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Elmar Rastner has taken over the newly created position of Head of Key Account Management for Europe at Swisspacer as of 1 June 2024. Here are the details.
The aluminium system suppliers Ponzio Polska and Alufest GmbH will present themselves under the new Procural brand from 2024. As part of the Laumann Group, which also includes Veka and Gealan, they want to continue their successful growth path and also work on internationalisation.
Glaston recently celebrated 40 years of its insulating glass Services division. Offering support with original spare parts, maintenance, upgrades and more, the Services team still helps to keep customers’ machines running.
Guardian Glass has renewed its Bronze level Cradle to Cradle certification for its float, coated and laminated glass products. This relates to the glass produced in the European plants.
On 21 March 2023, the European Solar Shading Organisation (ES-SO) will organise the first worldwide solar protection day, the "Global Shading Day". On this day, the public and policy-makers worldwide will be informed about the benefits of sun shading systems for people, the environment and nature.
The glass specialists at Íspan from Kópavogur, a district of the Islandic capital Reykjavík, have been manufacturing insulating glass and refined flat glass for all over Iceland since 1969. Here we take a look at the company's production, where glass is refined into unique objects.
Efficient, energy-efficient renovations must be flanked by effective regulations. The European PVC Window Association EPPA therefore calls for more ambitious minimum standards and a massive economic stimulus programme for the energy-efficient replacement of old windows as a direct investment grant for building owners.
Natural gas is essential to the glass industry. And if energy costs continue to rise, this may put the competitiveness of the European glass industry at risk. So an alliance of leading players has just published an open letter calling on von der Leyen to take appropriate measures:
The EU is becoming dangerously dependent on China. When talking about the value chain in photovoltaics, the heaviest component of a solar module is consistently neglected: the solar glass. Guest article by Erich Merkle of Gridparity
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.
Finstral manufactures insulating glass and complete windows and french doors at its Oppeano site near Verona. Now the capacities there are being considerably expanded.
An increasing number of people are embarking on a more tech-savvy lifestyle. Intrigued by this notion, the experts at Homedit.com conducted a study to find out which European countries embrace smart home technologies the most.
