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GPD held a series of regional learning events this spring. These events are a great way to inform and educate industry leaders and designers alike as to what the most recent glass technology can offer.

Jennie Marron, contact centre manager at Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, discusses the company’s approach to customer service and explains how the contact centre has helped to deliver an enhanced service to clients.

Juha Liettyä, SVP, Machines and member of the Executive Management Group has been appointed SVP, Sales and Service, Americas as of 1 July 2016.  Liettyä will continue to be a member of the Executive Management Group, reporting to President & CEO…

This release is a summary of Glaston Corporation's Interim Report for January-March 2016. The complete report is attached to this release as a pdf-file.  The stock exchange release is also available on the company's website at the address…

The NGA is now offering convenient access to the OSHA 10-Hour and OSHA 30-Hour online training courses hosted by the UL, a trusted source for OSHA-authorized training.  Upon successful course completion, trainees will receive a printable diploma and…

Top Glass broke records yesterday with 383 attendees, including a strong turnout of 150 architects, specifiers and building engineers.

As the domestic football season approaches its finale, the Product Knowledge season kicked off this week with the first of seven courses.

The National Glass Association (NGA) today announced it has joined the Glazing Industry Code Committee (GICC). Founded in 1983, the GICC was formed to interact with the model building code organizations upon behalf of the nation’s glass and glazing…

As a partner of de Vijfde gevel, XSPlatforms recently contributed to a workshop titled build-up of the fifth facade, with a clear but concise clarification of fall protection for roofs.

There are two types of heat-treated glass, Heat-Strengthened and Fully Heat Tempered. Both of these rocesses have specification requirements, tolerances, and testing procedures which are defined by ASTM International document C-1048-04.

Glass Performance Days Conference is heading towards its 25 Year Anniversary in June 28-30, 2017. GPD can look back at an impressive record of collecting and sharing glass industry essentials.

Nickel Sulphide (NiS) inclusions are a known issue for toughened glass, resulting from the presence of nickel contaminants in the glass melt reacting with sulphur, most likely from the furnace fuel.

Engineers have created a new material with an unusual chemical structure that makes it incredibly hard and yet elastic.

Glaston Corporation will hold its Annual General Meeting in Helsinki today, Tuesday 5 April 2016, at 3 p.m.

Buildings and glass share a special relationship. The various properties of glass make it the perfect material to be used in a variety of applications and spaces.

Glaston has closed a machinery deal worth approximately EUR 4 million with a leading glass fabricator in the United States. The deal includes flat tempering and laminating equipment representing Glaston’s latest technology as well as a Glaston Care…

Overview of Heat Soak Glass: Tempering process increases the strength of glass many folds, offering a greater resistance to breakage.

Along with the energy policy development and people mind about energy saving is increasing, the usage of Low-E take more and more percentage in the construction, and argon gas filling to insulated glazing become more and more common.

Specialist toughened safety glass manufacturer TuffX often grabs the headlines for supplying the glass on high profile commercial projects, but its expertise is equally often called on for domestic projects. 

“It’s perfect timing,” says John Tierney, Operating Directorof TuffX Glass, as his third and newest Glaston furnace, the FC500™ is starting to roll out glass.

Second Glaston FC500™ soon in operation - “I’d say we’ve always been informed opportunists,” states Tim Kelley, owner of TriStar Glass.  “What sets us apart is being able to move fast, to adapt quickly to change.

Teardrop Architectural Glass, part of Nathan Allan’s exclusive Josiah J Collection, is an exciting, new, and the first “texture less” kiln formed glass in our industry.

Sparklike introduced a groundbreaking laser technology last year to measure argon fill of triple glazed units - even those with specific coatings such as Low-E.  To discuss the new technology and product, we are participating actively to events and…

Here's an explanation of how bent and laminated glass is made, courtesy of Standard Bent Glass in East Butler, PA.  First, large sheets of glass are scored into a range of end-use sizes.

The National Glass Association (NGA) and Glass Magazine, the official magazine of NGA, are pleased to announce the launch of WorldofGlassMap.com , a new interactive website that allows users to search globally for float glass manufacturing companies…