2. The Silent Gliss
Success Formula
When the company was founded in 1952,
Silent Gliss presented the world’s very first
silent curtain track system. Further innovations
followed, like bendable tracks for corner
windows and the first electrically-operated
curtain systems. Silent Gliss owes its lasting
success to three core principles: innovation,
quality and service.
Put us to the Test
As a leading global supplier of high-end window
treatment systems, Silent Gliss sets new
benchmarks. That means that you can expect
much more from us.
From the outset, our experts will advise you
on the functional, aesthetic, acoustic, flame-
retardant and light-resistant aspects of your
project. Selecting the right system, solving
technical challenges, taking measurements
on your premises, fitting and maintenance
are all just part of the service provided by
Silent Gliss.
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3. World’s First
Silent & Bendable
Panel Glide System
The new panel glide generation from Silent Gliss
provides totally smooth and silent gliding of
panels using sophisticated roller gliders. With
“Flex”, it also offers the first bendable system,
enabling unprecedented solutions for stylish
and unobtrusive applications.
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5. Hospitality
decorative | flame-retardant | durable |
dimming | brightness regu|ating | motorised
Elegance à la Carte
It‘s not just the Silent Gliss materials, crafts-
manship and lasting value that are top class;
it’s the presentation too.
Soundless motorised systems guarantee a
tranquil ambience, while the manual override
function prevents damage from manual opera-
tion. Products such as Vertical Waves or Wave XL
allow you to add those exclusive touches too.
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6. References Hospitality Monte-Rosa Lodge, Zermatt,
Switzerland
System:
Roller Blind Systems Silent Gliss 4820
The new Monte-Rosa Lodge showcases
Fabrics:
Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire, UK the best of Swiss architecture. Set in
Multiscreen 5%, 0707
a unique location, in an extremely cold
Puerta de America, Madrid, Spain
environment the ecological concept
Westin Hotels, Seoul / Shanghai behind this project is certainly
Four Seasons, Riyadh / Hong Kong / UK / Amman progressive. The project is highly
innnovative with a strong sense for
Shangri La, Dubai / Muscat / Changchun
aesthetics. Silet Gliss roller blinds are
Intercontinental Hotels, Doha / Beirut / Abu Dhabi / installed throughout.
Muscat / Manilla / Singapore
Ritz Carlton, Doha, Quatar
Accor Hotels, Europe Burj al Arab, Jumeirah Beach, Dubai, UAE
Madina al Salam (Madinat), Dubai, UAE
Marriott Hotels, Hamburg / Athens / Amsterdam /
Cairo / Medina / Dubai / Amman
The Waldorf Hotel, London, UK
Amber Club, Zurich, Switzerland
Lowry Hotel, Manchester, UK
Hotel Medici, Rome, Italy
Hotel de Keyser, Antwerp, Belgium
Pulitzer Hotel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Royal Viking Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden
Parkhotel, Weggis, Switzerland
Intercontinental Hotel, Cairo, Egypt
Victoria Jungfrau, Interlaken, Switzerland
Skydome Stadium/Hotel, Toronto, Canada
Hyatt Xian A Fang, China
Glass House Hotel, Edinburgh, UK
Holiday Inn, Hilton and Raddison Hotels, UK MGM Hotel-Casino, Macau, China
Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas, USA
MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, USA
New Furano Prince Hotel, Hokkaido, Japan
Grand Hyatt Hotel, Taipeh, Taiwan Kruisheren Hotel, Maastricht, System:
The Netherlands Roller Blind Systems Silent Gliss 4810
Marriott Hotel, Gold Coast, Australia
This erstwhile 15th Century monastery
Chateau Gütsch, Luzern, Switzerland enchants its guests with a unique
Tumba Gymnasium, Tumba, Sweden blend of Gothic architecture and
streamlined, modern interiors. The
Hotel Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
elegant combination of two roller blind
MingJie Renaissance Hotel, Shanghai, China systems provides practical screening
and glare protection.
Kempinski Hotel, Munich, Germany
Cardington House Hotel, Channel Islands Yas Marina Hotel & Yas Marina Formula 1™ Circuit race track,
Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Spain Abu Dhabi, UAE
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7. Healthcare
anti-bacterial | washable | flame-retardant |
practical
Comfortable Care
An understated yet appealing solution that is
hygienic, helps create pleasant conditions and
offers fire protection – it’s the ideal combina-
tion.
Colorama Bioactive, an anti-bacterial material that
meets the most stringent demands, is the best
example example for such a solution. In addition
to flexible room divider systems, Silent Gliss also
offers solutions for waiting rooms, surgeries,
operating theatres, patients’ rooms and offices.
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8. References Healthcare
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait City, Kuwait
American Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Hammad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar
Kingdom Medical Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Military Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Rifaa Military Hospital, Bahrain
Tai Po Hospital, Hong Kong, China
Holsworthy / St. Georges / Westmead Hospitals, NSW Australia
Central Hospital, Benghazi, Libya Cardiac Clinic, Cologne, Systems:
Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark Germany Hand Operated Curtain Track System,
Room Divider System
St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK Flawless teamwork is vital at the
Cardiac Clinic in Cologne. With a tailor-
Wythenshaw Hospital, Manchester, UK
made combination of several systems,
Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff, UK Silent Gliss succeeded in fulfilling
Krankenhaus, Waldhof-Eigershausen, Germany high demands on screening and glare
protection, as well as installing room
Hopital de Baviere, Liège, Belgium Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway dividers.
Darenth Park Hospital, Dartford, UK
Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
Farnborough Hospital, Bromley, UK
Krankenhuis St. Clara, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland
Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman
Kualah Pilah Nucleus Hospital, Kuala Pilah, Malaysia
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
El Salam International Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
Akershus University Hospital, Akershus, Norway
Zug Cantonal Hospital, Baar, System:
Switzerland Roller Blind-System Silent Gliss 4800.
Built by the architects Burckhardt & Fabrics:
Partner, the new cantonal hospital of Colorama 2, colour 410 white with
Zug is a modern competence centre special fabric surface treatment.
for health. As modern as the building
itself is the contemporary way of
room dividing with roller blinds which
was made possible due to the use of
specially treated fabrics.
Vivantes Humboldt-Clinical Centre, Berlin, Germany
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9. Offices
versatile | modern | heat-regulating | noise-
reducing | light adjustment | automated
Top Performance Every Day
A good working environment is the key to
performance and motivation.
To guarantee perfect screening and glare pro-
tection from start to finish of every working day,
Silent Gliss takes into account the relevant solar
coefficients of all its fabrics.
Multi-functional products like Wave also make
significant improvements to acoustics in offices
and conference rooms.
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10. References Offices L’Oréal, Oslo, Norway Systems:
Skylight Shading System Silent Gliss
The interior designer had a tricky 2195 and Silent Gliss 8700 with black
problem to solve with the relocation out fabric
Sage H.Q., Gateshead, UK of the L’Oréal showroom: natural
SAB Miller, Woking, UK light in the new premises had to be Fabrics:
adjusted to allow catwalk shows and Triscreen 3%, Oscurama
IFC Tower, Emirates Tower, Dubai, UAE
product presentations during the day.
Al Ahli United Bank, Bahrain The combination of two modern
Silent Gliss skylight systems proved
ADCO H. Q., Abu Dhabi, UAE
the ideal solution for darkening the
World Trade Centre, Shenzen, China former locomotive factory that dates
The Grand Mosque, Mecca, Saudi Arabia back to 1860.
Saab-Scania, Helsinki, Finland
Salle Gustave Eiffel, Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
IMB-Verwaltung, Munich, Germany
Fiat, Turin, Italy
Christies, London, UK
Dixons H.Q., Hemel Hempstead, UK
Eden Project Conference Centre, Cornwall, UK
Kingdom Tower, Riyad, Saudia Arabia
City Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Banque Internationale, Luxembourg
Credit Communal, Brussels, Belgium
IBM Headquarters, Oslo, Norway
Volvo Head Office, Gothenburg, Sweden
Bell Canada, Trinity Square, Toronto, Canada
SAP, Walldorf, Germany
BHF Bank, Geneva, Switzerland
Red Bull, Oslo, Norway
DLA Piper, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Commonwealth Bank, Sydney, Australia
Gehrke econ, Hannover, Germany
ING-House, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Kranhaus Mitte, Cologne, Systems:
Germany Panel Glide System Silent Gliss 2700
and Vertical Blind System
The new “Kranhauser” at the Rhein- Silent Gliss 2810 with Vertical Waves
auhafen is already a landmark in
Cologne. The three buildings include Fabrics:
high-end office space and residential Colorama 1 and 2, Visiotex
apartments. Most are equipped with
Turning Torso Tower, Malmö, Sweden Silent Gliss systems, for example the
new offices of law firm Rodl & Partner.
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11. Public Buildings
robust | automated | large-scale | noise-reducing
Space for Unimaginable
Opportunities
System size and stability take on greater
importance in public places. Silent Gliss has the
leading technology for large-scale screening and
anti-glare systems, together with the necessary
experience.
As a result, materials are tested on all systems
to optimise their drape. Automation and electrical
operation provide a simple and reliable solution,
even for the most difficult places to access.
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12. References Public Buildings Bamberger Concert and
Congress Hall, Germany
The Joseph-Keilbert room of the
Olympia Eisstadion, Innsbruck, Austria Bamberger concert and congress hall
House of Literature, Oslo, Norway provides space for approximately 1400
spectators. The motorised Silent Gliss
Messe Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany roller blind systems on the side walls
Tama University Library, Tokyo, Japan are used to enable a variable sound
absorption according to the various
Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Italy
needs of different performances.
Terminal Porto Angioino Naples, Italy
System:
Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, UK Roller Blind System Silent Gliss 4870
Salford Quays, Manchester, UK
Fabric:
Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, UK Kunstmuseum, Graz, Austria Jumbotex
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, UK
Ara Pacis, Rome, Italy
Palazzo Grassi, Venice, Italy
La Borsa di Milano, Milan, Italy
Mercedes-Benz Museum, Stuttgart, Germany
University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
Sportpark Lissfeld, Linz, Austria
Villa Vondel (Children day care), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Oslo, Norway
University Ca’ Foscari, Systems:
Venice, Italy Roller Blind Systems Silent Gliss
4810, 4820, 4830, 4870
Even in Venice, where architectural
Skylight Shading Systems Silent Gliss,
highlights abound, the historical
2195, 2190,
palace of Ca’ Foscari is considered
Venetian Blind Systems
a jewel. This presented the architect
with quite a challenge: how to Fabrics:
integrate a modern system providing Multiscreen
shade from the sun and covering the
Sage Music Centre, Gateshead, UK
huge windows, without spoiling the
appearance of the palace. He found
the ideal solution in the various
Silent Gliss roller blind systems.
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13. Residences
individual | decorative | convenient | vertical |
adaptable | flexible | adjustable brightness
Uniquely Versatile
Within your own four walls, there is no limit
for individual flair. The inspiring range from
Silent Gliss can make your own interior design
dreams come true.
Even the technical aspects are impressive: our
professionals will find a simple, convenient
solution for every situation. We are particularly
proud of the variety of anti-glare systems we
have developed for conservatories.
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14. References Residences Quartermile, Edinburgh, UK
A vibrant new area has blossomed
within the Scottish capitals World
Shibaura Island Air Tower, Tokyo, Japan Heritage site. Master planned by
Toranomon Towers, Tokyo, Japan world renowned architects Foster +
Partners, Quartermile blends the
The Edge, Manchester. UK
capitals heritage with striking new
Siebengebirge, Cologne, Germany additions to form an exciting business
and residential community. Over a
Ninetree, Hangzhou, China
thousand Silent Gliss roller blinds
The Wilderness Project, Darsham, UK have been installed to ensure long-
Casa di abitazione nel Canavese, Lessolo, Italy lasting comfort, whilst minimising the
aesthetic impact on the appearance.
Living Tomorrow, Belgium
Systems:
Vanessa Goggin House, Cork, UK
Roller Blind System Silent Gliss 4810
Visionaire Condominiums, New York, USA
Fabrics:
Klein Bottle House, Mornington Peninsula, Australia Multiscreen 1%, col. 0730
Schwalbennest, Zermatt, Switzerland
Kenny Miller Home, Edinburgh, UK
Bofors Tower, Boughton, UK
Sovereign, Atlanta, USA
Wohnhaus G, Amberg, Germany
Highcliff / The Summit, Hong Kong, China
Residence 8, Shanghai, China Systems:
Roller Blind Systems Silent Gliss
In this high-end apartment tower in 4860 and 4810, Curtain Track System
Shanghai only the best materials and Silent Gliss 3840
brands have been considered.
Silent Gliss was the preferred partner
for all motorised curtain and blind
solutions on this project.
Casa Bianca, Bern, Switzerland
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15. Excellent Service After Sales Assistance
The difference between good and excellent Silent Gliss offers a professional and reliable
service lies in attention to detail. That is why after sales service.
Silent Gliss places great emphasis on fulfilling
its customers’ requirements, without settling
for compromise.
Initial Consultation Guarantee
Distance is no object when it comes to individual Silent Gliss providea 5 year guarantee on all
consultation at your premises or taking precise products, including motorised systems.
measurements for that perfect solution.
Installation Round the Clock, all over
Silent Gliss and its official partners only appoint the World
trained professionals to supply and install our
You can find the entire Silent Gliss range on the
tailor-made systems.
internet, including all the latest products. Our web-
site is packed with useful additional information.
You can download the latest brochures and view
the film/photo gallery. Visit us and be inspired.
www.silentgliss.co.uk
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16. Sustainability
In Silent Gliss’ Vision of sustainability, a product
is manufactured in an environmentally friendly,
safe and socially responsible manner. Not only
does it help to improve the quality of indoor living
and working, it also plays an important part
towards energy saving in buildings.
Our Vision of sustainability is based on four
elements:
Sustainable Management
Silent Gliss as a family owned company has
and will always focus on the sustainable growth
of its business, based on the balance between
economical, ecological and social elements.
Sustainable Products
Our products contribute to sustainable build-
ings by effectively managing natural daylight,
enhancing interior comfort, increasing occupant
productivity and reducing energy consumption.
Sustainable Processes
Silent Gliss constantly work on optimising
production processes with the emphasis on the
prevention and reduction of waste. Whenever
possible we recycle/reuse our materials.
Social Responsibility
For Silent Gliss it is self-evident that all current
regulations are met or exceeded and that
everyone involved in the production process is
treated and compensated fairly.
Thanks to
Lepel & Lepel
Matthias Bjørnson
LESON Innenarchitektur x Objektmanagement
WEBERWÜRSCHINGER Architekten
Bert Haller Architekten
Stöbe + Partner
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Silent Gliss International Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Kent
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