Rigips announces a competition for the Public's Choice Award in the national round of the BPB Trophy 2008

Rigips, s.r.o., has been organizing the BPB Trophy competition for several years to support the craftsmanship of drywall companies. For the first time this year, it announces a Public Prize competition for the winning object of the national round.

In the national round of the BPB Trophy 2008 competition, 37 objects were entered, from which an expert jury selected one to represent the Czech Republic in the international round in June in Brussels, Belgium. Among the projects are many interesting, imaginative, and untraditionally designed interiors of family and apartment buildings, hotels, restaurants, offices, and other public spaces.

On the Rigips website, www.rigips.cz, you can view the competing projects and vote until February 29, 2008.

The implementing company whose object receives the most votes will win the Public Prize. The results will be announced in a ceremony in March 2008 and published on the Rigips website and in the summer issue of the Rigips Magazine.

About the BPB Trophy competition
The BPB Trophy is an international competition held for over a decade for implementing companies in the categories "Dry Internal Construction Systems" and "Innovative Solutions in Dry Internal Construction". The goal of the competition is to support and evaluate the art, skill, and quality of the work of installation companies that process Rigips products and systems.
From the objects entered into the Czech national round, the expert jury selects a winner who represents our republic in the international round. This year, the winning projects in both categories will be presented on June 6, 2008, at the world forum in Brussels, Belgium. The jury evaluates projects based on technical and aesthetic criteria. The originality of the construction, the use of special techniques, the overall technical level of processing, and the aesthetic impression are primarily assessed. The size and volume of the completed work do not play a role in the evaluation.

About Rigips, s.r.o.
Rigips is a significant manufacturer and supplier of drywall systems, polystyrene insulation, and Rimano plaster and painting finishes. It has a fifteen-year tradition in the Czech Republic. In its 3 manufacturing plants, it produces products of the highest world quality comparable to leading European manufacturers and meets new standards introduced
in the EU. Due to its affiliation with the Saint-Gobain Group, which allocates approximately 345 million EUR annually for research and development, Rigips utilizes know-how from around the world. Rigips is certified for its quality management system according to EN ISO 9001:2000.
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About the Saint-Gobain Group
The Saint-Gobain Group is a European and world leader in all its business sectors and ranks among the top one hundred industrial corporations worldwide. The group has 5 main divisions - building materials, glass, packaging materials, special high-tech materials, and distribution chains.
The origins of Saint-Gobain date back to 17th-century France, and a century and a half later, Saint-Gobain crossed the borders of France. Today, it operates in more than 50 countries worldwide, uniting 1,200 companies and employing over 200,000 people of 70 nationalities.

The publication is titled Installation Manual for Drywall Installers and – as the name suggests – contains assembly instructions for all systems of dry internal construction.

The publication We Can Handle Drywall Ourselves guides you through the construction step by step, from selecting and purchasing materials to assembly and final surface finishing. Simply, understandably, and with nearly 300 photographs, it teaches how to assemble a partition, false wall, ceiling, dry floor, build a living attic or a timeless bathroom.