Innovation news

Our Saint-Gobain teams in Ghana and Ivory Coast will be hosting MultiComfort Days to address best practices in architectural intervention and innovative building materials with a key focus on building acoustics.

Saint-Gobain Gyproc announces the launch of the new RhinoLite® Plaster campaign. It will be aired in South Africa on various DStv channels and Soweto TV from August until December 2018.

Innovation is part of Saint-Gobain's DNA and that is why, this year, we are taking part by issuing 2 challenges. Discover our challenges!

Saint-Gobain PAM launches its new price list 2018 with lower prices on selected products as well as an improved product range

This year, to celebrate what would have been Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday, we want to make a difference at 10 schools on the African continent with initiatives ranging from insulating ceilings to improving ablution facilities. Our employees will dedicate time to do maintenance work, as well as collect stationery, educational books and magazines.

In 2008, the Saint-Gobain Foundation was born. Over the past 10 year, it has supported 148 projects led by 115 non-profit organizations, of which 4 are in sub-Saharan Africa. 

Kennedy Sithole, projects and export manager for Saint-Gobain PAM, Southern Africa region, takes you through a recently completed project in the Northern Cape province.

Saint-Gobain has been recently featured in Sustainable Business Magazine, a unique magazine which presents articles on associations, universities, and companies from various industries. 

Saint-Gobain opened its experience center at its new representative office in Nairobi on May 16 2018. More than a mere showroom, this space enables the visitor to discover and experience how Saint-Gobain building solutions can make a difference in people’s daily life. Whether it is through digital interactive access points or practical experiences around comfort, it aims to be a place for professionals to network and expand their knowledge of building systems and materials. Throughout the year, thematic events will be organized to tackle specific topics within Kenya’s building and construction industry.

The first prize of the 14th International Saint-Gobain MultiComfort House Students Contest was awarded to Vahin Parmananda and Mthokozisi Sibisi, from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Their project “Solar.Creek.Community” combines innovation and vernacular architecture with a climate driven approach to create sustainable communities.