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Wrightstyle is a leading UK advanced glazing company and supplies its steel and aluminium systems worldwide. Tim Kempster, the company’s managing director, looks at how glass absorbs sound.  We can’t see or smell it, but it’s one of the most…
―with the Seal of Recommendation Earned for UV Verre Premium Privashield™ in December 2015―   AGC, a world-leading manufacturer of glass, chemicals and high-tech materials, announced that it has earned The Skin Cancer Foundation’s Seal of…
GLASSOLUTIONS has extended its UK fire resistant glass manufacturing operation with the addition of CONTRAFLAM STRUCTURE to the range it now manufacturers at its specialist Coventry plant.
AGC Glass is a registered AIA/CES provider and we are pleased to be a sponsor of CE|Strong, a continuing education app for architects.
Wrightstyle, the UK steel and aluminium glazing company, has completed a major upgrading project at Cardiff Central Station for Network Rail Wales.
In order for it not to crack or melt when exposed to the high temperatures generated by a naked flame, only fire resistant glass is suitable for certain applications.
AGC, a world-leading manufacturer of glass, chemicals and high-tech materials, announced the launch of UV Verre Premium Privashield™, newly developed automotive glass for rear doors and rear windows that cuts approximately 99% of ultraviolet (UV)…
The new Hikari building – ‘hikari’ meaning ‘light’ in Japanese – was designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma.  The first positive-energy mixed-use city block in Europe, delivers exemplary environmental performance since it generates slightly more…
In response to the fast moving digital world, AGC redesigned its product website yourglass.com to create a more intuitive and user-friendly experience.
Contemporary architects tend to stress the importance of daylight inside buildings. Therefore, most partitions have become glazed walls. Nevertheless, there have been restrictions to the dimensions of glass panels available in the market, wherever…
By incorporating an exclusive PVB film which is more rigid than the plastic films usually used in conventional safety glazing, Stratobel Strong provides enhanced mechanical properties, whilst offering a perfectly neutral appearance.
In July 2015 the international research project “Transparent organic photovoltaic glass façade (TOP)” started.
Being the first fully vertically-integrated fire rated glazing USA-manufacturer enables SAFTI FIRST to provide the fastest lead times, most competitive pricesand best coordination  SAFTI FIRST, leading USA-manufacturer of advanced fire rated glass…
Following months of development, testing and working closely with our creative agency, we are pleased to reveal our new website that we feel truly reflects our position as ‘First in Fire Glass’.
The AGC Glass Building, the new headquarters of AGC Glass Europe located in Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium), has won the title of "Foreign Building of the Year" in the category for foreign architectural achievements at a ceremony held in the…
Wrightstyle is a specialist steel and aluminium glazing company and supplies its fire-rated systems internationally.
The low-melting adhesive fluoropolymer offers a new bonding option - AGC, a world-leading manufacturer of glass, chemicals and high-tech materials, announces that it will start the sales of low-melting adhesive fluoropolymer, Fluon® LM-ETFE LH-8000…
AGC Glass Europe has launched its new Reference App “Glass & Architecture by AGC”. The mobile app allows architects, designers and glass professionals to discover nice and inspiring architectural references from around the world, showcasing AGC…
AGC Glass Europe has recently introduced a new, modern way to measure the thickness of an installed glass pane: the AGC Glass Thickness Measurement app.
Wrightstyle is one of Europe’s leading suppliers of advanced steel and aluminium glazing systems, supplying fire and blast resistant systems worldwide.
AGC Residential Fabrication has added CNCV-Groove equipment at the Boardman, Ohio plant to better support window and door manufacturers’ need for more distinctive glass designs and differentiation.
In order to respond to the increasing demand for touch cover screens using FTIR (Frustrated Total Internal Reflection ) technology, AGC launches the TIREXtreme glass.
World's largest producer of mirror glass - 40 years of double glazing - The AGC Glass Europe plant in Zeebrugge (Belgium) celebrated 90 years of glassmaking at a ceremony on the evening of 7 September attended by Geert Bourgeois, Minister-…
Wrightstyle is a specialist steel and aluminium glazing company and supplies its fire-rated systems internationally.
45-minute rated glazing applications continue to be a confusing area of the code, and it’s understandable given the several caveats and exceptions to its use.