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The ABW Tower is a magnificent presence on the NH-8, strategically located in the heart of Gurgaon. Developed by the renowned ABW Group and designed by Sanjay Puri Architects, the complex has been envisioned to be a landmark edifice in the region’s…
Permasteelisa Group participated at Safeguarding Australia 2016, the 13th national security annual summit held on 11th and 12th May 2016 in Camberra.
The 18th conference in the Facades+ series was presented by The Architect’s Newspaper (AN) at Metropolitan West on April 21.
We are proud to announce that Simon Slade, the principal technologist at NSG Group's European Technical Centre, has been awarded a prestigious ICG Turner prize – the first Britain to win the award in ten years.
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Jennie Marron, contact centre manager at Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, discusses the company’s approach to customer service and explains how the contact centre has helped to deliver an enhanced service to clients.
Following the release of “Homes through the Decades”, a report by the NHBC, Phil Brown, discusses the evolution of glazing over the past 50 years, and examines how the glass industry has developed to make a signification contribution to energy-…
This EPB building is located in the new “Lyon Smart Community” area, ie Confluence. Designed by the Japanese Architect Kengo Kuma and realized by Bouygues immobilier, this 12 800 m² block is made up of 3 buildings.
Permasteelisa Group today announced the geographic expansion of the company to the territories of Principality of Monaco, Greece, Cyprus, the Balkans and Turkey.
A wall of glued glass bricks that is ten times as strong as a regular brick facade.
To some New Yorkers, The Continental tower will always be known as “Tower 111.” It was originally named Tower 111 while on the books for many years, aptly named after the developer Tower 111, LLC, before changing officially to The Continental during…
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As the domestic football season approaches its finale, the Product Knowledge season kicked off this week with the first of seven courses.
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You may have already heard that we are now offering a new service called My Pilkington – an online service aimed at business professionals and architects.
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This is the first time Veteco Solar will be held in the framework of Veteco.