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GlassPrint 2011 is Europe’s leading conference and exhibition for glass decoration and takes place on 23-24 November 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Use clear glass on your office windows and make sure people outside could see what’s going on inside your establishment, a police station commander said.
A UK steel glazing company is helping to complete one of the most significant regeneration projects in the Middle East, the US$160 million redevelopment of the Solidere Beirut Souks.
Kolbe expanded its library of 2-D models and 3-D building information modeling (BIM) tools to include Ultra Series Beveled Direct Set windows.
Carl F Groupco has launched the ‘XL’ multipoint door lock. Designed for Carl F Groupco by Fullex, the Secured by Design lock has been commissioned as a full PAS23/24 compliant solution, when used in conjunction with security keep plates.
Aluminium elliptical and specially-shaped apex framed windows were supplied and installed by fenestration specialists Total Glass as part of a major refurbishment programme at St David’s Haigh and Aspull Church of England Primary School near Wigan.
Global demand for windows and doors is forecast to rise 6.8 percent per year through 2015 to $192 billion, significantly exceeding the pace of growth registered between 2005 and 2010.
Peter Brudenell has been appointed as an Area Sales Manager, working alongside John King to provide additional customer support in the North of England for hardware distributor, Carl F Groupco.
MAKUHARI, Japan--What if every window of your home or office could generate power? See-through solar films developed by 3M also make your windows shatter-resistant.
VBH (GB) now stocks the new Argenta Invisible hinge range for internal and external doors and windows.
Leading hardware distributor Total Hardware has entered a major distribution agreement with leading multipoint lock manufacturer Fullex Locks Ltd.
Next time I need a window or a door I’m going to buy from Marvin’s.The New York Times last weekend did a business story about Marvin Windows and Doors, the 107-year-old company that’s based in Warroad, Minn., just south of the Canadian border in…
Scheduled for completion at the end of 2011, Oregon State Hospital’s new, modern, mental health care facility in Salem will replace the infamous landmark known as the J Building.
Wayne Storie, CSI-CCPR, has been named as Tubelite Inc.'s client development manager serving Maryland, northern Virginia and Washington, D.
Enhancing efficient use of renewable energy, three of the 20 entries in the 2011 Solar Decathlon feature triple pane windows from Kolbe: Appalachian State University, Purdue University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).
AAMA announced the launch of the AAMA Virtual Library (AVL) during its National Fall Conference   in Palm Desert, Calif., on Mon., Sept. 26.
In ancient times, windows would be covered with animal skins or fabrics to keep the elements at bay. It was only from the 12th century onwards that glass was used in windows.
We love gadgets that serve dual purposes, so when we came across these solar windows from Hua Qin we were giddy with excitement.
Announcing SD12, the Latest Frameless Shower Door Hardware and Supplies Catalog from C.R. Laurence (CRL) Packed with New Products, Application Ideas, Installation Tips, and Valuable AdviceC.
Provide energy-efficient natural light and passive ventilation.FORT MILL, SC, September 23, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- "Of all the building materials used in home construction, glass--and window construction in general--is usually the biggest…
Consumers take different colour paths on quest for intensityThe four trend palettes in THE VOICE OF COLOR(R) program of in PPG PITTSBURGH PAINTS(R) for 2012-2013 are (clockwise, from top left) Local Revival, Beauty Queen, Quiet Tech and Deco Candy.
Carl F Groupco, supplier of window and door hardware across the UK, has strengthened its internal sales team with the appointment of two new members of staff.
The new Trillion 3D T hinge is available from Carl F Groupco. Developed to provide additional security, the product is also designed to offer benefits to fabricators and installers.
The centre of Bristol is being reinvented with the largest mixed use development to have been built in the city for twenty years, bringing back into productive life a former brewery site that has lain derelict for ten years.
In July 2011, the new work programme for submitting proposals for EU-funded research was published in the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).