Saint-Gobain Africa is proud to be among the 400 French companies based in South Africa who promote quality skills training for South African employees as part of their local investment.
For the first time, and despite the unstable local context, Saint-Gobain PAM pipes will be transporting drinking water in this East African country.
Saint-Gobain has opened a new mortars plant in Tulefa, Ethiopia, under the Weber brand. This new production line will be the first of its kind in the East Africa region. The Weber plant will provide the market with locally manufactured technical mortars and a tile adhesives range that aims to serve the need for more sophisticated and technically advanced building materials.
In Gabon, Glassolutions has contributed to a second project in Africa with COOL-LITE XTREME glazing and the first using the SWISSPACER solution.
Saint-Gobain has grown its presence in Ghana adding a brand-new line to its current manufacturing offering.
In Côte d’Ivoire, Saint-Gobain PAM solutions were selected by the national water distribution company ONEP to supply water to the cities of Gagnoa and Sinfra, northwest of Abidjan.
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.
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.
La construction bois se positionne au cœur des nouveaux enjeux du bâtiment. Dans ce contexte, les trois marques du groupe Saint-Gobain, Isover, Placo et Isonat ont décidé d’accompagner les acteurs de ce marché dans l’accélération de leurs projets de construction bois. L’idée est de développer des partenariats pour co-construire des solutions en réponse aux problématiques techniques de ce mode constructif. Explications.
French manufacturing firm Saint-Gobain is one of many companies tackling sustainability in the building industry, by incorporating a circular economy model.
"Le géant des matériaux a pris une participation majoritaire dans la société Brüggemann, fabricant et installateur reconnu de solutions de construction modulaire en bois clés en main destinées à la construction neuve et à la rénovation."
Le PDG de Saint-Gobain, Pierre-André de Chalendar, cédera la direction générale à son dauphin Benoît Bazin le 1er juillet, et conservera la présidence. Dopé par l'explosion de la demande de rénovation des logements, le leader mondial des matériaux de construction sort renforcé de la crise sanitaire.
