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Jun Hao Group Company Ltd., headquartered in Beijing, is partnering with SageGlass®, a product of Saint-Gobain, to supply the fast-growing Chinese building market with electronically tintable dynamic glass.
Contemporary architects tend to stress the importance of daylight inside buildings. Therefore, most partitions have become glazed walls. Nevertheless, there have been restrictions to the dimensions of glass panels available in the market, wherever…
A modern and tasteful adaptation of the minimalist door-peephole (which has its genesis as a one-way spy hole).   Consider the upper third of a wooden front door.
In accordance with the announcement of June 8, 2015, Saint-Gobain today sold Verallia to funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management LLC and BPI France, which currently hold 90% and 10%, respectively, of the share capital.
Modern day commercial and home design is dominated by the use of glass. The architectural use for glass continues to grow as demand increases for builds which offer an influx of natural light and a minimalistic, clean aesthetic.  In fact, global…
For many years, the ability to control light and heat passing through residential glass windows has always come down to one of two options – curtains or blinds.
The Competition final will be held on November 18, 2015 during the Greenbuild International Conference & Expo in Washington, D.
GPS as international supplier of IS-Machines, Spare parts and Services becomes independent: Effective January 1st, 2016, Rolf Themann – current General Manager of GPS – is taking over the responsibility of the medium-sized company via Management-Buy…
Watch Jean-Marc Sylvestre’s documentary about Saint-Gobain’s history broadcast on BFM Business Télévision in September 2015.    For more information about Saint-Gobain’s history, visit our 350th anniversary online exhibition: www.saint-…
Saint-Gobain recently celebrated a remarkable milestone of 350 years in business – taking the opportunity to remind everyone of the strength that is acquired through 350 years of history and ongoing innovation.
Saint-Gobain SWISSPACER will exhibit at the 13th Fenestration China, being held in Shanghai China, Wednesday through Saturday, Nov.11th-14th, 2015.   This show is the preferred platform in fenestration industry and the most international conference…
Large expanses of glass make amazing building facades. However, in the past, architects and glaziers have had to tailor their vision, due to stringent sizing capabilities of North American MSVD (Soft-Coat) Low-E glass.
The GGF congratulates Saint-Gobain on its 350th brand anniversary and evaluates strong working relationship.   Saint-Gobain companies have been GGF Members since the early 1990s and today the Saint-Gobain Group is still as active as ever in the…
Using products from its family of companies, headquarters is expected to be the only commercial building in Pennsylvania to have an interior and exterior that is LEED® Platinum certified   Saint-Gobain, one of the world’s largest building materials…
Pierre-André de Chalendar, Chairman and CEO of Saint-Gobain, presented the “Future Sensations” exhibition at Place de la Concorde.
More than 140 country chiefs and department heads at Swiss construction chemicals group Sika have written to Saint-Gobain Chairman and Chief Executive Pierre-Andre de Chalendar to oppose the French group's takeover plans.
Two teams of AGR Instructors recently conducted Training Seminars in Krakow, Poland. Peter de Haan and Gary Smay first conducted the “Advanced Testing & Fracture Diagnosis of Glass Bottles” teaching techniques required to solve complex glass…
Oct 5 Southeastern Asset Management, a shareholder group with a stake in Swiss chemicals company Sika AG, reaffirmed its support for the current board on Monday after controlling shareholders renewed efforts to oust the board after a failed attempt…
Saint-Gobain has signed an agreement with the investment fund Palero GmbH to sell Gallhöfer Dach GmbH, its specialist roofing product distributor in Germany which reported sales of €149 million in 2014.
French multinational Saint-Gobain Group has delayed its plan to build an automotive glass production facility in the country this year as national car sales are forecast to hit a three-year low amid an economic slowdown.
Intelligent Glass showcases its range of switchable smart glass and smart film solutions at the Smart Buildings Show 2015, 6-8 October at NEC Birmingham.
We launch our new website! We are pleased to present you the new Saint-Gobain Sekurit website.    With this new website, we aim at being more visible, more friendly and in harmony with who we are: an innovative automotive supplier.
Swiss fashion clothing retailer Modissa AG is using electronically tintable SageGlass®, a product of Saint-Gobain, to improve the shopping experience by optimizing daylight and outdoor views at its flagship store in Zürich, while preserving the…
Smart glass windows have been used in many high-profile projects recently and are rapidly gaining in popularity in both home and commercial interior design.  However, while their benefits are widely known, there’s still confusion surrounding how…
Smartglass International is delighted to announce that we will once again provide Smartglass Privacy Panels for the extension to the London Clinic, Harley St. Our bespoke switchable panels will be used throughout the newly developed CCU centre…