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Special British Gypsum acoustic boards and systems have been used to cut sound transmission between social and individual learning areas in one of the UK’s most ambitious and innovative new educational buildings.
The SGG PLANITHERM® range from Saint-Gobain Glass has been extended further, with the launch of SGG PLANITHERM® 4S, developed especially for conservatory glazing applications to provide a comfortable year round environment.
Dallas Business Journal, Friday, April 4, 2008 Fiberglass reinforcements maker Saint-Gobain Vetrotex America Inc. will close its operations on June 2, including its main plant in Wichita Falls, eliminating 742 jobs in the process.
Nottingham Trent University has won the UK heat of an international architectural competition, organised by leading insulation manufacturer Saint-Gobain Isover UK, to design a school along Passive House lines.
Saint-Gobain – the world’s largest construction materials group - has joined the UK Green Building Council (UK GBC), reinforcing the company’s continued commitment to providing innovative and sustainable solutions to the challenges facing societyon…
When a residential development of 86 units required high levels of sound and thermal insulation on a fast-track programme, timber-frame contractors Frame Wise knew they could trust insulation from Saint-Gobain Isover to help provide the solution.
The core of the EnergiClear range is based on the new SGG Planitherm Total, which has improved Window Energy Rating (WER) performance due to substantial R&D investment in the UK driven by our six state-of-the-art Solaglas DGU manufacturing…
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70 acquisitions representing a financial investment of €965 million for estimated additional sales of almost €1.7 billion. Press release details the acquisitions carried out by the Group in 2007, particularly those that were not specifically…
More than five hundred participants - and thus once again more than last year – followed a variety of presentations and live trials focused on the material glass in the Design-Center in Linz, Austria.
The new sun protection guide from the glass manufacturer SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS provides support for property and home-owners in the selection of suitable sun protection.
March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Cie. de Saint-Gobain SA, Europe's largest provider of construction materials, plans to grant three board seats to buyout firm Wendel, its biggest shareholder, said four people directly involved in the talks.
Saint-Gobain finalized its acquisition of the Maxit group from HeidelbergCement on March 13, 2008, following approval from the European competition authorities on March 4, 2008 (subject to the subsequent divestment of two small subsidiaries…
Any windows can be self-cleaning, according to SCF Technologies. It has become the first company to develop an aftermarket window coating that uses the sun´s energy to break down dust and grime, saving time and helping protect the environment.
Among Germany’s top employers, among university graduates and “young professionals”, Saint-Gobain takes 15th place with three of its companies.
New energy saving glazing technology that delivers high performance windows whilst substantially reducing raw material and labour costs will be launched at Glassex (Stand B32) by silicone solutions company Dow Corning.
PPG Industries’ (PPG:NYSE) aerospace transparencies business has received approval by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to overhaul and repair framed aircraft cockpit windows, and it has begun operations in Suzhou to serve airlines…
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