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• New glass reduces carbon footprint by almost half and is 10 times more resistant to damage
• Global windows and doors market forecast to reach USD 356.7 billion
• eVidnovlennia: the state plans to reimburse repairs made at its own expense
• Belarus helps to circumvent the European ban on russian glass imports
• Aluprof has increased the burglary resistance class of aluminium window and door systems
• Frameless and at the same time barrier-free Schüco sliding doors have won design awards
• Hegla develops equipment to separate glass in old or defective double-glazed windows
• Sales of electronic security technologies in Germany exceed EUR 5 billion for the first time
• USAID launches new grant programme for small and medium-sized enterprises in Ukraine
• Designers love the aesthetics of Velux flat roof lights
• Vocational schools could involve in testing construction products for compliance with Regulation 305
• Schüco acquires shares in its aluminium profile supplier
• Reynaers Aluminium Polska completes construction of new headquarters
• Construction of Gealan’s new multi-level automated warehouse in Germany is complete
• Deceuninck opens a new production plant in Croatia
• Vinnytsia City Council will provide loans to participants of the Energodim program
• Rehau has officially presented the new Artevo window system
• Developers are to be obliged to build housing with shelters
• The second AGC plant starts production of low CO2 float glass
• Exports of goods from Ukraine fell by 19.6% in the first quarter of 2023
• Winkhaus fittings will have a self-regeneration coating
• Kyiv shelters will have equipped with intercoms for automated access
• Miroplast launches production of co-extruded profiles
• German locks and fittings market shows a decline in the first quarter of 2023
• Government speeds up public procurement of energy services for budgetary institutions
• UK announces multi-year financial assistance to support and rebuild Ukraine
• Henkel has signed an agreement to sell its business in russia
• Renolit will increase warehouse capacity in Germany
• European industry needs 210 billion euros of investment by 2050
• Glas Trösch plans to build a sheet glass plant in Belgium
• New toughening furnace installed for the Pilkington plant in Norway
• Trade between Ukraine and Canada will permit the non-prohibited
• Global trade: roughly 70% of companies expect export turnover to grow in 2023
• Construction stores and contractors can become participants of the new Ukrainian programme eVidnovlennia
• 346 students practised workable skills during the renovation of their vocational schools
• Liquid plastic with fleece has offered for sealing zero thresholds
• WICONA and Saint-Gobain Glass can halve carbon emissions from building facades
• Gealan installs a new silo for recycled PVC granulate in Germany
• REHAU will have presented the latest generation of window profiles made of composite material
• NSG Group sells its subsidiaries in russia
• VELUX has launched production of controllers in Ukraine
• Winkhaus develops new automatic locks for dark entrance doors
• A simple solution for the insulation of already installed roller shutter boxes had presented at BAU
• Schuco supports the trend of colour diversity with the opening of a new aluminium profile painting facility
• Sliding windows with active seal presented at BAU 2023
• Old windows from Switzerland are used to rebuild bombed-out buildings
• The German window market expects a fall of 4.5%
• EU bans PVC profiles with lead stabilisers
• Forster has developed an energy-efficient steel window profile without plastic insulation
• Geze introduced a window drive up to 3.5 metres high
• Super Spacer remote frame has new colours
• Gealan introduces a premium profile for an automation window production
• Sliding doors without frames presented at BAU 2023
• Hinges for VELUX roof windows will make from recycled steel
• Ponzio Polska, VEKA and GEALAN become part of one group
• sedak isomax creates solid facades with thermal insulation at wall-level
• Winkhaus releases new service app for practical on-site use
• The merger between ETEM and COSMOS Aluminium completed
• AXOR INDUSTRY adapts its products to market needs
• Rehau coating programme switches to water-based varnishes
• Talisman has increased the thermal insulation of aluminium facades
• Saint-Gobain adds energy sources to decarbonise glass production
• Production of PVC profiles has started at the new Aluplast's plant in Poland
• Competition for thermal modernisation of public buildings starts for Ukrainian small and medium size cities
• Kyiv Regional Military Administration will finance works that cannot be carried out under the VidnovyDIM program
• VELUX introduces lower carbon footprint roof window blinds
• Medical facilities will be built according to the new DBN with consideration for accessibility
• The European glass industry advocates for strengthening the law on zero net industrial emissions
• EU plans to increase annual energy savings
• The Ministry of Economy of Ukraine expects to extend the free trade and sign an agreement with UAE
• Wise Service maintains its export potential during a full-scale invasion
• VidnovyDIM has increased the amount of the grant to UAH 7.2 million
• Gealan has increased the number of partners in the Ukrainian window market
• Glass Trösch Ukraine installs two glass processing lines
• Deceuninck lends €120 million for sustainable development
• Rehau optimises recycling of old windows in Germany to almost exact separation
• AGC and Saint-Gobain launch a pilot project to decarbonise a flat glass line
• Law on compensation for destroyed or damaged housing adopted
• Dnipro Polytechnic also plans to offer Masters in Energy Efficiency
• Ukrainian window manufacturers have problems with reconstruction orders
• "Liquid windows" were developed to control the amount and type of solar energy
• Ukrainian cities to be rebuilt according to 'New European Bauhaus' principles
• 23 Ukrainian communities presented priority recovery projects
• Ukrainian window manufacturers do not reduce the energy efficiency of windows during the rebuilding (clarified)
• Alumil's insulated system for large entrance doors now available on the Ukrainian market
• European construction products must be retested to obtain UKCA
• Italians patent system for cleaning glass edges after lamination
• Mortgage demand in Europe set to decline in the next quarters
• AGC develops a digital twin technology for float furnaces
• The energy-price shock will lead to moderate production losses for European companies
• Tecglass introduces inks for the production of decorative photovoltaic glass
• CMS SpA offers dry seaming machine edges without the use of water
• Master's course in energy efficiency to be developed in Ukraine
• German company has developed a grid for a glazed unit that prevents direct sunlight
• UAH 128 million has already been allocated for the reconstruction of houses under the VidnovyDIM programme
• Swiss company removes scratches by plastic deformation of glass
• Miroplast installed a generator at the production site
• Export and reconstruction will be discussed at WINDO KYIV Conference IV
• EU plans to increase energy efficiency in 2023
• In 2022, Saint-Gobain Glass presented its first bird-friendly glass
• Pilkington UK to produce architectural glass using hydrogen instead of natural gas
• 2022 was a positive year for the Italian woodworking machinery
• Profine Group will build a solar power plant in Bulgaria
• ETEM expands through the acquisition of COSMOS ALUMINIUM
• Veka and Foppe + Foppe successfully combined aluminium and PVC in facades
• The UK will continue to recognize the CE certificate for construction products
• 159 European standards of the windows and doors industry adopted as Ukrainian standards
• AGC Glass Europe launches low carbon glass series at the end of the year
• VELUX will buy solar energy for its European operations
• ift Rosenheim has released installation guidelines for windows, doors and curtain walls in English
• In 2023, the construction industry in Europe is expected to decline
• GEALAN expects to reach sales of up to EUR 390 million in 2022
• Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
• AGC increases sales of architectural glass, but not thanks to Europe
• Selena Group reported a profit for the three quarters of 2022
• Roto achieved double-digit growth in roof window sales in Germany
• VELUX Group reduces employees at European plants
• Ukraine and UK signed a Digital Trade Agreement
• NSG Group modernizes new double-glazed windows production plant in Poland
• The glass industry calls on the EU to take action to curb energy costs
• The GB continues to recognise the CE marking, but other rules will apply to construction products
• Round hole in a double-glazed window offered as a natural ventilation system
• The New European Bauhaus Academy is to train 3 million professionals in sustainable construction
• Only old wooden windows can be reused in reconstruction of the cities
• Co-owners will be able to receive compensation for step-by-step the replacement of windows and balconies
• The VidnovyDIM program launched with defined minimum requirements for windows and doors
• Bonding of double-glazed windows with the help of adhesive tape demonstrated at the Fensterbau
• Pilkington has developed the concept of a smart window that measures weather conditions to optimize the indoor
• Ukrainian window manufacturers increase the security level of standard windows
• The European Parliament has completed the procedure of approval of the "transport visa-free regime", which has been in force from July
• Ukrainians celebrate International Energy Saving Day with recommendations for successful wintering
• PVC profile for windows and doors will be imported without special duty
• During martial law, the duty on the import of PVC raw materials will abolish
• The assets of the Ukrainian PVC producer seized and handed over to ARMA
• ASSA ABLOY buys the Turkish hardware brand VHS
• Winkhaus stops working in russia and belarus
• The Global Flat Glass Market 2018 provides important features and forecasts regarding
• SolarWindow Technologies has announced power performance results
• VEKA Group constructions new recycling plant
• Glas Trösch: HYCLEAN glass with antibacterial properties
• Şişecam Group makes an offer to acquire its second flat glass plant in Italy
• Schüco and Soreg combine expertise
• Roto introduced a new line of rotary-folding accessories
• Attention! The size of grants under IQ energy Programme increased to 35% by the EBRD
• Glass Performance Days Workshop 2009, programme