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Astiglass, a

leading company

in the processing

and distribution 119 employees are currently working at Astiglass

of glass, has its French market they got the eration with LiSEC: We sealing robot VL-1N half a
CEKAL certification. Maria appreciate the direct and year ago. Due to the deep-
origins in the Jesús Aliaga emphasizes the close contact with LiSEC er sealing, aluminium or
silicon joints can be posi-
importance of getting certi-
and also their geographical
fied: “We are always eager to proximity. If an important tioned, which significantly
early 1960s, when get certificates for our prod- issue occurs, they are able improves the acoustic in-
ucts which are an added val- to respond very quickly,” sulation of the breaks and
Donato Aliaga, ue for the different markets the owners agree on the provides additional tight-
we serve. We can provide importance of a compre- ening features.
father of the the best quality with the ele- hensive communication. FUTURE
ments we produce with our PROJECTS
current owners, LiSEC machines.” The company is well aware

MARKETS From shopping malls to that glass is more and more
hospitals
prisons,
used
and
for
construction,
founded a small Astiglass’ export rate airports, Astiglass has a both indoor and outside.
amounts to 40 per cent. large range of references The required size of glass
glass workshop. They have had projects, in Spain and many other sheets is increasing, along
among others, in Germany, countries. They were in- with the demand for solar,
Today it counts Russia and the Netherlands volved in the construction sound and fire proof ele-
but the main external mar- of one of the Hilton Hotels ments. “We have big plans
119 employees ket they serve is Panama. in Mexico, shops of the In- for our company to grow.
Due to the economic crisis didex group in all Europe LiSEC is an important
and offers a wide in 2008 they had to find and the sport centre of Real part of our future develop-
Madrid just to name a few
ments. We count on LiSEC
new business opportunities,
so they established an office of them. The project which for helping us realize our
range of products in Panama to approach the they are most proud of is growth plans, says Manuel
Latin American market in the construction of the Ne- Aliaga enthusiastically.
and sizes. 2013. “One of our diversi- vada Shopping Center in
fication strategies is to enter
fi Granada, which opened in
n
new markets internationally. 2016 after two years build- Lisec Group
The more markets, the bet- ing time. All the glass was
T
te
ter,” states Manuel Aliaga. provided by Astiglass.
C
COMMUNICATION INNOVATION
“ “In order to fulfil the needs For the building of struc-
of our customers better, tural façades made of
o
Bahnhofstrasse 34
s structural internal commu- glass, Astiglass changed A-3363 Hausmening - Austria
n the sealing depth of the IG Tel.: +43-7475-5050
nication is what we focus
on. It is essential to us, to
o units from 11 millimetres Fax: +43-7475-50540
h standard to 21 millimetres. E-mail: sales@lisec.com
have close relationships
www.lisec.com
with our customers; the In order to make this pos-
w
same applies to our coop- sible, LiSEC modified the
s
Manuel Aliaga is Astiglass’ General
Manager. His sister Maria Jesus is
responsible for Financial Management
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