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| Vetrotech UK has announced the launch of Vetrotech Academy’s ‘Architect Days’ at the Saint-Gobain Innovation Centre, Great Portland Street, London.
| Fire regulations need to be overhauled according to a new report published by Pilkington United Kingdom Limited.
| While the damage caused by fire is irreparable, how far it spreads is definitely something that can now be controlled.
| SuperLite II-XL 45 provides sound and radiant heat protection that neither wire nor ceramics provided.
| FRG finds application as doors and windows, partitions, roofs, smoke screens, etc.
| Vetrotech Saint-Gobain North America has an abundance of products and knowledge to share with those in attendance.
| All the new and innovative products seen at the Glasstec show can be incorporated in the fire rated glass systems that we manufacture today.
| Glazed partitions to provide maximum daylight inside the building are the dominating trend in modern architecture today.
| 350 years ago, a fire started in a bakery on Pudding Lane in London, which went on to rage throughout the medieval city for three days.
| Award-winning Fireframes ClearView™ System eliminates the need for colored internal glass unit spacers or vertical mullions, for superior visual clarity.
| What response can modern architecture expect where open space, glass facades and light-weight glass walls are predominant? The response is: fire-resistant glass with constantly improving properties.
| A complex diamond-shaped structure that forms part of a luxury cruise liner, is a flagship project in a turnkey solution for Finland’s Pilkington Marine.
| “This best-in-class product assembly checks all the boxes for privacy, shading and protection from fire" Jean-François Couturier, CEO of Unicel.
| Vetrotech has provided the glass solutions for the Forensisch Psychiatrisch Centrum (FPC – Forensic Psychiatric Centre) in Ghent, Belgium.  Costing 80 million euros to build, the FPC provides care and rehabilitation in high-specification treatment…
| One of the most exciting new buildings to open its doors this year is the Salt Lake City Public Safety Building Salt Lake City, Utah.   This $125 million, 335,000 square foot facility blends sustainability and resiliency under one roof.
| An important element of any workplace safety strategy in the U.K. is a solid fire protection strategy. It’s not only necessary to ensure that your fire protection strategy is in line with U.K. building regulations but that it maximises the…
| This CPD presentation will help to understand fire resistant glass.  
| Vetrotech Saint-Gobain recently launched CONTRAFLAM® Mega. This fire resistant and thermally insulated glazing measuring 4.6m by 2.3m is the largest on the European market!   Vetrotech Saint-Gobain recently launched CONTRAFLAM® Mega.
| Forbury Place Estate offers 600,000sqft of prime office space across three buildings in Reading town centre.
| One of the most recognisable buildings on the Tyneside skyline has been given a new lease of life thanks to BAM Construction with Arkoni providing fire rated screen and door sets as well as non-fire rated glazing.