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Transparent, as well as grey and white facade elements, determine the appearance of the new Hilton Hotel at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport.  The seemingly randomly arranged facade elements allow the striking building with the rounded corners, to…

The RF-GLASS program is integrated into the RFEM user interface as an optional add‑on module. RF‑GLASS analyzes deformations and stresses of arbitrary shaped and curved glass surfaces.

The Federal Association of the Glass Industry (Bundesverband Glasindustrie e.V.) has elected Dr. Frank Heinricht, Chairman of the Board at Schott AG, for its new president.  This means he will also take office as president for glasstec 2016.

Wall claddings made of glass were used in the new operating theatre at St. Josef's Hospital in Dortmund.  The choice fell on the highly transparent, extra-white EUROWHITE®NG from Euroglas, which was mounted directly on the walls as 10 mm-thick…

Strasbourg Minster (France) was fitted, on the occasion of its 1000th anniversary, with an imposing modern church glazing from Saint-Gobain.

Andy Everett was recently appointed as SWISSPACER’s new UK National Account Manager. Andy has worked in the industry since his early 20s and joins SWISSPACER from Schüco International.

Norman Cameron has now retired from the Group’s Belfast office and has been replaced by Duncan Sowter. Duncan will now continue to support customers and look for new business in Ireland.

SWISSPACER, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-performance warm edge spacer bars, launches its new Marketing Toolkit, a comprehensive suite of selling aids for fabricators and installers.

Leading UK warm edge spacer bar manufacturer Thermoseal Group, received high acclaim from its customers in its 2015 customer survey, the majority which gave the Group a 100% rating for overall customer experience.

For the academy of Jewish Museum Berlin it was the aim to create a center of information and education which invites to linger in addition to self-studying.    With the extension of the present museum ensemble for German-Jewish history and culture…

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Saint-Gobain SWISSPACER will exhibit at the 13th Fenestration China, being held in Shanghai China, Wednesday through Saturday, Nov.11th-14th, 2015.   This show is the preferred platform in fenestration industry and the most international conference…

The Bauhaus Fachcentrum in Berlin-Halensee scooped one of the four coveted awards at the German Façade Awards for Rear-Ventilated façades on 1 October.  In addition to the three-dimensional aluminium cladding, the all-glass façade facing the road…

Autumn has begun, the days are getting shorter again and the outside temperatures are falling noticeably. Our need for warmth and cosiness at home increases - along with the heating costs, too, in many cases.  The newly developed SILVERSTAR® ZERO NG…

profine Group is significantly expanding its production facilities in Pirmasens, Germany. On 13th October 2015, Dr Peter Mrosik, owner and CEO of profine, and Dr Bernhard Matheis, Mayor of Pirmasens, signed a letter of intent with regard to the…

The freight carrier Van Huët is a great believer in innovation and, since the beginning of the year, has been testing an inloader that can transport a tonne more glass for Euroglas.

SWISSPACER, the leading manufacturer of warm edge spacer bars, has joined the Council for Aluminium in Building (CAB).

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How should companies set themselves up in order to be successful glass refiners on today's market? Which software can help with this? And what software will be needed in the future? 

Thermoseal Group, the UK’s leading manufacturer of warm edge spacer systems and supplier to the insulated glass (IG) industry for over 35 years has achieved top Passive House Institute (PHI) ratings of phA for Thermobar warm edge spacer tube and phA…