| PITTSBURGH -- (BUSINESS WIRE) Alcoa today announced the creation of a new global Alcoa Building and Construction Systems business, that will combine the company's European Building and Construction systems business with its Kawneer North American operations. The combined entity will be one of the leading architectural systems, services and building products businesses in the world.
The new global business will be based in Geneva, Switzerland and will report to David W. Schlendorf, President, Alcoa Building and Construction Systems, and will be part of the Alcoa Europe group of companies headquartered there.
Alcoa BCS is focused on two lines of business: Architectural Systems and Architectural Products. Alcoa Architectural Systems operates in the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Ireland and Morocco. The product range includes windows and doors, curtain wall systems, ground floor treatments and rainscreen cladding, all engineered to work together to produce a wide-variety of standard and custom facades. In addition, Alcoa Greenhouse Systems provides building systems to the agricultural industry throughout Europe. Alcoa Architectural Products produces coil-coated aluminum sheet and aluminum composite material under the trade names, Reynolux® and Reynobond®. With operations in the U.S. and Europe, Alcoa Architectural Products markets its products to customers around the globe. Kawneer North America is a leading manufacturer of architectural aluminum building products and systems for the commercial construction industry. Its products include entrances, framing systems, windows and curtain wall systems used in applications such as high-, mid- and low-rise buildings as well as sports stadiums and retail complexes. It has 25 locations throughout North America.
More information can be found at: http://www.alcoa.com
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