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The GGF this week responded to the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s (DECC) Consultation on the extension plans for Energy Company Obligation (ECO) 2015-2017.
The French conglomerate Saint-Gobain suffered a setback on Monday in its bid to take control of Sika, the Swiss specialty chemical maker.   In December, Saint-Gobain agreed to buy a controlling stake held by the Burkhard family in Sika for 2.75…
Dream Glass Group (DGG), a global leader in manufacture, supply and installation of Switchable Smart Glass on Tuesday, January 27th, 2015 announced the official launch of their new website: www.dreamglassgroup.com.
After closely analyzing the claim made by Schenker-Winkler Holding AG (SWH) to convene an early extraordinary General Meeting, the Board of Directors of Sika AG yesterday made the following decisions:  BURKARD/SWH’S VOTING RIGHTS RESTRICTED TO 5%,…
The President and majority shareholder of Vidrala , Carlos Delclaux, is set to visit Ireland and will be disucssing the future of the former Quinn Glass Factory (Encirc) and the possibilty of local participation and potential economic interest in it…
Broking firm Craigs Investment Partners has kicked off its coverage of Metro Performance Glass with a recommendation that investors buy the company's shares.
Tower Glass Co. Inc., a Woburn-based glass and glazing contractor, has filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The contractor has debts of $6.9 million, bankruptcy papers show, including $2.8 million to Liberty Mutual Surety Co. in Plymouth Meeting,…
Kolbe's Old World Classic and Ultra Series Sterling triple hung windows expand the vertical space for greater views, increased daylight and natural airflow, while offering high performance and design flexibility.
Scheuten intends to close its insulating glass production plant in Fijnaart (Scheuten Glas Randstad) in the course of February.
Materials scientists coordinate new EU-project on intelligent façades - Windows that change their light permeability at the touch of a button, façades, whose color can be changed according to the sunlight, façades and window parts in which…
GLG was proud to have the Ontario Industrial and Finishing Skills Centre (OIFSC) recently take delivery of a GlasLift 351 / 770.
Sika AG yesterday received a letter from Cascade Investment L.L.C., Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, Fidelity Worldwide Investment and Threadneedle Investments who represent a total of 207,395 bearer shares in Sika (reflecting 8.16% of the…
Graham Architectural Products (GAP), a legacy business of the $4 billion Graham Group of companies, announced today that through an affiliate it has entered into an agreement with Continental Glass Systems, LLC (CGS), Hialeah, FL, (www.cgsfl.com) to…
Syntaxis Capital has provided growth financing and mezzanine funding to specialised glass products manufacturer Uğurlu Cam.    Syntaxis usually invests in the new member states of the EU and looks for opportunities in Turkey and the Balkans.
DURANAR coatings and STARPHIRE glass selected in survey of readers - PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has won two Readers Choice Awards from USGlass magazine for DURANAR® coatings and STARPHIRE® ultra-clear glass.
Unicel Architectural today announced that it has been recognized with a FacilityCare Magazine “Top Products” award for its Vision Control® project as part of a patient wing in the Community Hospital in McCook, Nebraska.
The former billionaire Sean Quinn is to pay €10,000 per year for the next two years to the Official Assignee Chris Lehane, the bankruptcy court has ruled.
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) which represents the $903 billion equipment finance sector, today revealed its Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2015.
New Hudson Facades, a manufacturer of curtain wall systems, will establish a facility, a move that will create 168 new jobs during the next three years in Linwood, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
The Window & Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) released today a comprehensive advocacy agenda for 2015.
The international investors Cascade Investment L.L.C., Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, Fidelity Worldwide Investment and Threadneedle Investments together holding 8.61% of Sika's share capital (4.62% of the voting rights) express…
We were recently contacted by All Glass & Window in Florida – a full-service commercial glass and glazing company that offers a wide range of architectural products and services.
Tecnoglass, Inc. (NASDAQ:TGLS; OTCBB:TGLSW) ("Tecnoglass" or the "Company") today announced that it acquired selected assets of Glasswall, LLC, a Miami, Florida-based manufacturer of impact-resistant windows and door systems…
Dow Corning will promote their innovative solutions for high performance façades to building designers and construction management at the forthcoming BAU exhibition in Munich, Germany.
Pilkington MirroView™, the glass which transforms a display screen into a mirror and back again, has won one of the Architectural Record magazine's Record Products Awards 2014.