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Glassmakers Pilkington have announced the closure of the Float Glass Line at Cowley Hill in St Helens, England, with the loss of 140 jobs. This is the latest in a series of job cuts at the firm’s St Helens sites in the last three years.
Saint-Gobain Glass has launched 'Glass Compass' a mobile application that helps one to determine the most performing glazing solution based on the geographical location of the building and its orientation.
AGNORA received its first shipment of jumbo, oversize Saint Gobain Glass (SGG) high performance LowE coated glass on a low iron "Diamant" float substrate base.
St Helens is reeling from the devastating news that Pilkington is set to close its Cowley Hill float glass line and shed 140 jobs.
The NSG Group has informed employee representatives in its European Architectural Glass business of its intention to mothball one of the two float lines currently in operation in the UK as set out below. 1.
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At XL Services, in the user sophisticated Bestech Business Park at Gurgaon, office interior design stands a class apart. And it is because the entire definition of office interiors stands redefined.
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Saint-Gobain has invested EUR 6 million in a new laminated glass production line at its Romanian factory in Calarasi.
The Cascade Meadow Wetlands & Environmental Science Center in Rochester, Minn., is using dynamic SageGlass® to achieve its sustainability goals while educating students and the community on cutting-edge green building technologies.
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The Niles value added plant in Michigan has clinched a major safety double. Only a few months after reaching the milestone of two million man hours worked without a lost time incident, the plant has added the achievement of two million man hours…
The Group was singled out along with nine major industrial companies and three research organizations in France. The Top 100 Global Innovators program identifies the companies and research structures that are the most active in terms of innovation.
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Unique fritted glass preserves original landscape of iconic museum while enhancing new visitor experience.
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