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Pilkington Planar™ has been specified as part of a refurbishment project at the Royal Veterinary College’s Hawkshead campus in Hertfordshire.
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AGC Glass Europe glazing was selected for the two brand-new stadiums built to host the Euro 2012 football championship*.
SCHOTT supplies restoration glass for the Palace of Tears in BerlinMainz, May 02, 2012 – Special glass from SCHOTT gives the Palace of Tears at the Friedrichstraße train station in Berlin that is listed as a historic building a glass façade that…
China's first buildings to feature glass curtain walls will reach the end of their design life in the next few years, prompting experts to call for better maintenance of the structures to prevent accidents.
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Wrightstyle, based in the UK, supplies specialist glass and glazing systems worldwide.
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