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French construction materials and solar equipment producer Saint Gobain has bought the remaining 70% of shares it did not already own in solar panel manufacturer Solarwood Technologies for an undisclosed sum.  Solarwood Technologies manufactures PV…
From the Middle Ages right into the 18th century, the guards on the “Neustädter Tor” decided who was allowed to enter the town of Gießen.
Whether as protection against injuries, burglary or violence: safety glass optimally fulfils all the requirements and is used on in the construction of both commercial and residential buildings.
The global manufacturer of building materials Saint-Gobain is showing and building world’s first low energy playhouse in the centre of Copenhagen during the UN climate change conference.
Unexciting in the best sense of the word are the tile designs for 2010. After neo-baroque and opulent, floral patterns, the manufacturers are once again relying on classic design and natural looks.
Adding images, text and graphics to your glass can give your building a personal touch. Now, thanks to AGC’s new digital printing process and the recently launched Artlite Digital range, you can reproduce photos on different sized glasses and…
Themes of redevelopment, renovation and modernization more topical than ever / Twelve teams in the final of the dry construction championship  At the beginning of October, Germany’s new energy saving ordinance, EnEV 2009, came into effect.
Saint-Gobain Glass is once again living up to a well-earned reputation for innovation in the flat glass market by launching SGG BIOCLEAN COOL-LITE AQUA GREEN.
The new office building of Dresdner Solarwatt AG surprises with a special inner façadeWith the new office building of Solarwatt AG Dresden has yet another architectural highlight: three apparently “floating” meeting rooms in plasterboard lightweight…
GlassPrint 2009 – ONLY FOUR WEEKS TO GO! 25-26 November 2009 Darmstadt (Frankfurt), Germany Europe’s leading event for the decoration of all types of glass.
Changes in Group structure over the first nine months of the year resulted in a 1.0% increase in sales.
Dominique Tombeur (FEVE + O-I) confirmed as GlassPrint keynote speaker GlassPrint 2009, Europe’s leading event for the decoration of glass, will take place in Darmstadt, near Frankfurt, in Germany on 25-26 November.
Sevasa increases its range of LuxRaff® Antiscratch glasses, ideal for kitchen counters, work surfaces and tables, stairs, footbridges and partitions, thanks to its high resistance to scratches, stains and easy to clean (even with just water). 3 new…
Mr. Pasquale Meli, founder of the acid-etched glass company SEVASA and appreciated professional from art glass, died this last august 14th, at the age of 87 years old, after an illness.Born in Sicily in 1921, some of his artistical glasses are still…
The new collection CriSamar® DESIGN presents 4 amazing glass designs with big-sized patterns for outstanding décor and interior architecture.
The new Non-Slip glass CriSamar STEP for floors and pavements achieves R13 (DIN 51130) certification, from Sevasa.
Saint-Gobain’s magnetron coater – the technology used to manufacture the SGG PLANITHERM range of coated glass – is celebrating five years of operation in the UK, and it is still the only one of its kind.
After three-and-a-half years of planning and construction, the insurance group` s employees have now been able to move into their new joint workplace on the Günther-Wagner-Allee in the city’s List district.
Guardian ShowerGuard, a glass product that uses a patented technology to resist corrosion, will be featured in an episode of “Bathastic!”, Sunday, Oct. 4 at 10:30 a.m. on the DIY Network.
Sun UK will shortly be bringing the first UV LED hybrid digital printing machine into the UK, capable of printing onto Glass, Granite, ceramics, aluminium, and wood to name a few substrates, with sales in Italy, France, Spain and Dubai to name a few…
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Leading international construction materials company Saint-Gobain has signed the Copenhagen Communiqué, a statement put together by The Prince of Wales' Corporate Leaders' Group on Climate Change which calls for an ambitious, robust and…
On September 23, 2009, an addendum to the Group's 1992 European Social Dialogue Agreement was signed by Pierre-André de Chalendar, Compagnie de Saint-Gobain's Chief Executive Officer, the delegation responsible for implementing the…
Cambridgeshire-based Trade fabricator, Tradelink, has recently switched to Saint-Gobain Glass as its sole low-e glass provider, a move that immediately lifts its standard energy rated window from a C to a B.
On the 12th June Maxit Netherlands opened the new dry mortar production tower "Maxima 1" in the presence of customers, employees and many other guests.