Saint-Gobain opens North American HQ

MALVERN, Pa. — Saint-Gobain capped its 350th anniversary celebrations with the opening of a new North American corporate headquarters. The 320,000-square-foot facility stands on a 65-acre site. It will showcase Saint-Gobain’s portfolio of products, as well as that of its North American construction materials subsidiary, CertainTeed. The opening, attended by dignitaries including Pennsylvania’s Lieutenant (deputy) Governor, marked the culmination of a year of celebrations of the company’s 1665 establishment by King Louis XIV of France (at the time including Canada). Its original mandate was to manufacture glass for the Palace of Versaille’s Hall of Mirrors.