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China's first buildings to feature glass curtain walls will reach the end of their design life in the next few years, prompting experts to call for better maintenance of the structures to prevent accidents.
Pilkington Glass employees were informed Tuesday of a workforce reduction of 60 people beginning Saturday, June 2.
A leading UK steel glazing company has supplied fire-rated systems to the iconic King’s Cross redevelopment in London.
Dortech have successfully completed works at Kelvin Hall Academy in Hull for Main Contractors, Balfour Beatty.
New Insulating Glass System Increases Transparency of Exterior WallsOwatonna, MN – Viracon, the nation’s leading single-source architectural glass fabricator, introduces ClearPoint™ - a point-supported insulating glass system that increases the…
Pilkington Planar™ has been specified in a major redevelopment of Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham.
Viracon will invest $4 million to $7 million to refurbish manufacturing equipment and upgrade building infrastructure at its Statesboro, Ga., facility in anticipation of a commercial construction market recovery, according to a Feb. 16 release.
Louisville, Kentucky -- February 10, 2012 -- Pilkington has once again agreed to be the Charter Sponsor for Auto Glass Week 2012 scheduled to be held in Louisville, Kentucky, September 20 to 22."Pilkington NSG is extremely excited to be part of…
Owatonna, MN – Viracon, the nation’s leading single-source architectural glass fabricator, is pleased to announce that Garret Henson has been promoted to Vice President of Sales.
A UK steel glazing company has supplied to a prestigious HK $500 million (£40.7 million) mixed-use development in Hong Kong.
Alissa Schmidt is bringing clarity to building plans for new commercial construction projects as architectural design department manager at Viracon.
Tubelite Inc. has named John Young as client development manager providing storefront, curtainwall, entrance and daylight control systems for North and South Carolina, and southern Virginia.
It started with a wartime kiss and ended in the deaths of 492 people and marks, arguably, the moment when modern fire safety started to get serious.
January 10, 2012 - Viracon, a single-source architectural glass fabricator, has named Kevin Anez as its new director of marketing and product management.
Pilkington Group Limited and the Trustee of the Pilkington Superannuation Scheme (‘PSS’) have agreed a longevity insurance arrangement with Legal & General Assurance Society, intended to increase the security of the Scheme for all its members…
The glass maker Pilkington has agreed a £0.8bn pension longevity swap with Legal & General.
A Polish producer of windscreens for the automotive aftermarket sector is entering the North American market.
The Department of Defense's (DoD's) employees began moving into the new the Washington Headquarters Services' building in August 2011.
OWATONNA, MN (December 20, 2011) -- Viracon, the nation’s leading single-source architectural glass fabricator, announced Alissa Schmidt, LEED AP BD+C as its new Architectural Design Department Manager.
SCHOTT Produces Chalcogenide Glass in the United States for the First Timel-r Gernot Weber, Product Manager for IR Materials, Scott Custer, Major General, US Air Force (Ret) and now head of SCHOTT Defense, Dr.
Duryea, PA--Schott North America announced the availability of chalcogenide glasses for infrared (IR) optical and fiber-optic components used in IR lasers and sensing applications from its Duryea, PA facility.
Two North West companies are to receive £14m in government funding to help boost employment, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said.
For Christmas you just need the WrightstyleWrightstyle, a leading supplier of integrated steel and glass systems, wish all our customers, suppliers and friends a Merry Christmas.
Fifty years ago this month (December), 323 people, many of them children, died in a circus fire in Brazil, which also made a hero of an elephant.
A UK company that supplies its specialist systems worldwide is completing two prestigious contracts for the Olympic Games in London next year.