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New from Schüco International, Europe’s leading specialist in façade, window and door systems and solar energy products, is Schüco SFC 85, a stick construction, structurally glazed façade system that incorporates the flush integration of opening…
Among Germany’s top employers, among university graduates and “young professionals”, Saint-Gobain takes 15th place with three of its companies.
A massive $250 million construction project that would add a 40-story tower to downtown Lexington and reshape one of the best-recognized corners in town was announced on Tuesday.
Proving their claims to be the Rolls Royce of façade systems, ASD Architectural have recently supplied the most elegant and luxurious façade, constructed from the RP ISO Hermetic 60 curtain wall system, to the new Bentley garage in Leicester.
OAO Gomelsteklo will supply LG Corporation with glass shelves for refrigerators. The Belarusian tempered glass has been successfully tested, BelTA learnt from Dmitry Sviridov, the head of the company’s marketing department.
In this prototype vacuum-insulated glazing panel, the pillars holding the panes of glass apart (the dots) are readily visible due to the low viewing angle. (The grid visible on the glass is a reflection of ceiling tiles.) Guardian Industries, one of…
THE 3RD CHINA INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL EXPO 第三届中国国际建筑展 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN•BUIDLING MATERIALS•BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Dates：Oct. 28~31, 2008 Venue：China International Exhibition Center, Beijing Theme：Innovation Promotes Development，Building…
Drs. James Thiel, Paul Medwick, and Andrew Wagner (on photo left to right) senior research associates of PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG), were named winners in the Advanced Manufacturing category for the 2008 Carnegie Science Awards.
The design of the new structured glass SGG MASTER SHINE® looks like a glass drop on a dull background and thus appears astonishingly shiny.
The massive scale and complexity of the redevelopment work underway around the King’s Cross area has presented the construction and building products industry with opportunities and challenges in almost equal numbers.
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS has increased the solar factor (g-value) of its flagship SGG PLANITHERM TOTAL low-emissivity glass thanks to successful R&D and investment at its UK coating facility.
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS launches a toughenable version of its SGG COOL-LITE® SKN 165, the latest addition to the widely-specified high performance SGG COOL-LITE® SKN solar control glass range.
Complex, cross-networked production lines now dominate almost all aspects of modern glass processing. The greatest challenge for manufacturers is to carefully balance high level automation with the greatest possible flexibility.
PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has published a new white paper, A Comparison of Energy, Economic and Environmental Benefits of Tinted Low-E Glasses, which summarizes a comparative analysis of four commonly specified tinted, low-emissivity (low-e)…
The new main building of the state development bank for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Düsseldorf is located in the lively setting of the Rhine promenade, the harbour, the state parliament building and the renatured Düssel.
KEO International Consultants has completed two major projects in Al Ain, UAE with a combined value of AED 257million.
Schüco UK has just opened a brand new exhibition and conference facility at its UK Head Office in Milton Keynes.
Saint-Gobain predicted "moderate" earnings growth in 2008 due to a possible U.S. recession and tighter credit conditions, after reporting a double-digit rise in 2007 profits that met market expectations.
As part of significant expansion plans, Schüco UK has appointed John Chatley to the post of Client Development Manager (Residential).
Belgium Aluminium & Glass Industries (BAG), one of the UAE's largest service provider for the fabrication and installation of aluminium, glazed structures and decorative metal work, has announced an investment of AED 80 million towards the…
Gross sales and operating profit for the nine months period amounted Rs. 87188 lakhs and Rs. 17271 lakhs respectively.
Forbes reported that the European Commission said its new inquiry deadline for French building materials supplier Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA's proposed 2.125 bln eur acquisition of HeidelbergCement AG's premix and exclay maker maxit…
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics (SGPPL), headquartered in Aurora, Ohio, has acquired IFK Isofluor GmbH (IFK) of Neuss, Germany, a privately owned manufacturer of fluoropolymer tubing.
Saint-Gobain and Novaled have demonstrated the feasibility of large area OLEDs, based on a new high-performance metallic anode.