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With the Innovation Award 2026, FENSTERBAU FRONTALE has established a new, quality-focused award scheme for the first time.
These awards recognise exceptional projects in the lightweight façade, window, and sun protection sectors, while also honouring the best undergraduate or postgraduate dissertations concerning the building envelope.
After more than four decades at the heart of the UK glass industry, Dave Dalton formally retired on Friday 17 April 2026, bringing to a close to a career commitment to championing glass as a material of the future.
Kuraray is proud to have contributed its products to four outstanding projects honoured at the awards.
The National Glass Association is pleased to welcome Robert Russel to the team as the new senior account executive, working within the sales department.
Glass and Glazing Federation strengthens its leadership team with the appointment of Amy Hopton-Smith as Head of Commercial and Operations, reinforcing its focus on growth and member value.
In recent years, we have not been busy with awards or recognition. We were mainly busy building. Just getting better every day and making software that really works for the glass industry.
Glaston Corporation’s SVP People & Culture and member of the Executive Leadership Team, Riikka Laitasalo, has decided to leave the company to pursue new opportunities outside Glaston.
FGIA Board of Directors voted during the FGIA Annual Conference to name longtime member and leader Mark Hutchinson (INTIGRAL) an Honorary Member of the Association.
Glass professionals are invited to explore innovation, collaboration and insight at the region’s leading hollow glass exhibition.
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Elke Harreiß is handing over the baton to Heike Slotta for FENSTERBAU FRONTALE and to Benedikt Weyerer for Chillventa. Both will be responsible for the strategic direction and conceptual development of their respective events going forward.
The passing of the gavel between the outgoing FGIA Chair of the Board, Rob Grommesh (Cardinal Glass Industries), and the incoming Chair, Mike Turner (YKK AP), took place during the 2026 Annual Conference.
Vitro Architectural Glass has announced the appointment of Lee Hudson as the new National Architectural Manager for the Southwest territory, covering California, Nevada and Hawaii.
HORN was entrusted by Gerresheimer to replace its existing all-electric melting furnace with a new state-of-the-art all-electric furnace at its Momignies manufacturing plant in Belgium.
HORN Glass Industries has recently founded a new project company named HORN Contracting LLC with a subsidiary in Abu Dhabi to ensure the handling and operational support of strategically important projects in the UAE.
Vitro Architectural Glass has named Adam Webb as the new Mid-South National Architectural Manager, overseeing the North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky areas.
On 11 March, the Board of Directors of Glass for Europe convened for the association’s General Assembly, where members confirmed the leadership of Davide Cappellino (AGC Glass Europe) for another term.
Şişecam has completed its greenfield flat glass facility investment in Tarsus, realized with a 315 million Euro investment, commissioning the TR9 line.
A pilot project led by ZHAW with Glas Trösch has demonstrated that recycling end-of-life windows into new float glass is technically feasible, paving the way toward a closed-loop recycling chain.
HEGLA’s IG2Pieces system has been nominated for the prestigious Fensterbau Innovation Award, highlighting its contribution to advancing circular solutions in the glass industry.
The Facade Tectonics Institute is pleased to announce its 2026 Board of Directors, welcoming new board members and recognizing leadership transitions as the Institute continues to expand its global programs and initiatives.
'The Industrial Accelerator Act represents a constructive first step towards supporting European-made products' declared Bertrand Cazes, Secretary General of Glass for Europe.
FGIA honored outstanding industry leaders and member companies during its 2026 Annual Awards Ceremony, celebrating excellence, service and commitment across the fenestration and glazing community.