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The French conglomerate Saint-Gobain suffered a setback on Monday in its bid to take control of Sika, the Swiss specialty chemical maker.   In December, Saint-Gobain agreed to buy a controlling stake held by the Burkhard family in Sika for 2.75…
Dream Glass Group (DGG), a global leader in manufacture, supply and installation of Switchable Smart Glass on Tuesday, January 27th, 2015 announced the official launch of their new website: www.dreamglassgroup.com.
After closely analyzing the claim made by Schenker-Winkler Holding AG (SWH) to convene an early extraordinary General Meeting, the Board of Directors of Sika AG yesterday made the following decisions:  BURKARD/SWH’S VOTING RIGHTS RESTRICTED TO 5%,…
The President and majority shareholder of Vidrala , Carlos Delclaux, is set to visit Ireland and will be disucssing the future of the former Quinn Glass Factory (Encirc) and the possibilty of local participation and potential economic interest in it…
Broking firm Craigs Investment Partners has kicked off its coverage of Metro Performance Glass with a recommendation that investors buy the company's shares.
Tower Glass Co. Inc., a Woburn-based glass and glazing contractor, has filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The contractor has debts of $6.9 million, bankruptcy papers show, including $2.8 million to Liberty Mutual Surety Co. in Plymouth Meeting,…
Scheuten intends to close its insulating glass production plant in Fijnaart (Scheuten Glas Randstad) in the course of February.
Sika AG yesterday received a letter from Cascade Investment L.L.C., Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, Fidelity Worldwide Investment and Threadneedle Investments who represent a total of 207,395 bearer shares in Sika (reflecting 8.16% of the…
Graham Architectural Products (GAP), a legacy business of the $4 billion Graham Group of companies, announced today that through an affiliate it has entered into an agreement with Continental Glass Systems, LLC (CGS), Hialeah, FL, (www.cgsfl.com) to…
Syntaxis Capital has provided growth financing and mezzanine funding to specialised glass products manufacturer Uğurlu Cam.    Syntaxis usually invests in the new member states of the EU and looks for opportunities in Turkey and the Balkans.
The former billionaire Sean Quinn is to pay €10,000 per year for the next two years to the Official Assignee Chris Lehane, the bankruptcy court has ruled.
The international investors Cascade Investment L.L.C., Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, Fidelity Worldwide Investment and Threadneedle Investments together holding 8.61% of Sika's share capital (4.62% of the voting rights) express…
Tecnoglass, Inc. (NASDAQ:TGLS; OTCBB:TGLSW) ("Tecnoglass" or the "Company") today announced that it acquired selected assets of Glasswall, LLC, a Miami, Florida-based manufacturer of impact-resistant windows and door systems…
Dr. Helen Sanders, our Vice President of Technical Business Development, has once again been named to USGlass Magazine’s list of the 100 Most Influential People in Glass and Glazing.
A few days ago, a team from Siemens in China visited LandGlass glass tempering furnace manufacturing plant accompanied by Mr.
The family that owns a controlling stake in Swiss chemicals firm Sika said on Monday it has filed a lawsuit to help push through a 2.75 billion Swiss franc ($2.73 billion) takeover by French building materials company Saint-Gobain.
IT managers who work with a complex system such as A+W CANTOR bear great responsibility – from software maintenance to user advising in-house and responsibility for perfect functioning of the production systems, on through to the mapping of the…
Holistic Offer Based on Strategic Partnerships - The focus for the glass and window industry in connection with the EU Construction Products Regulation which came into effect on July 1, 2013 is on the declaration of performance.
As of the 1st November, the management at the LiSEC Group will be reduced from six to four people. In addition to Othmar Sailer (Chief Executive Officer), Peter Holzinger (Chief Sales Officer), Anton Walser (Chief Technical Officer), and Werner…
Mark Thompson, Chief Executive Officer of the Friedman Operating Group, is pleased to announce that Peter Dixen has been named CEO of A+W Software GmbH.
In time for glasstec, A+W has created a new image brochure showing our range of products and services as well as the company philosophy of A+W. There have been a few changes at A+W since the last glasstec trade fair.
A+W has remarkabely improved and expanded its product range, promising some exciting highlights at GlassBuild America. 
LiSEC is preparing for the industry's leading exhibition: glasstec, which takes place from the 21st to the 24th of October in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Originally founded as a production site for fence nets of all kinds in 1985, DRUTEX now is the largest producer of pvc windows and doors in Europe.
This year, LiSEC will present a horizontal washing machine which has been specifically designed for glass sheets with different types of sensitive Low-E coatings.