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POLFLAM’s innovative technology for production of fire-resistant glass has, in no time, won the company a considerable market share in Poland.  The company’s target for growth is to expand onto foreign markets.
The integrated sales to installation service provided by AGC, Glass Express (Midlands) and Abbey Glass has resulted in the stunning use of Lacobel back painted glass for the reception and lift lobbies at One Central square, a brand new office…
Architectural innovation for Palace of Arts in Surgut, Russia - The “Neftyanik” Palace of Arts, a new cultural centre located in Surgut (the oil capital of Russia), opens its doors to the public this summer 2016.
Pyroguard is pleased to announce the completion of a >£1m investment programme into its manufacturing facilities in Haydock, UK and Seingbouse, France.
AGC Glass will be showcasing Energy Select® 23 solar control low-e glass at the AIA Convention, May 19-21 in Philadelphia.
AGC Asahi Glass (AGC), a world-leading manufacturer of glass, chemicals and hightech materials, announces that it has decided to further increase the production capacity of vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) at P.T.
Wrightstyle, the leading steel and aluminium advanced glazing specialist, has been appointed by Secco Sistemi as a fabricator and supplier of their systems in the UK.
ATTOCH™ glass was first adopted for use in Japan for the tasting room at Kirin Yokohama Beer Village, Yokohama City.
Curtain walls made of fire-resistant glass have taken contemporary architecture to a whole new level. They opened the space giving it more natural light in places where opaque curtain walls had formerly been used.  Nevertheless, the requirements are…
Vetrotech Saint-Gobain North America, a leading manufacturer of fire-rated glass and fire-resistant door, frame, window, and curtain wall systems in the United States, announced today the launch of Keralite® extended-sized fire-rated glass ceramic…
The recently held FENSTERBAU-FRONTALE exhibition in Nurnberg is a most renowned glass industry event in Europe. The product brought out by POLFLAM has been a true hit of the prestigious fair.   When conceiving its exhibition, POLFLAM focused on the…
SAFTI FIRST, leading USA-manufacturer of fire rated glass and framing systems, is pleased to announce the addition of SuperLite II-XLB, the largest tested and approved fire resistive glazing product on the market today.
Romag will be launching a new range of architectural fire resistant glass at Security and Counter Terror Expo 2016 (stand E20).
17 major projects in New York, 29 across the entire USA - Right now, 17 skyscrapers going up in New York are being fitted with solar protection glass supplied by AGC Interpane.
POLFLAM® fire-resistant glass proves its value in most requiring applications. The glass’s technology follows state-of-the-art architectural trends.
AGC introduces Sunergy Sigma, a new series of products that complement the well known Sunergy range of high performance pyrolytic solar control Low-E glass.
The new corporate headquarters of Puig – Torre Puig - are located in Plaza Europe, Barcelona’s new commercial and business centre.  It was designed by the architect Rafael Moneo and has a surface area of more than 23,000 m².
Bill O'Keeffe: I don’t know of any fire rated product that doesn’t have its limitations.
AGC Asahi Glass (AGC), a world-leading manufacturer of glass, chemicals and high-tech materials announced today that it will strengthen its system to supply cover glass for car-mounted displays at its subsidiary AGC Display Glass Yonezawa Co., Ltd.…
AGC Glass Europe has announced plans to carry out the cold repair of its Cuneo float glass line in Cuneo (Piedmont, Italy).
AGC was the first to introduce U4-4th Surface Technology to the glazing industry. U4 utilizes a solar control low-e coating on the #2 surface, combined with AGC's Comfort Select™ 73 passive solar low-e on the #4 surface.
Wrightstyle is a specialist steel and aluminium glazing company and supplies its fire-rated systems internationally. Jane Embury, the company’s marketing director, looks at the impact of arson.
AGC Glass Europe introduces Planibel Clearsight, its exclusive anti-reflective glass. The special anti-reflective coating helps to minimise glare while reducing light reflection to just 0.8%, significantly lower than conventional float glass.
This investment will increase AGC’s glass production capacity in Brazil to 2.4 times the current level