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Edgetech’s Andy Jones has been named as the 8th most influential person in the Window In Industry, by the much coveted Top 30 list of Most Influential people in the window industry, published by Window Industries magazine.
Take a tour of YKK AP’s Dublin, GA manufacturing plant, in conjunction with GlassBuild America! YKK AP® manufactures storefronts, curtain walls, windows, balcony doors, and sun controls at our Dublin manufacturing facility.
Edgetech I.G. was recently honored with the 2009 Crystal Achievement Award for Most Innovative Marketing Program, Supplier, by Window & Door magazine for the company’s 2008 “Edgetech University” GlassBuild booth.
Pilkington recently became the first glass manufacturer to use TecDoc’s professional data and catalogue service, thereby taking advantage of the worldwide acceptance of this trading tool for the independent automotive parts market.
The Tianjin automotive plant in China recorded three major milestones in less than two weeks in July. * On July 3rd, the plant passed the ISO14001 environmental audit;* On July 7th, Tianjin celebrated a full year with no lost time accidents, and* On…
The new Platine Nishi-Shinjuku tower building in Tokyo uses 8,800 square metres of REFSHINE® high performance solar reflective glass.
Pilkington energiKare™, the energy-efficient glazing from Pilkington has been a huge hit with homeowners this year, with the number of supplier searches on its website so far in 2009 exceeding those for the whole of 2008.
More than 450 people logged on to an exclusive webinar from Pilkington which gave an insight to the changes to Part L of the Building Regulations 2010, what they mean for architects and specifiers and how glazing is an essential product to help meet…
Brand new energy-efficient glazing Pilkington energiKare™ Legacy has featured in a pioneering refurbishment of a London council property in Islington.
The plaintiffs in a class-action suit alleging that several glass manufacturers engaged in a conspiracy to fix prices have filed a motion to compel Guardian Industries to provide several documents to the court that were produced in the European…
GLASSMAKER Pilkington has sold its Swiss processing operations to a German company in a £20m-plus deal. Flachglas Wernberg, in which Pilkington's Japanese parent NSG Group holds a 49 per cent stake, has bought three businesses employing 255…
Established hardware supplier Carl F Petersen Ltd has added the Trojan Mega Egress hinge to its broadening hardware range.
Pilkington’s high performance glass, Pilkington Activ Suncool™, which brings together the self-cleaning properties of Pilkington Activ™ and the solar control properties of Pilkington Suncool™, has added two new performance features to the…
The Government has launched a White Paper on increasing protection for consumers, with the aim of, among other things, reducing the number of rogue traders.
Glassmaker Pilkington has sold its Swiss processing operations to a German company in a £20m-plus deal.Flachglas Wernberg, in which Pilkington’s Japanese parent NSG Group holds a 49 per cent stake, has bought three businesses employing 255 staff.
Pilkington energiKare™, the energy-efficient glazing from Pilkington has been a huge hit with homeowners this year with the number of supplier searches on its website so far in 2009 exceeding those for the whole of 2008.
Glassmaker Pilkington is to cut another 90 jobs in the region as it continues to make massive cost savings.
As reported by The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, and discovered by researcher Daniel Klem Jr., the best window covering for the job was an exterior film with evenly spaced ultraviolet UV-reflecting and UV-absorbing patterns.
The Croydon Adult Learning and Training (CALAT) Centre in New Addington, Surrey, has drafted in the help of solar control glazing Pilkington Eclipse Advantage™ to create a stunning curtain walling system for the centre’s entrance.
Carl F Petersen Ltd has celebrated twenty years supplying window and door fittings from its Corby distribution facility. Over the last two decades, Carl F has increased its range to offer over 10,000 products to the trade market.
Global demand for windows and doors (fenestration) is forecast to grow 4.3 percent per annum to $167 billion in 2013, roughly one-half the pace achieved between 2003 and 2008.
Pilkington glass has provided a clear vision for a new development at Casement Park stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Glass and window restoration and replacement company, The Glass Guru, headquartered in Roseville, Calif., launched franchises in California, Oregon, Texas and Florida, according to a June 15 release.
Leaded glass windows created by Classic Glass Inc. in Alexandria, Va., were recently featured in an episode of the HGTV’s show, Curb Appeal.