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Covid has now been with us for almost three years. Also, the Ukraine war, the resulting energy crisis and high inflation have significantly cooled the consumer climate in Germany and many other parts of the world. This has also had an impact on markilux.
We interviewed Messe Düsseldorf’s Birgit Horn, Director of glasstec on what to expect from this year’s trade fair. Here is what she had to say:
The trade fair China Glass 2022 in Shangai has been postponed as a result of concerns in relation to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.
The double exhibition FENSTERBAU FRONTALE / HOLZ-HANDWERK 2022 will be postponed to 12-15 July 2022. This was recently announced by the NürnbergMesse exhibition centre.
Because of the Covid-19, the Glaston Performance Days 2021 had to be postponed to February 16-18, 2022. As a result of the 8-month delay, the organisers decided to reopen the nominations for the Jorma Vitkala Award of Merit until January 10, 2022.
Messe Stuttgart is postponing the R+T - the world's leading trade fair for roller shutters, doors and sun protection, originally scheduled for February 2022, until 19 to 23 February 2024.
Organic solar facade elements, a warm edge building in Dubai, A window system that automatically lets in fresh air and an award-winning spacer manufacturer. Here are our top stories of the week:
Providing indoor spaces with sufficient fresh, germ-free air is currently a key issue. Independent institutes and research communities confirm the importance of providing fresh air indoors as an effective means of combating Covid-19 aerosol transmission and increasing well-being.
Drutex, Polish manufacturer of windows, doors and roller shutters, promises customers across Europe a delivery time of seven days from order, despite current challenges such as supply chain bottlenecks and the construction boom.
The organisers of the Glass Performance Days have announced that the GPD, which was to take place in Tampere (Finland) in October, will be postponed until next year. The new target date is February/March 2022.
As a result of the glasstec 2021 trade fair having to be cancelled, the accompanying conference Engineered Transparency will now be held as an online event.
Based on the latest polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) technology, switchable smart glass (also known as smart glass or switchable glass) is glass that can be switched from frosted to clear at the press of a button. See here for the basics on this technology:
The management of Messe Düsseldorf has just announced that glasstec trade fair planned for this year has been cancelled. Many industry insiders were already expecting that the trade fair would not happen in June 2021 – and now it is official.
The company CMC Klebetechnik GmbH has developed a fleece made of polyamide that is covered in a copper tape. Here you will find out more on how such a measure can help to stop the spread of viruses.
New Zealand-based AGP will supply high-performance insulating glass units to 72 window manufacturers throughout New Zealand who are enjoying a surge in use for thermally efficient windows, doors and facades in residential and commercial buildings.
Despite the continuing corona pandemic, machine and software supplier Lisec is planning to participate in trade fairs and events in the coming year. The focus will be on glasstec 2021 in Düsseldorf. Here you will find out which other trade fairs are still planned.
In response to the current challenges posed by the global corona pandemic, NSG Group is introducing the new Pilkington SaniTise. This is a glass with a transparent photocatalytic coating.
In this interview, Solarlux CEO Stefan Holtgreife explains how the corona pandemic has impacted his company - and which strategies have proved successful in dealing with it. There was one thing that surprised him.
ToughGlaze Ltd was founded in 1993 and over the years has developed into one of the leading companies in the glass processing industry in the UK. The company supplies high quality and cost effective glass for balustrades and partitions. ToughGlaze also specialises in the sale of architectural glass with digital printing and various types of mesh and wire inserts.
At the four Aluprof sites production continues during the Covid-19 pandemic. The products of the manufacturer of aluminum systems as well as all other services to its partners and customers remain available. Here are the details.
What can a shop owner with a lot of customer contact do in times of Corona? A good option are cough and sneeze protector panes made of Perspex.
