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French construction materials and solar equipment producer Saint Gobain has bought the remaining 70% of shares it did not already own in solar panel manufacturer Solarwood Technologies for an undisclosed sum.  Solarwood Technologies manufactures PV…
From the Middle Ages right into the 18th century, the guards on the “Neustädter Tor” decided who was allowed to enter the town of Gießen.
Aluminium roof lanterns from Reflex Glass in Leicester can now be supplied with round ball finials to give a more contemporary feel to the roof lanterns.
The Flushglaze Tripleglazed Glass Rooflight boasts the lowest U-value for any glass rooflight on the market with an achievable centre pane U-Value of 0.77 W/m²K.
Whether as protection against injuries, burglary or violence: safety glass optimally fulfils all the requirements and is used on in the construction of both commercial and residential buildings.
Another roof of a public building has collapsed in Terengganu, just six months after the roof of the state's main stadium gave way.
The global manufacturer of building materials Saint-Gobain is showing and building world’s first low energy playhouse in the centre of Copenhagen during the UN climate change conference.
HNG Float starts operations of its Rs 550 Cr. plant with a 600 TPD installed capacity today~ Aims to capture 25% market share by 2012~ Brings in international technology and expertise from USA, Belgium and ItalyKolkata, November 30, 2009: With an…
Unexciting in the best sense of the word are the tile designs for 2010. After neo-baroque and opulent, floral patterns, the manufacturers are once again relying on classic design and natural looks.
Themes of redevelopment, renovation and modernization more topical than ever / Twelve teams in the final of the dry construction championship  At the beginning of October, Germany’s new energy saving ordinance, EnEV 2009, came into effect.
Mr. Mukul Somany, Jt. Managing Director of Hindusthan National Glass & Ind Ltd. was awarded  “ Entrepreneur of the Year” at INDSPIRIT’2009.
Saint-Gobain Glass is once again living up to a well-earned reputation for innovation in the flat glass market by launching SGG BIOCLEAN COOL-LITE AQUA GREEN.
The new office building of Dresdner Solarwatt AG surprises with a special inner façadeWith the new office building of Solarwatt AG Dresden has yet another architectural highlight: three apparently “floating” meeting rooms in plasterboard lightweight…
Changes in Group structure over the first nine months of the year resulted in a 1.0% increase in sales.
Pneumofore, world leader manufacturer of rotary vane vacuum pumps and compressors, has successfully completed the technical start-up of ten UV50 vacuum pump units, core of the centralized system that will supply the entire vacuum needs at the…
Glass lantern roofs are so popular these days using advanced glazing products such as self cleaning, solar control and switchable smart glass.
Saint-Gobain’s magnetron coater – the technology used to manufacture the SGG PLANITHERM range of coated glass – is celebrating five years of operation in the UK, and it is still the only one of its kind.
After three-and-a-half years of planning and construction, the insurance group` s employees have now been able to move into their new joint workplace on the Günther-Wagner-Allee in the city’s List district.
Presentation often plays a significant role in determining success in the modern world – be it that of a person, a product or a service.
Leading international construction materials company Saint-Gobain has signed the Copenhagen Communiqué, a statement put together by The Prince of Wales' Corporate Leaders' Group on Climate Change which calls for an ambitious, robust and…
On September 23, 2009, an addendum to the Group's 1992 European Social Dialogue Agreement was signed by Pierre-André de Chalendar, Compagnie de Saint-Gobain's Chief Executive Officer, the delegation responsible for implementing the…
"Solar energy generation" is the subject of a special show that is premiering at GLASSPEX INDIA, International Exhibition for Glass – Production-Processing-Products, which is being held in New Delhi from 2 to 4 December 2009.
New Delhi After importing a glass curtain wall from China, the private developer of IGI Airport will soon get 42 Chinese workers to install it at the under-construction terminal building, T3.
Cambridgeshire-based Trade fabricator, Tradelink, has recently switched to Saint-Gobain Glass as its sole low-e glass provider, a move that immediately lifts its standard energy rated window from a C to a B.
On the 12th June Maxit Netherlands opened the new dry mortar production tower "Maxima 1" in the presence of customers, employees and many other guests.