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Architectural Glass & Cladding (AG&C) has named Donna Seccombe as Architectural Sales Representative for the northeast region where she will cover the Queensland and New South Wales markets.
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The architectural community appreciates the multiple benefits of letting natural light into buildings. The challenge is to allow the appropriate level in while minimizing the unwanted effects.
RMIT University will replace more than 16,000 glass disks on its $80 million Carlton-based Design Hub, following safety concerns caused by nine disks falling off the facade in October 2014, with many to incorporate building-integrated photovoltaic…
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Orora Limited (ASX:ORA) announces it has committed to invest $42 million in additional glass bottle forming lines at its Gawler, South Australia, glass plant.
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GGH is the Largest Supplier to the Glazing Industry in Western Australia
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On the day before the opening of the annual AGGA conference the Melbourne Pullman Hotel will host the 1st LiSEC Day of Australia.   More information can be obtained from our team in Sydney: angela.demaina@lisec.com