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Wrightstyle, the Devizes-based steel and glass company, has offered its response to the Chancellor’s Budget. The Budget comes in a week when Chancellor George Osborne said that the government needed to carry on backing businesses, large and small,…
Buildings in public works are expected to be more energy-saving efficient and comfortable AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Head Office: Tokyo; President & CEO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) announces that its Low-E glass ATTOCH™, which is ideal for energy-…
AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Head Office: Tokyo; President & CEO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) announces that its Low-E glass ATTOCHTM, which is ideal for energy-saving renovations of buildings, etc., received the “Energy Conservation Center, Japan…
The misinterpretation of IBC model building codes and NFPA 80 and 101 guidelines regarding where fire resistive-rated glazing versus fire protective-rated glazing must be used can be costly. The underlying concern pertains to the protection against…
Boosting Sales of Fluorinated Functional Chemicals by Enhancing Technical Service Functions—AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Head Office: Tokyo; President & CEO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) announces that it has established its first technical center for the…
Wrightstyle, the Devizes-based steel and aluminium glass company, has completed a major back-to-the-future heritage project in London. The project involved the conversion of a 5-storey 18th century commercial building between Marylebone Road and…
The fourth Stadium of the Year competition took place from 22 January to 23 February 2014. A total of 27,851 people voted for their five favourite stadiums.
Wrightstyle Limited is a leading international supplier of steel and aluminium glazing systems. Lee Coates, the company’s technical director, looks at what the future holds for a material that is fundamental to modern architecture.
The new football stadium in Ghent (Belgium) unveiled in July 2013, the facade of which was glazed with Stopray Ultra-50 on Clearvision, has been nominated for Stadium of the Year 2013.
Key influencers from the industry will assemble in the ‘Experts Arena’ at The Triple Glazing Question to give guests a chance to continue the debate and get further advice and opinions from the industry, stakeholders and press partners.
Glazing systems designer and manufacturer Senior Architectural Systems has continued to strengthen its management team with the appointment of a new technical sales manager. Senior Glass Systems, part of Senior Architectural Systems, has welcomed…
Ensuring safety in evacuation shelters by using glass that does not scatter, even when cracked by strong winds -- AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Head Office: Tokyo; President & CEO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) has donated its disaster-resistant glass to…
Without any sign of recovery for the EU solar industry, the AGC Group today announced its intention to shut down its Roux plant, specialised in producing patterned glass for photovoltaic panels, as this activity has been consistently loss-making.
AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Head Office: Tokyo; President & CEO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) announces that, on February 10, 2014, it will start talks with the Works Council and union organizations of the Roux Plant, which employs190 people, about the…
AGC, a world-leading manufacturer of glass, chemicals and high-tech materials, announces that it will build a new production facility for ultra-thin glass at the Rayong Plant of AGC Flat Glass Thailand (AFT).
AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Head Office: Tokyo; President & CEO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) announces that its Low-E glass ATTOCH™, which is ideal for energy-saving renovations of buildings, etc., received the “Energy Conservation Center, Japan Chairman…
In early December 2013, AGC Glass Europe earned another Cradle to Cradle Certified(CM)* Silver certificate, this time for its Stratobel laminated glass and Stratophone acoustic glass ranges.
Wrightstyle, the steel and aluminium glazing specialist, has secured a contract for the Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham Waste Partnership.
AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Head Office: Tokyo; President & CEO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) announced today that its energy-saving glass products have been adopted for the Net-Zero Energy House (ZEH) model houses at a housing event, “Enemane House 2014.
Glass for Europe deplores the likely absence of a binding target on energy efficiency in the European Commission’s communication on the 2030 climate and energy framework to be released on Wednesday 22 January.
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Two new videos spotlight the customization and craftsmanship of Kolbe’s windows and doors, while amplifying the company’s “We’re for the visionaries” theme.
The World’s first* glass spiral staircase using a suspension structure - AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Head Office: Tokyo; President & CEO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) announces that it has completed the world’s first spiral glass staircase using a…
SAFTI FIRST, leading USA-manufacturer of advanced fire rated glass and framing systems, is pleased to announce that SuperSecure II-XLS has been named as one of 2013's Record Products in the Openings Category by Architectural Record.