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Road Safety Performances : GripTop® has passed the tests(23/04/2012)
Iron technology market leader Saint-Gobain PAM UK has completed comprehensive testing of its GripTop® high friction anti-skid access cover range, which has further highlighted the product’s road safety performance and durability credentials. GripTop® is Saint-Gobain PAM UK’s ductile iron access cover range, which has been engineered to bring together the benefits of ductile iron, high performance bonding agents and resins and bauxite aggregate... [more]
Opt-Emax GripTop ductile iron access covers to be trialled on carriageways by Jersey Telecom(15/09/2011)
Jersey Telecom has awarded a £100,000 contract to Saint-Gobain PAM UK for the supply of Opt-Emax GripTop™ ductile iron access covers to be trialled on carriageways. A key factor in the decision to choose Opt-Emax GripTop™ was the product’s ability to withstand the potential premature wear due to Jersey’s unique infrastructure which installs most access covers at the edge of the carriageway resulting in every vehicle hitting the covers. Lau... [more]
Saint-Gobain Group's Industrial Mortars Division carries out four international acquisitions(02/06/2011)
Since the beginning of the year, the Saint-Gobain Group's Industrial Mortars Division has carried out four international acquisitions, which in total represent EUR60 million in annual revenues. In Brazil, in early April Saint-Gobain Weber acquired the entire capital of Anchortec, a company that enjoys strong synergies with Weber Quartzolit, which is the leading industrial mortars company with 19 plants and over 1,300 employees spread throughou... [more]
CertainTeed showcases sustainable construction products at the 2011 International Builders' Show(17/01/2011)
CertainTeed Corporation, a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, will showcase its sustainable products and an industry-first mobile app at the 2011 International Builders' Show in Orlando, Fl.. The company's building science team will also help tackle several key building industry issues through onsite educational sessions. Throughout the show, CertainTeed's building science team is leading 30-minute educational sessions, which include: Moisture and Mo... [more]
AirRenew gypsum board permanently reduces volatile organic compounds circulating indoors(15/06/2010)
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, sources of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) inside a building include pressed wood products that are made using adhesives, such as sub-flooring, shelving, cabinets, and furniture. Other factors, such as ventilation rate, temperature, and humidity can also impact indoor air quality. CertainTeed Gypsum introduces a new approach to improving indoor air quality with AirRenew(TM) gypsum board.... [more]
Saint-Gobain offers discounts on building materials to hospices(03/12/2009)
Saint-Gobain Building Distribution (SGBD)’s partnership with Help the Hospices launched across the UK and Ireland in July 2009 and has seen 168 local hospices partner with over 750 Jewson and Graham branches nationwide. The partnership has already got off to a great start with employees raising money through a variety of means such as dressing in yellow, the colour of the hospice movement’s sunflower emblem, to dozens of raffles and even sitting ... [more]
Saint-Gobain Construction Products acquires MAG(17/06/2008)
Japan is one of the world's leading construction products markets: the building industry employs 9% of the country's active population, and 1.2 million new dwellings are built each year. New building standards with greater emphasis on insulation should become effective this year. They aim to address the growing concern of government and consumers for environmental protection (reduction of CO2), energy efficiency and comfort. Saint-Gobain's Con... [more]
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