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TECHNAL NEWS / The Technal newsletter / # 5 / November 2010 |
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Hélène Roux
Managing Director
Hydro Building Systems
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Technal celebrates 50 years in the business
… An important milestone for some of our customers who year after
year have established and gradually built up their metal builder with support
from our brand.
… An important milestone also for many architects around the world who have designed their projects using our products for a number of decades.
… For others, this is their chance to get to know us. I am thinking in particular
about all new partners with whom we will conquer new markets for
Technal in Asia, the Middle-East, Africa, America, and Oceania, a world away
from Toulouse, where the Technal story first began.
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… Technal is a brand of the future, committed to taking up the challenges
of the future by offering innovative architectural solutions that comply with sustainable development requirements.
I have the privilege and responsibility today of developing Technal outside of Europe. I am proud
of what we have already achieved together and confident about the future and taking Technal to new
heights with your help.
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Hélène Roux
Managing Director
Hydro Building Systems International |
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“We congratulate Technal for its 50th anniversary.
May you continue to produce quality products
for another 50 years!”
Esteban Y. Tan, Architect
Malate, Manila
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TOULOUSE-BANGALORE-BARHAIN-BEIJIN-BUENOS-AIRES-BRUNEÏ-CASABLANCA
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50 years of products
and services adapted
to each world region
The company Alusud, created in Toulouse (France) by André
Bos in 1960, invented the Technal aluminium constructive
system in 1963. Simple and quick to install, the system
appealed to manufacturers in France and the rest of Europe,
from Belgium and Switzerland to Portugal and Greece, via
Spain and Italy.
Ten years later, André Bos formed Technal International to
stabilise these markets and to expand into the United Kingdom
and other continents.
During the 1980’s, Technal marketed its ranges and completed
some stunning architectural projects in Africa, the Caribbean
and on the Indian Ocean islands.
Technal Export was established in 1989 to manage Technal licensed companies in Chile, Greece, Lebanon, Turkey and
other countries. Technal Export also creates separate legal entities
and forms partnerships with local players.
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As early as 1967, Alusud managers travelled
the roads of Greece in a 6m minibus
equipped with a mini show-room and slide
show providing training on the manufacture
of frames and the drawing up of estimates. |
In 1989, the Caribbean Islands were hit by the most violent tropical cyclone
in their history, cyclone Hugo. The Technal paracyclonic sliding
systems withstood the storm. |
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Technal: continual development |
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Hydro Building Systems International is developing new markets across the globe, either by creating
distinct business units or by forming partnerships with local players.
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1995 saw the creation of Technal Building Products in Brunei, later renamed HBS South East Asia.
Its most significant project to date is Marina Bay Sands in Singapore (cf Technal News n°2).
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In 2000, Technal formed a partnership with Balexco (Bahrain ALuminium EXtrusion COmpany): Technal
Middle East, based in Bahrain.
2006 saw the creation of HBS China.
More recently, other Business units have taken part in large-scale projects:
HBS India assisted with the Bearys Global Research Triangle project built in Bangalore (India) by the
Bearys group. This project was awarded the “Best Office Development in Asia” prize at the CNBC Awards,
which recognise projects that comply with sustainable development requirements (cf Technal News n°2).
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HBS Argentina started up in 2008 with a stock of
versatile systems (profiles and accessories) used to
create windows, doors, curtain walls, brise-soleils and
balustrades. HBS Argentina took part in reference
projects such as the Dome of the Bicentenary Cultural
Centre or the PROA foundation (cf Technal News n°1).
Created in June 2008, HBS North Africa, based in Casablanca
(Morocco), provides services to Technal
customers in the Maghreb region (cf Technal News n°3).
Plaza Immobilier building in Oran (Algeria) |
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Dome of the Bicentenary Cultural Centre
in Buenos-Aires (Argentina)
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SNEAK PREVIEW
The new HBS India headquarters to open soon! |
The Technal brand has a good reputation in India and is rapidly developing in a fast-growing market.
HBS India, located in Bangalore, has acquired new headquarters in order to better serve its
fast-expanding customers. Technal News releases several as-yet unseen photos of the building
to which the finishing touches are being made. The headquarters will open in March 2011.
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