2013.gada 30.oktobrī Vides aizsardzības un reģionālās attīstības ministrija ar lēmumu Nr.15.2/109 nolēma apstiprināt SIA “GroGlass” iesniegto projektu “SIA GROGLASS VAKUUMPĀRKLĀŠANAS IEKĀRTAS 2SV2215MR ENERGOEFEKTIVITĀTES UZLABOŠANA”

From September 26th to 29th in Bordeaux, port city of south-west France, the eXtended European Ultimate Championship Finals 2013 (XEUCF) brought together 16 strongest teams from all over Europe including Latvia. Salaspils Frisbee Club team “Salaspils FK” well represented Latvia and positively surprised its fan club coming home with honorable 4th place, valuable experience and great memories.For the participants tournament began, fighting not only with the opposing teams, but also with a very sultry weather conditions and temperature up to +32 degrees. Later on during semi-finals heavy rainfall, thunder and lightning were going to transform Frisbee games to mud wrestling. However, despite unusual weather conditions “Salaspils FK” made it to finals what is so far the best result in the history of the club.The game for bronze medals began on early morning and finalized with a score of 12:15 in favor of UFO Ultrecht from Netherlands.This time Salaspils FK failed to fully exercise their advantages – speed, skills and a keen desire to win.In spite of the few points that sunder the team from Bronze medals, Salaspils FK is pleased with the work and came back with a new and great experience to start the indoor season. In addition, the success of the team in eXtended European Ultimate Championship Finals 2013 did not go unnoticed. Team expects to visit Italy next summer and participate in World Ultimate Club Championships 2014. GroGlass® is glad to support young and talented athletes and even more proud and glad for their excellent results. Team received support also form Salaspils regional Council, Latvian Frisbee Federation, Aqua-Brambis Ltd. and Fittero Ltd.

From 17 October until 10 November the exhibition A Sense of Place is opened for public at Exhibition Hall 1A in Frankfurt, Germany as the part of the European cultural days 2013 – Latvia organized by European Central Bank in cooperation with Latvijas Banka. Three contemporary Latvian photographers, Arnis Bal?us, Reinis Hofmanis and Alnis Stakle, are trying to capture the sights of untamed and constructed landscapes, suburbs, cities and collective rituals to characterize their home country. The relationship between natural and cultural objects evokes a special feeling for each location revealed in the photography. This interaction creates contradicting icons presenting Latvia from different angle than the one put forward by the tourism industry. Arnis Bal?us in Latvian Notes is focused on everyday life in Latvia by photographing public space and collective rituals in suburbs and provincial towns; Reinis Hofmanis in series Sales and Private examine signs in landscape while Alnis Stakle in Not Even Something discover unexplored, unmapped path and roads at nighttime when less – populated areas become the most dangerous. The photographers believe that landscape is like a language reflecting the soul of Latvia, deep history of place and society and Latvian perception of themselves in the global context. Artglass™ by GroGlass® is used to frame the pictures and decrease the barrier between the observer and photography. As approved by the visitors the invisible glass enrich the feeling of the place captured by camera. No annoying reflections to disturb the visit of exhibition. Artglass™ by Groglass® provides the truest enjoyment of the place behind the glass.

Groglass® has participated in West Coast ART Frame Show 2013.

On December 19th, 2012 annual ceremony of Export and Innovation Awards took place in Riga, Latvia, where GroGlass® received award Best Exporter in large/medium partnership group 2012. The award was presented to GroGlass® Managing Director Mr. Alexander Sasha Kelberg by Mr. Andris Ozols, a director of the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA).

Every year, the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) and the Ministry of Economics in Latvia organize Export and Innovation Awards, greeting the leading exporters and most innovative companies in Latvia.

The goal of the awards is to promote the competitiveness of companies in local and foreign markets, to encourage companies grow export business, and to inspire development of products with high added value.

For more information about Export and Innovation Award 2012 visit: www.liaa.gov.lv/en.

From 16 June till 16 July multipurpose exhibition Sodums. Uliss. Man’s journey. was available for public in Riga State Gymnasium No.1, salon Capital and Bastejkalns. Latvian writer’s Dzintars Sodums archive owned by Nora Ikstena and Valerijs Belokons made the basis for this this exhibition.

The archive was available for public in Riga State Gymansium No1. by variable parts, which were changed offering various layers of the archive. Dzintars Sodums has dedicated himself to translation of American writer’s James Joyce novel “Ulysses” Sodums’s notes, newspaper cuts and documents were exhibited. It is planned to show the exhibition in other Latvian cities.

Artglass™ by GroGlass® was used to make the showcase for the exhibits. Thanks to Artglass™ anti-reflective features visitors could enjoy the exhibition, but not the reflections.

GroGlass® was nominated by German–Baltic Chamber of Commerce (AHK) for the German Business Award 2012. This year award’s motto was ‘Made for Germany’ to acclaim Latvian companies, who are offering locally manufactured products for German market. From all applicants GroGlass® was selected in Top 6 Finalists group, who were interviewed by the jury- managers of well-known German companies represented in Latvia (like Mercedes, Sixt, Bosch and others). Jury had visited all finalists, including GroGlass®, and they were impressed by the high level of technology and GroGlass® achievements, of course GroGlass® invisible glass (Artglass™ and Sapphire™) left them speechless, too. Although GoGlass® didn’t win the first place, acknowledgment to be among finalists is an honour and recognition of GroGlass® successful business with German companies. Award ceremony took place on June 12 at Domenikss, official dealer of Mercedes in Latvia. It was the 14th award presented to Latvian companies by German –Baltic Chamber of Commerce. For more information about German Business Award 2012 please visit www.ahk-balt.org.

From 23 March till 15 April personal exhibition of Reinis Hofmanis was available for public in Centre Européen d’Actions Artistiques Contemporaines (CEAAC), Strasbourg, France.

This is how Reinis explains the concept of his exhibition: ”The artwork, photo series “Stones”, has been made during the period I was working in the residence in Strasbourg. It’s a part of a long lasting international project between two countries – Latvia and France. Each year artists from Latvia and France are spending a certain time in the guest country to make their own photo project.

The main topic is “Borders”, “Borderlines”. I’m a photographer from Latvia who spent three weeks during September in Strasbourg. ” The main exhibition took place in CEAAC, well known contemporary art center in Strasbourg. The art center is organizing exhibitions every month. Afterwards the exposition will be shown in exhibition places also in Latvia.

All photos were glazed with Artglass™ by GroGlass®.

GroGlass® has participated in West Coast Art Frame Show 2012 with Artglass™ product range.

Visitors could observe visual differences between regular and anti-reflective glass, as well as UV protection with Artglass™, displayed by picture, which partially has lost the color brightness due to harmful UV rays, and where covered with Artglass™ UV, remained in true colors.

Visitors had opprotunity to cut the glass and to test themselves the easiness of Artglass™ cutting and handling. Groglass® participation was supported by LIAA.