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John Wiemer has been named as Tubelite’s client development manager serving glazing contractors, specification writers and architectural clients in Arkansas and Oklahoma.
For the new city offices in Utrecht, designed by architects Christian Müller & Kraaijvanger, Octatube has started with the installation of the 220 glass panels of the large and innovative curtain wall.
Wrightstyle is a leading UK steel glazing company that has supplied systems for transportation projects in Hong Kong, Dubai and the UK – and has just won a prestigious contract for the new frontage of the iconic King’s Cross station in London.
With a recent move into much larger premises, orders on the increase and new products to display, Fullex are hoping for good things from the FIT show at Telford International exhibition centre in April 2013.
Wrightstyle one of Europe’s leading steel glazing companies, has been awarded a major contract for the new façade of the Grade I listed King’s Cross station, the final phase of the station’s redevelopment which began in 2007.
Tubelite Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of architectural aluminum storefront, entrance and curtainwall systems in the United States, has announced it will be expanding its operational footprint during the second quarter of this year with…
Glass facades are attractive, but they also have to be safe. Say if a bomb were to go off nearby, would they withstand the blast?  Researchers are using a shock tube to find out, and one of their projects is a new building complex in San Francisco.
Safety glass industry professionals from different companies around the globe took part a Real Technical Seminar about glass processing organized by Safety Glass Experts International Ltd in Dusseldorf on 22nd of October a day prior to Glasstec 2012…
Façade elements on the basis of Phase Change Material (PCM) for innovative and sustainable architectureMainz/Munich, January 16, 2013 – At BAU 2013, the SCHOTT technology group will be presenting SCHOTT GlassX crystal, a façade solution that…
A new state-of-the-art leisure centre in Bristol designed by LA Architects features extensive use of Technal’s aluminium curtain walling to help create a vibrant new facility and encourage more local people to participate in sport and physical…
A leading UK steel glazing company has supplied fire-rated systems to several Olympic, FIFA and other major stadiums.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gamma, a division of the Far East Global Group Limited (HKEx 830.
Pyroguard EI30 INT fire resistant glazing from CGI International has been installed at a new student residence in Leicester, to deliver fire protection far superior to current building regulation requirements.
Self-cleaning glass ideal for sloped and difficult-to-reach glazingsPITTSBURGH, Dec. 13, 2012 – PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has published a new brochure announcing the availability of SUNCLEAN(R) self-cleaning glass for commercial building…
Wausau Window and Wall Systems announces Kelly Townsend as its architectural sales representative working closely with the building owners, architects, general contractors and glazing contractors of Texas.
Jane Embury, a director of steel glazing company Wrightstyle, looks at fire safety in shopping centres.
 December 3, 2012; Toronto, ON: Eclipsall and Ferguson-Neudorf Glass announced today that the two companies are collaborating on the manufacture of building-integrated PV (BIPV) modules for the 22 storey TD Halifax Tower in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The appalling fire in Bangladesh at the weekend, in which over one hundred people, mainly women, were killed, brings the total to over 500 people who have died in similar garment factory fires in the country since 2006, according to a rights group.
SAPULPA – The Sapulpa Fire Department responded to an electrical fire at a business early Monday.Firefighters were called to Saint-Gobain Containers, a glass manufacturing plant, at 1000 N.
A UK steel glazing company has brought together videos of its systems being tested against a lorry bomb, car bomb and ballistic attack and posted them on YouTube.
Wrightstyle Limited is one of Europe’s most innovative suppliers of integrated steel and glass systems with an international client base.
CDC (Curtain Wall Design and Consulting) is a  leading independent firm providing a wide range of building envelope design,  engineering, and consulting services to design professionals nationwide.
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has published QAG-2-12, Voluntary Quality Assurance Processing Guide for Polyamide Thermal Barriers.