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Just a few days after the announce- SAINT-GOBAIN
ment of the new glass wool line at
the Saint-Gobain Isover production ACQUISITION OF LOGLI MASSIMO
unit near Bergamo, the Saint-Gobain
group has announced that it has Benelux and a number future: continuous
carried out yet another important of other European quality and innova-
investment in Italy with the takeover countries. Massimo tion, above all in the
of the company based in Prato. Logli Logli will continue to construction sector,
Massimo is specialized in systems ensure development which will be the real
and accessories for the fastening and and management. driver for the start-up and growth of
assembly of glass partitions such as This most recent acquisition is part of the entire Italian sector.”
balustrades, shower enclosures, parti- Saint-Gobain’s aim to increase its of- “With this acquisition,” underlined
tion walls and internal and external fer of complete added-value systems Scotti, “we are strengthening even
doors. for indoor and outdoor environments. more our glass division, with its
Founded in 1989 by Massimo Logli, “Saint-Gobain has invested almost historical fulcrum in Saint-Gobain
the company has about 60 employees. EUR 250 million in Italy since 2011, Glass Pisa, with the development of
Becoming part of the Saint-Gobain which is a perfect testimony of the interesting synergies to complete our
group will enable Logli Massimo trust the group has in our country,” product range.”
to increase its growth in European said Gianni Scotti, president and Saint-Gobain has been present in
markets, offering architects and con- managing director of Saint-Gobain Italy since 1889, and currently has
struction companies a full range of in Italy. Our aim is to give the market more than 2,100 employees, 23 pro-
products. Already a leader in Italy, the a clear, positive signal of optimism. duction units, and reported EUR 700
company is also present in France, We have a simple idea regarding the million turnover in 2017.

THERMOSEAL GROUP

NEW THERMOBAR INTERBAR

Thermoseal Group, the UK’s leading industry problems,” says Samantha other highest performance warm
manufacturer and supplier of warm Hill, Head of Marketing and Com- edge spacer, Thermoflex, have been
edge spacer systems and over 2,000 munications, “Offering a more energy submitted for independent tests
insulated glass (IG) components, has efficient alternative to aluminium is and are amongst the highest rated
introduced new sizes of its Ther- currently important in Europe where in the marketplace. Thermobar and
mobar Interbar to suit warm edge there is a U-value penalty on win- Thermoflex have a thermal efficiency
windows incorporating a multipane dows fitted with Georgian bar and value of 0.14W/mK and 0.135W/mK
window system with a 25mm surface multipane window systems using respectively. These values are shown
mount Georgian bar. duplex fittings or Interbar (Mun- on Bundesverband Flachglas data
The new sizes of Thermobar Interbar tin). In the anticipation that U-value sheets for both windows and façades.
(Muntin) include 11.5x22mm and penalties may also be applied to UK Both spacers are included on the Pas-
15.5x22mm Interbar and fittings in Window Energy Ratings (WERs), sive House Component Database and
black, white and grey. The Ther- our Technical Centre and production achieve an A+ Passive House rating
mobar Interbar range also includes: team have been working to expand for arctic climates.
6x18mm; 11.5x18mm; 15.5x18mm. the Thermobar Interbar range which The Thermobar Warm Edge Spacer
All fittings are colour-matched to is made with high-performance engi- Accessories range includes: Bespoke
the highest performance Thermobar neering plastic similar to that used for colour-matched Corner Keys; Gas
Warm Spacer range, but are com- our Thermobar Warm Edge Spacers. Corner Keys (with and without hole);
patible with all warm edge spacer Our warm edge multipane window Flexi Keys; Straight Connectors; a
systems. products will help our customers to range of colour-matched Gas Collars
“We are committed to our customers minimize any penalties.” and Plugs; Thermobar Interbar and
and seek to provide real solutions to Thermobar and Thermoseal Group’s Fittings and Duplex fittings.

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