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News archive 2008-2009

Here you can find older news and press releases from VELUX A/S.
 
VELUX considers closing Meldorfer Holzverarbeitungs GmbH 26-02-2009

VELUX considers closing Meldorfer Holzverarbeitungs GmbH

VELUX announced today that it is considering closing the production in Meldorfer Holzverarbeitungs GmbH and shutting down the factory by the end of 2009.
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Five gruelling ocean sprints around the planet 09-12-2008

Five gruelling ocean sprints around the planet

The route of the next VELUX 5 OCEANS in 2010-11 has been confirmed.
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International VELUX Award 2008 - Winners announced today 07-11-2008

International VELUX Award 2008 - Winners announced today

Three winners and eight honourable mentions was presented and honoured today at an Award event in Venice.
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First sod turned on what will be the roof of Copenhagen University’s new green building 29-10-2008

First sod turned on what will be the roof of Copenhagen University’s new green building

The first sod of Copenhagen University’s first climate-friendly building, Green Lighthouse, was turned today at Tagensvej in Copenhagen.
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VELUX 5 OCEANS - The Beginning of a new adventure 27-10-2008

The beginning of a new adventure

For the first time, the VELUX 5 OCEANS will be fired off from the shores of France in 2010.
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A/S Gelsted Bygningsindustri to close 22-10-2008

A/S Gelsted Bygningsindustri to close

After three weeks of negotiations about the future of A/S Gelsted Bygningsindustri, the management has decided to close the factory in the course of 2009.
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EU competition authorities visiting 30-09-2008

EU competition authorities visiting

The EU Commission is today inspecting a number of locations in the VELUX Group as part of the last year's ongoing examination.
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VELUX considers closing A/S Gelsted Bygningsindustri 23-09-2008

VELUX considers closing A/S Gelsted Bygningsindustri

VELUX today reported that it is considering closing A/S Gelsted Bygningsindustri and transferring parts of production to other VELUX factories in the course of 2009.
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Green Lighthouse at the University of Copenhagen 31-07-2008

Green Lighthouse at the University of Copenhagen

The first climate friendly building at the University of Copenhagen will be in use when the UN Climate Change Conference starts in December 2009.
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New vision for future living environments 14-07-2008

New vision for future living environments

How can we obtain healthy and climate-neutral buildings in the future? VELUX sets out six real-life experiments to pursue some answers to this question.
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Danish VELUX builds new factory in Partizánske 11-03-2008

Danish VELUX builds new factory in Partizánske

On Thursday 13 March 2008 at 10 a.m., the ceremony of placing the first brick, the ground stone, in the construction of the new VELUX factory Partizanske Building Components – SK s.r.o. will take place on the construction site.
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VELUX 5 OCEANS - VELUX wins interternational sponsorship 10-03-2008

VELUX wins international sponsorship award

VELUX has won international recognition for sponsoring the worlds toughest solo around the world boat race - the VELUX 5 OCEANS
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03-03-2008

Copenhagen University to get sustainable building

Vice-Chancellor Lykke Friis today kicked off the project for a new sustainable building on the Tagensvej campus of Copenhagen University - Green Light House.
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Niko becomes a new member of io-homecontrol® 13-02-2008

Niko becomes a new member of io-homecontrol®

A new member joins the alliance by the side of ASSA ABLOY, Honeywell, HÖRMANN, Somfy and VELUX.
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International VELUX Award announces 2008 jury 06-02-2008

International VELUX Award announces 2008 jury

The jury of for the International VELUX Award 2008 for Students of Architecture consists of highly distinguished architects.
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Revolutionary daylight machines on exhibition 11-12-2007

Revolutionary daylight machines on exhibition

Can daylight be regarded as a building material? 11 daylight machines have been put into use to research the question and challenge our understanding and percep-tion of daylight and space – and thereby architectural conventions.
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The International VELUX Award 2008 is open 01-10-2007

The International VELUX Award 2008 is open

The International VELUX Award challenges students of architecture worldwide to work with daylight in architecture under the theme “Light of tomorrow”.
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Video interview about VELUX 5 OCEANS renewed sponsorship 21-09-2007

Video interview about VELUX 5 OCEANS renewed sponsorship

Interview with Michael Rasmussen, CMO for VELUX, about the VELUX Group renewing the VELUX 5 OCEANS title sponsorship.
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VELUX renews title sponsorship of VELUX 5 OCEANS 19-09-2007

VELUX renews title sponsorship of VELUX 5 OCEANS

Following a successful partnership in 2006/07, the VELUX Group renews title sponsorship in 2010.
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Representation in architecture; veiled works and blurred contexts 07-09-2007

Representation in architecture; veiled works and blurred contexts

In Hania, Greece, on September 4, the EAAE Prize 2005-2007 for writings in Archi-tectural Education, sponsored by VELUX, was awarded for the 9th time.
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