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While the BFRC Window Energy Ratings scheme is now starting to gain some real momentum, Lister Trade Frames of Stoke on Trent have been at the forefront of the initiative since its conception.
“A Fire & Impact Safety Case Study” DVD documents how a San Francisco school safeguards students from unsafe wired glass and dangerous radiant heat.
KIRKLAND, Wash. – Expanding its educational outreach to design professionals, Technical Glass Products (TGP) now offers convenient, on-demand Web access to its popular AIA-registered course “Burning Issues: Understanding Today’s Fire-Rated Glass and…
To meet the increasing demand of its Indian customers, Saint-Gobain has announced plans to build a new flat glass plant in this country.
A new study from The Freedonia Group Inc., a Cleveland-based industry market research firm, Advanced Flat Glass, projects demand for advanced flat glass to increase 5 percent annually to $7.2 billion in 2012.
Fire rated glass manufacturer CGI International (CGI), is investing in excess of GBP200k in Research and Development to meet modern building design challenges, and satisfy the demands from architects.
Fire rated glass manufacturer CGI International Ltd (CGI), is investing in excess of £200,000 in Research and Development (R&D) to meet modern building design challenges and satisfy architect demands.
Pilkington has gained approval from the largest fire testing facility in the UK, the Building Research Establishment (BRE), for its fire-resistant glazing in a new rooflight from NuLite Ltd.
One of the country’s leading technology colleges has reopened following a £28.5 million project that utilised specialist glazing systems to create a stunning new approach to the school environment.
Emirates Glass, a processor of architectural flat glass and a subsidiary of Glass LLC, which is wholly owned by Dubai Investments (DI), said it supplied premium glass products to the third tallest telecommunication tower in the world.
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – AAMA 506-08, a voluntary specification for impact and cycle testing, has been released by the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA).
The China (Shanghai) International Industry Exhibition for New Fireproofing Technology and Material 2008 (An Exhibition, Communication Trade and Cooperation of the Fire Protection Industry) Time: From Sep. 17th to Sep. 19th, 2008 Exhibition Hall:…
DuPont Glass Laminating Solutions (DuPont) on March 13, 2008 announces that it has licensed its DuPont™ SentryGlas® Expressions™ digital interlayer technology to Pulp Studio, a decorative glass manufacturer in Los Angeles, Calif.
It’s the big fires that make big headlines. But for every major fire, played out on our TV screens, there are hundreds of smaller ones – often with devastating consequences for the families who lose their homes or possessions, or worse.
When the most stringent requirements for ease of processing, material qua-lity and function have to be satisfied, the TriSeal™ Super Spacer® is ideal for use in high-quality heat insulating glass.
Underlining its commitment to an increasingly global market, Wrightstyle, the UK-based supplier of specialist glass and glazing systems, has successfully completed a second round of stringent US fire tests designed to further extend its range of…
Llamas Plastics, Inc., a provider of high-quality security glazing products, has introduced AeroLite Armor NIJ Level III rated anti-ballistic glazing with heightened bullet resistance for critical military and security applications.
Indian construction boom is here to stay for a long time. With massive construction happening all over the country, there is enormous demand for innovative construction technologies and solutions.
To further enhance customer service and support to glaziers, architects, specifiers and other commercial construction industry professionals in Canada, Technical Glass Products (TGP) is opening a Toronto office and has hired Ron Pitts as Canadian…
A furnace fire at a major glass company building in Evansville had firefighters busy Friday. It happened around noon Friday at PPG Industries off Highway 41 on Inglfield Road.
Florida architects, builders and developers are invited to  learn the latest about wind-borne debris requirements for design and construction at a free  architectural symposium organized by CGI Windows & Doors.
Lead crystal is very beautiful and quite safe for ornaments and decorations, with the lead bound into the glass.
Safti First, manufacturer of fire rated glazing and  framing products, raised over $10,000 to purchase bicycles for school children who attend four elementary  schools near the company’s Merced manufacturing plant, located in California’s San…
For the first time in the UK, approved, purpose-made, aluminium fire-resisting  windows that are identical in appearance to standard windows are now available as  part of the expanding AWS range from Schüco International.