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The first of a set of 14th-century stained glass windows taken by the Red Army at the end of the Second World War were unveiled in eastern Germany on Saturday, three years after returning home.
Minnesota-based glass company plans to spend millions to expand its operations in Fremont, adding as many as 70 jobs to the Steuben County town of about 1,700.
Although everyday a number of tourists pass by the Christ Church on the Ridge in Shimla, hardly a few care to peep inside.
The works of local glassblower George Watson are currently on display at The Silver Ribbon American Crafts and Art Gallery in Pembroke.
Standard & Poor's Corp (S&P) said Thursday it has revised the outlook on the long-term corporate credit rating on Asahi Glass Co, one of the world's largest flat-glass makers, to negative from stable.
The Eugene School District will shell out about $1 million to replace hundreds of wired glass panels in its schools after some serious injuries.
The stylish of BEMCOP hardware will add a modern appearance to any shower enclosure. BEMCOP Shower hinges, handles, knobs, towel bars, glass clamps, accessories and so on.
V.A.E.M. srl, with head office in Lecco (Italy), is on the market for more than 50 years. It is specialized in the production of a large range of glass fittings, in particular the shelf supports suitable to fit showcases.
In the Official Journal of the European Communities (OJEC C 40 of 14/02/2002) the European Commission has published a list of eight new harmonised standards in accordance with the directive 89/106/EEC on "construction products".
Chemical and glass producer PPG Industries Inc. said it would appeal an award to privately held Marvin Windows and Doors by a federal jury here on Thursday.
A jury awarded Marvin Windows and Doors $135.8 million from PPG Industries on its claim that a PPG wood preservative failed to prevent wood rot as promised.The decision was handed down Thursday in U.S.
"With a product like Pilkington Activ™ Glass, people are naturally going to be skeptical until they actually see it work," said Leland Ogdahl, general manager and co-owner of Kent Window Inc./Harbor Windows™, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Officials at Pilkington North America were pleased with the recent decision of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to delay the implementation of the new Energy Star criteria for windows in order to further review the changes that are being made in…
CEN has submitted a draft standard to the preliminary inquiry phase destined to provide information required for CE marking of windows and external pedestrian doors.
While dark glass on today's vehicles provides passenger privacy and symbolizes status, tomorrow's automotive designers see glass tops, spanning from the windshield across the roof to the back window, on luxury vehicles so that occupants…
Apogee Enterprises Inc., a maker of glass products for the building and auto industries, on Wednesday posted higher third-quarter earnings and affirmed its outlook for the current and next fiscal years.
New patio door handle and finish offerings, created in response to increasing demands on architects and custom home builders for luxury options, are now available from Vetter©, Norcross, Ga., according to Jeff Kibler, Vetter brand manager.
When University of Kansas decided to rebuild the original Hoch Auditorium, which had been destroyed in a fire, several Vistawall Architectural Products were chosen to complete this detailed reconstruction project.
MIT Museum announced the Glass, Glorious Glass program, an interactive workshop designed to teach children and their families about the art and science of glass.
In autumn of this year the term "k-value" for the heat transition coefficient for windows and doors will be completely replaced by the term "u-value".
The Institut fr Fenstertechnik (ITF Rosenheim) will host the Rosenheim Window Days for the 29th time from Thursday, October 18 to Saturday, October 20, 2001.
Thermal Industries today announced that it will offer windows containing SunClean self-cleaning glass from PPG (NYSE:PPG) beginning next spring - making it the first window and patio enclosure manufacturer to offer the latest in PPG's glass…
The European Standard draft for the safety requirements of "Machines and plants for the manufacture, treatment and processing of flat glass" in the area of "Storage, handling and transportation equipment inside the factory" has…