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Bendheim Wall Systems Inc. announced today that its Lamberts® glass is the first channel glass tested and certified as bird-friendly by the American Bird Conservancy (ABC), the preeminent authority on avian-friendly architecture.
Upon arrival at an art museum, it’s important to set the stage for a mindful and emotional experience.
For architects, facades play a vital role from a design and structural point of view. Facades are usually known to set the tone for the complete glass infrastructure.
Steve Jaskolski has been promoted to vice president of operations at Tubelite Inc. Most recently, he served as director of operations for the company’s facility in Walker, Michigan.
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Wrightstyle is a specialist steel and aluminium glazing company and supplies its fire-rated systems internationally. Jane Embury, the company’s marketing director, looks at the impact of arson.
AGC Glass Europe introduces Planibel Clearsight, its exclusive anti-reflective glass. The special anti-reflective coating helps to minimise glare while reducing light reflection to just 0.8%, significantly lower than conventional float glass.
Sisecam Group and P-D Group announce commencing discussions for a possible partnership to build a new glass fiber plant in Turkey.
Bielefeld. At the end of February 2016, Schüco International KG received two of the renowned Gold iF Design Awards.  The winners were the innovative and aesthetically outstanding Schüco Parametric System and Schüco FWS 60 CV façade systems.
The use of Senior Architectural Systems’ new SF52 curtain walling system has helped to provide the perfect retail experience at the ambitious new Flemingate shopping centre complex in Beverley, Yorkshire.
New Major Contracts from Los Angeles to Frankfurt - Europe’s highest skyscraper will be clad with an aluminium-glass façade made in Gundelfingen, Bavaria.  Josef Gartner GmbH was awarded the contract for the building shell of 460m high Lakhta Centre…
California has a long history of experiencing major, catastrophic earthquakes, and is predicted to experience more in the future.
Today, the Honorable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Selvi J. Jayalalithaa, inaugurated Saint-Gobain Research India’s (SGRI) new, state-of-the-art, cross-functional research centre in Chennai in the presence of Mr. Pierre-André de Chalendar, Chairman…
Riccardo Mollo is the new Chief Executive Officer of the Permasteelisa Group, member of the LIXIL Group and worldwide leader in the design, production and installation of architectural envelopes with a turnover of approximately € 1.5 billion and a…
Developed by the same company as the Burj Khalifa, the Fountain Views Towers are scheduled to be completed in 2017.
“The Customer is King”. Nowhere else has this statement been truer than in the case of Saint-Gobain. Established in 1665, Saint-Gobain’s first customer was Louis XIV, the King of France.  And his order? To make glass for the Hall of Mirrors in the…
CMS Window Systems has played a key role in the manufacture and installation of thermally-efficient curtain walling, windows and doors for Emerson Process Management’s new facility at the new D2 business park, Aberdeen.
Leader in the design, manufacture and installation of windows, doors and curtain walling CMS Window Systems has been named in an influential report by the London Stock Exchange as one of the top 1000 most exciting and dynamic businesses in Britain.
The Okraglak department store in Poznan, the Plac Unii City Shopping Centre and Q22 office building in Warsaw, are historical structures that successfully blend into the surrounding modern architecture.
Those marvelous people at UPG have done it again. 6 months after purchasing their second professional UNIX heavy duty seaming system, a third order has been confirmed!
LKQ Corporation announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Pittsburgh Glass Works LLC (“PGW”) from private equity firm Kohlberg & Company LLC (“Kohlberg”) and PPG Industries, Inc. (“PPG”) for an enterprise value of $635…
Wrightstyle is a specialist steel and aluminium glazing company and supplies its fire-rated systems internationally.
Another accolade has headed our way this week – and even better as this time it was totally out of the blue.
After successfully delivering the roofing and cladding of the WestQuay Shopping Centre in Southampton over 15 years ago, the Lakesmere Group is now back on site delivering a new contract as part of the creation of WestQuay Watermark.
Glass Performance Days (GPD) will present a Learning Event entitled "The Art of Modern Glass Architectural Applications" on Thursday 10th March, in co-operation with The Glass Innovation Institute and alongside the Glass Window and Door…