In recent years, not only have architects discovered laminated safety glass as a building material, but they have also learnt to better exploit its exceptional structural and design performance.

Dupont’s SentryGlas interlayer has helped create an iconic corporate landmark in Barcelona, Spain. The glass facade of the Gas Natural Group’s headquarters features an imaginary bite-mark overhanging the main entrance to the building with the under-side of this curved section representing the indentations left  by a shark’s teeth.

THE Kalzip standing seam system has been used to create unique, imaginatively-designed new buildings in the Middle East and all around the world. Some of these projects have now been portrayed in stunning photographs within a new 32-page full-colour brochure entitled ‘Kalzip sets standards’, which is available in Farsi and Arabic.

IN response to the demand for an economical yet high-end solution for unitised facades, European aluminium systems manufacturer Reynaers Aluminium has developed the CW65 EF (element façade), which offers the benefits of its highly-successful CW86 curtain-wall system in a slim profile.

Tiger Profiles and Insulation (TPI) has grown from a manufacturer of cold roll-formed sheets to a full-fledged one-stop shop that provides comprehensive metal cladding solutions.  Buoyed by the success it has enjoyed in the market, the UAE-based company is now eagerly pursuing expansion plans.