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Thermoseal Group has introduced a new self adhesive aluminium Georgian bar suitable for mounting on the surface of double glazed windows – available in widths of 16mm and 25.6mm.
Glass software specialists Smart-Builder have announced the immediate availability of their Smart-Hosting service in the UK and Europe.
After torrential rains caused flooding that forced the temporary closure on Aug. 19 of PPG Industries’ (NYSE: PPG) glass manufacturing operation here, some operations have resumed.
The new product range of manipulation devices for insulation glass and window production will be presented.
Reportlinker.com announces that a new GLOBAL STRATEGIC BUSINESS REPORT related to the Industrial equipment industry is available in its catalogue.
Specialist software company smart-builder, have rewritten their web-site from scratch. With their toughened glass configuration software under constant enhancement and refinement it is essential for the company to keep their web-site up to date.
Specialist glass software developer, smart-builder, has released the latest version of their award winning software suite.
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 18, 2008 – PPG Industries (PPG:NYSE) is introducing its most popular tinted glasses with Solarban 70XL or Solarban 60 solar control, low-emissivity coatings on the second surface of the glass.
Trade Price Conservatories have announced the availability of Pilkington Activ self cleaning glass throughout their conservatory product range.
PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) automotive glass and services business, which is under contract to be sold to a new company being formed by Kohlberg & Co., LLC, Mount Kisco, N.Y., and PPG, will begin using the name “Pittsburgh Glass Works,” effective…
Float glass production is underway at Guardian Industries’ newest facility in Ryazan, Russia. The Ryazan plant will produce 750 tons per day, and target its production toward residential and commercial construction.
Once again setting the pace in energy ratings, Lister Trade Frames have just unveiled their improved Elitis energy rated windows, having included fully reinforced foiled and solid coloured frames to the range.
While the BFRC Window Energy Ratings scheme is now starting to gain some real momentum, Lister Trade Frames of Stoke on Trent have been at the forefront of the initiative since its conception.
Created through CSR’s acquisition and merger of Pilkington (AU & NZ) and DMS Glass, Viridian offers new, advanced technology which will allow architects and designers to use glass in different ways.
Kolkata, India, July 2008—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will help HNG Float Glass Ltd set up a state-of-the-art plant in Halol in the Indian state of Gujarat.
Pilkington Activ™ self-cleaning glass is now on prominent and permanent display at the brand new IKEA store in the city centre of Coventry.
PITTSBURGH, June 30, 2008 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) industrial coatings business has published a new guide specification for its liquid and powder coil and extrusion coatings.
June 24 (Bloomberg) -- Nippon Sheet Glass Co., the world's largest maker of car windows, fell the most in a month in Tokyo trading as European regulators may fine the company and its rivals for price-fixing as early as next month.
Since the beginning of the year, Glasid AG in Gelsenkirchen has been producing insulating glass within its range of products.
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has introduced an online tool that enables architects, specifiers and building owners to compare the relative energy and environmental performance of common architectural glazings on prototypical buildings.
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG), citing higher raw material, energy and transportation costs, announced a price increase of up to 20 percent for all its precipitated silica products, including Hi-Sil silicas and Lo-Vel flatting agents, effective July 1,…
Guardian Industries Corp. and Sapa Fabricated Products have entered into a strategic partnership to expand the availability of Guardian ShowerGuard® throughout North America.
Pilkington has gained approval from the largest fire testing facility in the UK, the Building Research Establishment (BRE), for its fire-resistant glazing in a new rooflight from NuLite Ltd.
We encounter glass everywhere – as window and facade glazing, coffee-table tops and shelving. A new process makes it possible to cut the brittle material cost-efficiently and opens up new applications thanks to superior edge quality.
28/05/2008 Glass-maker Pilkington is to invest £40m in one of its St Helens sites. The investment will enable the facility to use the latest advanced manufacturing technology to produce a range of innovative new glass products.