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Permasteelisa Group today announced the geographic expansion of the company to the territories of Principality of Monaco, Greece, Cyprus, the Balkans and Turkey.
Towering 22-storey high and affording spectacular views across the capital, the new Signal Building in London’s Elephant & Castle is attracting plenty of attention and not least because of its extensive glazing package supplied by leading…
Your company would be a great fit to participate in GlassCon Global, July 6-9th in Boston, MA. This technical conference is designed to drive innovation in glass technology.  The current agenda is online here.
Tubelite Inc. promoted Cheol Ro to operations manager of the facility in Walker, Michigan. 
At the Rokin in Amsterdam Ivy Group is developing two luxury department stores, together with the architectural firm Rijnboutt and main contractor Van Wijnen.
A wall of glued glass bricks that is ten times as strong as a regular brick facade.
To some New Yorkers, The Continental tower will always be known as “Tower 111.” It was originally named Tower 111 while on the books for many years, aptly named after the developer Tower 111, LLC, before changing officially to The Continental during…
Quality-conscious manufacturers sought for the ift Special Show “Quality + Security – from planning to installation”  In collaboration with Messe München the ift Rosenheim is holding a Special Show from 4-6 July at BAU Congress China in Beijing.
J.E. Berkowitz, LP will exhibit its JEB 3SEAL insulating glass spacer system and the Renovate by Berkowitz (Renovate) façade retrofitting system at booth 2113 during the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) National Convention and Design…
Have you ever seen glass walls of facades with a sort of “foggy” finish, thick in a point and then gradually decreasing to full transparency?   Well, that’s a shading sandblasting effect, obtained using high-technology sandblasting machines equipped…
Market-leading UK glass manufacturer, GLASSOLUTIONS, has played a key role in creating an optimal learning environment for students at Alford Academy’s new Community Campus in Aberdeenshire.
The NGA is now offering convenient access to the OSHA 10-Hour and OSHA 30-Hour online training courses hosted by the UL, a trusted source for OSHA-authorized training.  Upon successful course completion, trainees will receive a printable diploma and…
Glass façade is done not just to improve the aesthetics of the building but also to protect the fabric of the building from the effects of weather – cold, heat and rain.  It also plays a key part in sound proofing the building and providing fire…
Glass plays an important role when it comes to the construction of modern infrastructure. It is also used to build floor-to-ceiling windows that allow natural daylight. 
The North American Contractor Certification (NACC) program continues it’s upward trend wrapping up a very successful beginning to 2016.
Following the success of its Houdini™ textured flat glass, Bendheim today announced the award-winning Houdini texture as the latest addition to its channel glass lineup.  This specialty architectural glass is available to the trade exclusively from…
A vast collection of samples reflecting the wide range of applications and interior design trends on glass will be displayed.  
Giroux Glass, which supplied the glass for several high-profile Valley projects including Clovis Community Medical Center and the Madera County Courthouse, has moved to a new and larger location in Fresno.  
The latest innovation from arrissing experts Ashton Industrial provides a perfect and very affordable stepping stone for moving from manual arrissing.
Pella Corporation, a leading manufacturer and designer of windows, doors, blinds and shades for homes and commercial buildings, today announced Tim Yaggi, as its new president and chief executive officer.
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PPG will exhibit a wide array of sustainable glass, coatings and paints and make a technical presentation about high-performance fluoropolymer coatings at the AIA Convention 2016.
In my last post for In Focus, I recapped my experience at the recent GANA BEC Conference, where I spoke to and learned from a range of industry professionals, including contract glaziers, fabricators, suppliers and architects.
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