Nu-Glass shop at 154 N Plank Rd, Newburgh, NY 12550 is the best option for custom glass cuts, mirror sizing, and plexiglass panels. Walk-ins are welcome during business hours. For on-site work, call (845) 562-8387 to schedule.
Get Started
Let's talk about your glass project
Commercial or residential, straightforward or unusual — Rick has seen it. Call or request a free estimate.