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Aldora Aluminum and Glass Products is pleased to announce the acquisition of Louisville Plate Glass Company, Inc. (LPG) of Louisville, KY. The purchase was completed in early 2016.
Vetrotech has provided the glass solutions for the Forensisch Psychiatrisch Centrum (FPC – Forensic Psychiatric Centre) in Ghent, Belgium.  Costing 80 million euros to build, the FPC provides care and rehabilitation in high-specification treatment…
Carrie Davis from Protection Engineering Consultants, presented a primer on blast-resistant design, focusing on how blast loads differ from and interact with “traditional” loads.
More than 500 PVC-U windows were chosen for an 11-storey residential new-build, X1 The Exchange, after the developer was presented with specification and costings that showed the material to be an economic alternative to the aluminium frames…
High performance laminated, coloured glass from Romag is set to light the way as the centrepiece of a new elemental garden design feature in Cheshire.
We often report on Ritec’s team of specialist applicators’ great on-site work to already-installed glass.
AGNORA laminates 13 oversize panels & digitally prints -with accuracy & precision- the history of basketball seamlessly across them all.
Eurolamex® S Phon makes rooms with especially high noise protection possible. Are concentrated office work and undisturbed meetings possible in the middle of a scrapyard?   Schlicht Lamprecht Architekten created a rust red oasis surrounded by the…
The fifth edition of the Challenging Glass conference on Architectural and Structural Applications of Glass took place in Ghent last 16th and 17th June, and Gerardo Masiello, CEO at Studio Masiello Strutture, presented two different projects by his…
It’s been highly anticipated, and it didn’t disappoint. The Hudson Yards project, the largest private development project in New York City’s history, has recently made the first step towards completion with the opening of its first building, 10…
Toughened safety glass can play an obvious role in financial institutions, hospitals, prisons, cash businesses and other commercial properties where security is a primary concern.  However, toughened glass is also becoming a much more prominent…
AGC’s "Glass Measurement App" offers a new added benefit: coating detection  In 2015, AGC Glass Europe created a new tool for measuring the thickness of installed glazing with a smartphone, using a special App.
We get to work on some pretty interesting homes in the counties surrounding our Downtown Los Angeles location.  This time, my project took place in a property that was a tri-level condo situated in Venice Beach, near the distinctive landmark of the…
Leading glass manufacturer, processor and distributor GLASSOLUTIONS is celebrating the successful expansion of its new e-commerce app, MyGlassolutions, to an increasing number of locations across the country.
The professional glass company Vitralux Luxemburg, led by the 5th generation of family Bradtke, has recently celebrated its 150th anniversary.
Opened in March, Michigan’s new $23 million Gull Road Justice Complex improves operational collaboration through efficiencies in space, design and function.  The 85,000-square-foot, three-story building also houses the family division of the…
Bespoke laminated coloured glass from Romag is playing a different tune as the eye-catching centrepiece of a new musically-inspired sculpture by one of London’s leading conceptual artists.
The first batches of POLFLAM® fire-resistant glass were produced in 2005. Today, more than ten years later, the then mounted POLFLAM glass is the company’s best reference, as it has successfully passed the most reliable of all tests – the test in…
Energy efficiency legislation and incentives will be the focus of discussions this week in Brussels. Supported by the European Commission, Sustainability Energy Week is a series of conferences, debates and discussions in Brussels. 
For some, Madison Avenue means big advertising. Madison Avenue is still the home to many large advertising agencies that have shaped the messaging for iconic consumer brands since the 1920s. 
In January of 2016, the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) released a draft of the updated national standard for wired glass in an effort to prevent further injuries stemming from the accidental impact with type of glazing. 
The balcony of the spectacular Messner Mountain Museum in Brunico offers visitors an impressive view of the South Tyrolean mountain landscape - and does so with no limits to the view: the glass railing consists of the bowed laminated safety glass…
EVERLAM announced that Harald Hammer joined the company today as Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Hammer replaces Luc De Temmerman who will join the EVERLAM Board of Directors.  EVERLAM is a customer focused, innovative, global provider of PVB film in…
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.
Switchable glass enhances the design of any commercial business and now it can also increase the security too. The transformative technology can be merged with any type of security glass, whether it’s ballistic, anti-attack or fire resistant glass.