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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.
FrameXpress, the Midland’s leading independent fabricator has instigated a number of new training initiatives for staff to reinforce its corporate position and further improve customer services.
Have you ever wondered how a hotel of the future should look like? We can all agree on one thing : it is the ever developing technology that will help every customer to access a hotel’s numerous services.
A beautiful home in the Norfolk countryside has recently benefited from a complete renovation using products from the frameXpress range.
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.
For over 40 years Bull’s Glass and Screen has been providing Bay Area clients with beautiful, functional custom glass solutions for just about every application you can think of.
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.
Introducing Digital Glass: Over the past year we have perfected the manufacturing technique for Digital Glass, Pro Display’s next generation rear projection toughened glass screen.    Digital Glass was developed primarily with ultra-short throw…
A few days ago, a team from Siemens in China visited LandGlass glass tempering furnace manufacturing plant accompanied by Mr.
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) scientists have developed a smart window which can darken or brighten without the need for an external power source.    This unique self-tinting window requires zero electricity to operate and is also a…
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.
Helping simplify the process of choosing windows and doors that contribute to quiet, comfortable interiors, Kolbe has more than doubled the number of its products tested for Sound Transmission Class (STC) and Outdoor-Indoor Transmission Class (OITC…
Coinciding with the fulfillment of the ARTESUN project´s first year (November), the third Project Meeting took place at Corning headquarters in Avon, France    Funded by the European Comission through its Seventh Framework Programme, ARTESUN…
Switchable smart glass takes a leap forward and frees itself from mains power with Intelligent Glass's new battery-powered Switchable Vision Panels.
Clare Crockett has been promoted to Marketing Manager at Carl F Groupco. She moves from the position of Marketing Executive.
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has updated and released AAMA 904, "Voluntary Specification for Multi-Bar Hinges in Window Applications."  Last updated in 2009, the document describes methods of test, procedures…
Smartglass International is proud to announce that Smartglass Privacy Panel were fitted into the Mc Garragle Building Services New Showroom.
Improving the Management of Light in Museums by Manoj Phatak, C.Eng, (C) 2011 Domoticware S.L.U - In the museum sector there is a clear dilemma: the more we exhibit works of art, the more light damage they incur; conversely, reducing light levels…
Renovation projects have surged in popularity over the last couple of years for frameXpress, as sales figures have repeatedly risen in respect of this market sector at the company.
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) is set to release AAMA 103-14a, Procedural Guide for Certification of Window, Door and Skylight Assemblies, on Dec. 1, 2014.  This document has been completely re-written and re-formatted…
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