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The event was sponsored by Sika and Pilkington and consisted of Glass America competitors performing an actual windshield installation with Sika account managers providing the impartial judging and score sheets.
The annual dates allocation for 2012 for GGF members and their staff and/or customers who wish to visit NSG Pilkington factories for float and rolled glass have now been decided.
The nation is preparing to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee; the sixtieth anniversary of an event that changed the face of the world we live in today, and a celebration of a true British institution.
Pilkington K Glass™ S has achieved a strong sales rate just six months on from launch, with production volumes more than doubling since January.
New Glass Coating Provides RF Shielding for Secure Building ApplicationsOwatonna, MN – Viracon announces CyberShield™ - a glass coating specifically engineered to reduce the transmission of radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic radiation, also…
The new plant at Mexicali started partial production in December 2011 and will move to full plant load by May 2012.
Solar Panel Innovation Using “Optical Tracking” Technology Increases Energy Harvesting Up To 30 PercentLake Mary, FL., May 31, 2012 - Advanced Solar Photonics, LLC (ASP), an American manufacturer of photovoltaic equipment and provider of turnkey…
The Chinese central government set an energy saving standard for a new commercial building in 2009. On the basis of the energy saving standard of the central government, Jilin province and its capital Changchun are located in the northeast region…
Tokyo, June 7, 2012—AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Head Office: Tokyo; President & CEO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) announced today that UV Verre PremiumTM was adopted by Honda Motor Co., Ltd. for the first time and has been installed in the She’s, HYBRID…
Glass Doctor® of Southwest Riverside County in Murrieta, Calif., received its 10th consecutive award for outstanding commitment to overall safety and maintaining a safe work site Friday, May 18.
U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA's) Federal Office Building 8 (FOB 8) will soon complete its major modernization.
Pilkington Planar™ has been specified as part of a refurbishment project at the Royal Veterinary College’s Hawkshead campus in Hertfordshire.
Tubelite Inc. has named Steve Mikkelson to the newly created position of quality manager. He works closely with Tubelite's production and executive management teams."Tubelite strives to provide the highest level of quality in our…
Achieving Stunning Effects in More and More SpacesArchitects, designers, building owners and others are increasingly turning to decorative safety glass to give visual punch and signature imagery to buildings and public places.
May 17, 2012 - (Washington, D.C. at AIA 2012 National Convention and Design Exhibition, Booth 2713) – SCHOTT today announced the launch of tempered SCHOTT NARIMA®, a thermally-tempered, weather-resistant version of its color effects safety glass…
The sixth annual International Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation Conference is taking place in the Shanghai New International Expo Center from 16 – 18 May 2012.
When it comes to fitting windows, it doesn’t get much harder and more complicated than this, although Devizes-based Wrightstyle came up with a solution that works beautifully but which involved technical complexity and not a little design difficulty.
With the excess capacity and industry reshuffle, it is inevitable for building glass enterprises to upgrade the technology and transform.
Aaron Zorn joins Tubelite Inc. to provide glazing contractors in the Chicago area with storefront, curtainwall, entrance and daylight control systems.
With parts of the economy stagnating and companies everywhere feeling the pinch, Fullex Locks, one of the longest established UK Multipoint lock manufacturers, have grown an impressive 50% during its last two years of trading.
Schaumburg, Ill. -- The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA), as a partner of the Window Safety Task Force, encourages everyone to recognize the importance of practicing window safety by designating one week each spring to…
Pilkington Glass employees were informed Tuesday of a workforce reduction of 60 people beginning Saturday, June 2.
A leading UK steel glazing company has supplied fire-rated systems to the iconic King’s Cross redevelopment in London.
Pilkington Planar™ has been specified in a major redevelopment of Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham.
At the American Architectural Manufacturing Association (AAMA) 75th Annual Conference in Naples, Fla., the AAMA membership ratified the 2012 Board of Directors slate, which included Jerry Heppes, Sr., CAE, to fill the affiliated association seat…