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Season’s Greetings from Fortemp
Thanks for all your support and trust in Fortemp this year. Our whole team wishes you a lot of joy and happiness during this holiday season. May the upcoming year will be full of new achievements that will bring you a huge success.Read more -
OBE Files Notice to Close Los Angeles Facility
Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope® Inc. (OBE) notified California that it will permanently close its Los Angeles-based facility as of Dec. 31, 2024. Company officials say the move reflects OBE’s efforts to optimize its operations. OBE filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notice o...Read more -
Happ New Year
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Turbulent times continue in the glass market
Despite an anticipated down turn in the UK and Europe, a significant number of float tanks are due a rebuild / cold repair in 2023, while other plants are reducing the pull rate and we’ve obviously seen a reduction in Russian imports. There actually aren’t that many glass plants in Eu...Read more -
Higher Energy Bills are business threatening for 60% of glass manufacturers in UK
After numerous unsettled years following Brexit, the pandemic, supply chain disruption and now the energy crisis, it’s clear that the next PM needs to hit the ground running. The sustainable economic recovery and consequential ensuing stability in everyone’s lives must be top priority. Bri...Read more -
Tvitec takes over Cricursa
Tvitec acquires Cricursa for 15 million euros The Court of Barcelona has finally awarded the curved glass manufacturer Cricursa to the glass processing company Tvitec, which will maintain around 130 jobs in its production units. Cricursa, a world leader in the manufacture of curved glass, ...Read more -
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
We’re reaching the start of 2022 after two long years of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s hard to tell if & when there’ll be an “end” date to COVID, but there’s never a wrong time to start the new year with positivity and well wishes! The staffs & management of Fortemp would like to wish you ...Read more -
Glasstec 2021 Cancelled and Postponed to Septemper of 2022
The glasstec trade fair will not take place as planned due to the ongoing pandemic and the ongoing global lockdown measures as well as international travel restrictions. In close coordination with associations and partners, Messe Düsseldorf decide...Read more -
Q4 Sales of Glaston Tempering Furnaces exceeding the level in the fourth quarter of 2019
Due to growing demand especially for heat treatment equipment Glaston’s order intake for the fourth quarter of this year will exceed the level in the fourth quarter of 2019. In its outlook published in the third quarter 2020 interim report on 27 October 2020 Glaston estimated that fourth-quarter ...Read more -
Season’s Greeting from Fortemp
The staffs & management of Fortemp would like to wish you a very merry Christmas and happy New Year! We know that this past year has been full of challenges, and we pray that the coming year brings more certain times for you and your family. Sending all our love and good wishes for better da...Read more -
Saint-Gobain Automotive Glass Plant in Ihode Finland is coming to an end
The automotive market situation led to the worst possible outcome for Saint-Gobain Ihode plant in Finland. The plant is to be closed by the end of year. Saint-Gobain Glass Finland Oy has today announced the company’s decision to close down the operations of the Ihode windshield plant in it...Read more -
International travel for trade fair participants is possible under certain conditions
The rule of thumb for international visitors is: Trade fair participants may travel from all countries to Germany provided that certain conditions are met. Travel from non-EU countries is now possible once again Trade fair visitors are considered to be business travelers on an important mission...Read more