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Sharda Glass Ltd. licensed to use DuPont SentryGlas Expressions

July 15, 2009
DuPont Glass Laminating Solutions has licensed its DuPont SentryGlas Expressions digital interlayer technology to Sharda Glass Ltd., West Drayton, United Kingdom, according to a July 14 DuPont release. Established in 2006 by Neil Sharda, Sharda Glass specializes in the production of high-performance structural and architectural glass products.The agreement allows Sharda Glass to produce and ...

Vidrotil launches Web site

March 26, 2009
Tile Trade LLC, in partnership with Vidrotil, announces the launch of their campaign, a new Web site showcasing the company's handcrafted collection of glass mosaic tiles. Since 1947, the company's dedicated craftsmen have been committed to the elegant art of mosaics. See the April 09 issue of Glass Magazine for a glass tiles feature.

Photovoltaic embedded glass art debuts in San Jose

December 16, 2008
With the opening of the Pearl Avenue Branch Library in San Jose, the city has became the first municipality in the United States to install permanent public art that combines photovoltaic cells and art glass in an architectural application, according to a Dec. 15 release from the city of San Jose.Artist Lynn Goodpasture’s pioneering public art piece, entitled Solar Illumination I: Evolution ...

Glass panels to hold names of fallen officers

December 15, 2008
A gleaming monument to the county's fallen law enforcement officers was erected on the San Diego County Administration Center's southwest lawn months ago.The majestic glass panes – etched with the names of officers who died while on duty – keep cracking for no clear reason, according to a Dec. 15 SignOnSanDiego.com report.

Meltdown Glass expands studio

November 14, 2008
Meltdown Glass Art & Design LLC, Chandler, Ariz., will expand operation and move fabrication into a larger production studio. The expansion will increase the company's capacity four times, according to a company newsletter Nov. 13. The expansion also will shorten lead times to better serve customer needs. For most jobs the lead time will be five weeks, according to the newsletter report. ...
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  • » Industry calls for improvements to Building Star
    Officials at the National Glass Association, McLean, Va., put the association's name in support of a position paper, released by the Glass Association of North America, Topeka, Kan., calling for proposed improvements for commercial windows and glazing in the Building Star Energy Efficiency Rebate Act of 2010. The paper addresses the concerns of the glass and glazing industry regarding ...
  • » Sika acquires ADCO Products' AGR business
    Officials of Sika AG, Switzerland, announced today [March 9] that its U.S. subsidiary, Sika Corp., Lyndurst, N.J., has acquired the auto glass replacement business of ADCO Products, Michigan Center, Mich. The ADCO AGR business has an annual turnover of approximately $6-$7 million, according to a same-day release. It will be integrated into Sika's Aftermarket Business Unit in the United States and ...
  • » Construction spending falls; federal highway funds lapse; ABI sinks; credit stays tight
    Construction spending fell in January to $884 billion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, down 0.6 percent from December, down 9.3 percent from January 2009 and the lowest rate since June 2003, the Census Bureau reported today [March 1]. November and December totals were revised down by 1.4 percent each, and the 2009 total, $937 billion, was 13 percent below the 2008 level. Private ...