Saint-Gobain Celebrates Opening of North American HQ

2015-10-23

Oct. 23, 2015 - As a milestone of its 350th anniversary, Saint-Gobain, one of the world’s largest building materials companies, announced the official opening of its new North American corporate headquarters: a 320,000-square-foot, 65-acre campus located at 20 Moores Road in Malvern, Pa.

The nearly $80 million project is the result of an 18-month redevelopment of a long-dormant 1960s two-building complex into a dynamic showcase for Saint-Gobain and its North American construction materials subsidiary,CertainTeed Corporation.

Designed to take full advantage of Saint-Gobain and its family of companies’ extensive portfolio of products, the new facility opened on October 15, on the exact day Saint-Gobain was founded 350 years ago by King Louis XIV of France to manufacture glass for the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles in Paris.

 

Saint Gobain said it expects the building, introduced on the 350th anniversary of its founding, to become the only commercial building in Pennsylvania to have an interior and exterior that is LEED Platinum certified.

 

In April 2014, Saint-Gobain signed a long-term lease for the campus that will be the workplace of more than 800 employeeswho work from their current location off Swedesford Road in Wayne to the new headquarters by the end of November.The 277,000-square-foot building on the 65-acre property will give the company space to add workers. There is also room on the campus to put up new buildings if there is a need in the future.

 

The expanded campus is also home to the CertainTeed’s 43,000-square-foot Malvern Innovation Center, which opened in October 2014, marking the first time the company’s local research and operations teams will share a site.

 

The new headquarters also boasts significant open-concept office space, 116 collaborative spaces, a cafeteria, along with other food and beverage spaces; a fitness facility; a pond; a fountain installation; and 1.3 miles of walking trails.

 

 “Saint-Gobain and CertainTeed’s Headquarters is designed to demonstrate the power our products have to improve the quality of people’s lives. It is a shining example of how innovative companies can design, construct and renovate sustainable, healthy, comfortable and environmentally friendly buildings around the world,” stated John Crowe, president & CEO of Saint-Gobain and CertainTeed Corporations.