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Kolbe expanded its library of 2-D models and 3-D building information modeling (BIM) tools to include Ultra Series Beveled Direct Set windows.
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced today that its board of directors yesterday authorized the repurchase of an additional 10 million shares of outstanding common stock.
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.
Earnings per share up 24 percent versus prior-year quarter Higher selling prices in all 13 PPG businesses 3.25 million shares repurchased during quarter, 7.5 million shares year to date Company ends quarter with $1.3 billion of cash…
Employee-requested grants fund visits by dynamic Carnegie Science Center showRENO, Nev., Oct. 18, 2011 – The PPG Industries Foundation helped to bring an interactive, educational assembly about color all the way from Carnegie Science Center in…
Employee-requested grants fund visits by dynamic Carnegie Science Center showStan Zaharewicz, plant manager at the PPG Mojave facility, welcomed students at Summerwind Elementary School in Palmdale to join in “The Great Color Caper” and help find…
The facility measuring 80,000 sq ft will offer 20 permanent jobs in operations such as glass cutting, insulating glass unit production and distribution.
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 18, 2011 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced today that it has finalized the purchase agreement to acquire European coatings company Dyrup A/S, based in Copenhagen, Denmark, from its owner, Monberg & Thorsen, a public holding…
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.
USGBC to recognize third-party certified environmental claims for building productsPPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) announced that all of its architectural glasses and many of its interior and exterior coatings can help building projects earn a new…
Windows qualified to pressure cycles five times that encountered in aircraft’s lifetimeHUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) aerospace transparencies group has signed an agreement with Dassault Aviation to supply all-glass…
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.
Company introduces 70 new shades at annual Automotive Color Trend ShowTROY, Mich., Oct. 5, 2011 – White has ranked as the most popular vehicle color in the world according to data from PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG), the world’s leading manufacturer of…
Paint, coatings, and chemicals maker PPG Industries, Inc. ( PPG ) on Friday saw their coverage reinstated by analysts at Keybanc.
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.
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.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 28, 2011 – PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) announced that three projects featuring PPG glass were among the winners of the 2011 Crystal Achievement Awards from Glass Magazine.
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.
Agreement extends partnership for the manufacture of high-performance, phosphorescent OLED materials for the growing OLED display and lighting marketsEWING, N.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 27, 2011 – PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has introduced ACCU-TAB(R) wastewater tablets that provide enhanced erosion control and reduced wicking to effectively kill bacteria, control algae and destroy organic contaminants in small-…
MIL-TOUGH ICB blast/ballistic panels provide asset protection and blast mitigationPITTSBURGH, Sep. 27, 2011 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE: PPG) fiber glass business has announced the extension of its partnership with Ebtech Industrial, a global supplier…