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SWISSPACER UK Sales Manager Vic De Costa is retiring in May. Vic is a well-liked, familiar face in the glass and glazing industry.  He’s worked with Saint-Gobain for 29 years! His last five have been spent helping to grow SWISSPACER, the market…
Market-leading glass manufacturer, Glassolutions, has provided sealed unit solutions for a Coventry glazing firm’s flagship product range, helping it to deliver windows which combine a traditional appearance with cutting-edge functionality.
Today, the Honorable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Selvi J. Jayalalithaa, inaugurated Saint-Gobain Research India’s (SGRI) new, state-of-the-art, cross-functional research centre in Chennai in the presence of Mr. Pierre-André de Chalendar, Chairman…
Riccardo Mollo is the new Chief Executive Officer of the Permasteelisa Group, member of the LIXIL Group and worldwide leader in the design, production and installation of architectural envelopes with a turnover of approximately € 1.5 billion and a…
“The Customer is King”. Nowhere else has this statement been truer than in the case of Saint-Gobain. Established in 1665, Saint-Gobain’s first customer was Louis XIV, the King of France.  And his order? To make glass for the Hall of Mirrors in the…
Collaboration sets stage to commercializing transparent electricity-generating coatings, turning buildings into “power generators”
Those marvelous people at UPG have done it again. 6 months after purchasing their second professional UNIX heavy duty seaming system, a third order has been confirmed!
LKQ Corporation announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Pittsburgh Glass Works LLC (“PGW”) from private equity firm Kohlberg & Company LLC (“Kohlberg”) and PPG Industries, Inc. (“PPG”) for an enterprise value of $635…
With SGG COOL-LITE XTREME 70/33, II Saint-Gobain Glass is expanding its range of highly selective solar control glass to another, annealed variant.
Another accolade has headed our way this week – and even better as this time it was totally out of the blue.
The “Engel” in the Tannheim Valley in Austria is a spa hotel which has won many awards and which stands for innovation, best service in all areas and is full of tradition.
Glass Performance Days (GPD) will present a Learning Event entitled "The Art of Modern Glass Architectural Applications" on Thursday 10th March, in co-operation with The Glass Innovation Institute and alongside the Glass Window and Door…
A new structural glazing system from GLASSOLUTIONS has been specified for Hiscox’s new landmark underwriting and customer experience centre in York, part of the insurance company’s £19 million investment to create its largest office outside London.
Global tempered glass market is expected to reach USD 54.31 billion by 2022. Growing automobile demand on account of rising disposable income is expected to be the major driver for tempered glass market growth.
Glassolutions has introduced in the UK an e-commerce platform to facilitate the order process for building professionals – glaziers, joiners, plumbers, and kitchen and bathroom fitters.  With MyGlassolutions, users can choose their glazing solutions…
The potential uses of a conservatory are as diverse as the designs available. Some are looking to add extra living space that can be used year round as a dining room, children’s playroom, home office or similar.
The team at Smart-Builder are excited to have 3 great shows to exhibit at this year. With both Glasstec and the FIT show in the Northern hemisphere and the return of AusFenEx in the southern, there will be plenty of opportunity to show-off our…
In 2014 Bohle Group celebrated 90 years of trading and in 2016 the company will celebrate 20 years trading in the UK and Ireland, marking the occasion with a series of customer events and promotions.
Westcountry Glass is making the biggest investment in its 37-year history, with a move to a 40,000sq ft factory housing new state-of-the-art toughening and CNC lines as well as creating approaching 40 skilled jobs within the group.
In partnership with 3.0 University Place, SageGlass® is supplying 4,600m² of the façade of a huge commercial office building that will be under construction in Philadelphia’s University district (USA) in 2016.
How central are concepts such as Industry 4.0 – the “FOURTH INDUSTRIAL Revolution” – and Smart Factory among SMEs in the glass industry?
On January 29, Saint-Gobain opened its new cross-functional Research Centre, Saint-Gobain Research India (SGRI), in Chennai, in the State of Tamil Nadu (India).
Need to reform the EU ETS framework - Glass Alliance Europe welcomes the launch of the discussions on the reform of the EU ETS post 2020 with the European Commission proposal of 15 July 2015.
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In pursuit of an even stronger position in the global market, one of Europe’s leading fiberglass manufacturers, JSC Valmieras stikla šķiedra, is planning to expand its line of fiberglass and its products manufactured at Valmiera Glass USA Corp. ,…