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An East Yorkshire glass factory has announced a £30m investment in energy-saving glass manufacturing that will create 50 jobs.
Online Auction Closing 12 NoonThursday 15th December 2011A C Yule & Son Limited Sale 2 of 4By order of B C Nimmo and G S Fraser, KPMG LLP, Joint Administrators of A C Yule & Son LimitedDouble Glazed Sealed Unit Production Lines, Tamglass…
A UK company that supplies its specialist systems worldwide is completing two prestigious contracts for the Olympic Games in London next year.
Northeast Parent & Child Society's YouthBuild Schenectady receives $100,000 grant from Saint-Gobain and CertainTeed; renovation project aims to achieve LEED certificationVALLEY FORGE, Pa., Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Participating young…
Bützberg (Switzerland), November 15, 2011. Constantly increasing volume in the field of glass cutting as well as the challenge of procuring spare parts for older machines were just two of the reasons for Valerian Wicky, Manager of Saint Gobain…
Photovoltaic Technology company Polysolar has opened a new research and development office at the Printed Electronics Technology Centre (PETEC) in the UK.
Polysolar says it plans to build a full scale production plant for its transparent photovoltaic glazing in the UK within the next two years.
A UK steel glazing company is helping to complete one of the most significant regeneration projects in the Middle East, the US$160 million redevelopment of the Solidere Beirut Souks.
NSG Group and Saint Gobain have announced plans to build a new float glass line in Argentina. The plant, to be constructed at Exaltación de la Cruz in the state of Buenos Aires, will be the second float line operated by Vidriería Argentina S.
High-efficiency solar panels allow customers to choose from three models based on efficiency goalsVALLEY FORGE, Pa., Oct. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Saint-Gobain (booth #4438) announces the availability of SG Solar Suneka®, a versatile aluminum-framed…
High-efficiency solar panels allow customers to choose from three models based on efficiency goalsVALLEY FORGE, Pa., Oct. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Saint-Gobain (booth #4438) announces the availability of SG Solar Suneka®, a versatile aluminum-framed…
One day conference27 October 2011 - ICC, Birmingham The introduction last year of Feed-In Tariffs has transformed the UK PV market.
GOODYEAR, AZ-Saint-Gobain Glass Corp., an international manufacturer and distributor of flat glass and energy-efficient building materials, has signed a long-term lease for 140,817 square feet in what was once the Rubbermaid manufacturing plant.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Construction material maker Saint-Gobain exemplifies the kind of buyers who are scooping up greentech companies today.
Scheduled for completion at the end of 2011, Oregon State Hospital’s new, modern, mental health care facility in Salem will replace the infamous landmark known as the J Building.
Wayne Storie, CSI-CCPR, has been named as Tubelite Inc.'s client development manager serving Maryland, northern Virginia and Washington, D.
In ancient times, windows would be covered with animal skins or fabrics to keep the elements at bay. It was only from the 12th century onwards that glass was used in windows.
Saint-Gobain Solar has expanded its international presence with the launch of Saint-Gobain Solar Systems, UK and Ireland.
Situated on the site of the outdated St Aidan’s County High School, the Richard Rose Central Academy is the first of four schools in the Cumbrian region set to become flagship educational establishments in the UK.
Saint Gobain Solar announced that construction of its solar thermal mirror plant in Goodyear, Arizona has begun.
Saint-Gobain Corp.    plans to open a solar mirror manufacturing facility in Goodyear later this year with the prospect of creating 50 jobs.
In a filling submitted statement to the Public Disclosures Platform, Trakya Cam stated that the company will sign a 70-30 JV agreement with Saint Gobain to produce 800k units of auto glass in addition to their flat glass activities in Russia.
The move towards sustainability has changed the industry forever.   The challenge now is not just to build affordable, quality homes on a scale that will meet the needs of our growing population and also the environment but to refurbish an estimated…
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