Milestones
2011
Unicel expands specialty glazing portfolio with new, integrated blinds product line to build on the success of its patented Vision Control® integrated louvers. By offering integrated blinds to complete its family of vision and daylight control products, Unicel is now an unmatched supplier of architectural solutions that provide control over vision, daylight, heat and sound.
2010
Unicel expands its markets to the GCC countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates), as well as the Latin American market.
Unicel launches Vision Control® Mini – a new, thinner version of its patented louvered glazing solution that provides ground-breaking insulated glass with operable louvers for optimal vision control in interior applications. Leveraging the success of the original Vision Control®, the Mini features a 1” insulated airspace that is ideal for sliding doors and other interior door applications. Architects who focus on healthcare and institutional environments need maintenance-free vision control solutions that will ensure privacy and hygiene. Vision Control® Mini is designed to deliver on these exacting HIPAA design requirements.
2000’s
Enjoying a solid and enviable reputation, Unicel is one of the most
respected manufacturers in the industry, catering for major projects
around North America. The company improves Vision Control®‘s design and
engages into research and development of specialty glazing. At the same
time, Unicel increases its expertise in skylights, louvers and aluminum
structures.
Unicel architectural and Vision Control®’s popularity grows in the
2000s, especially in the Healthcare industry. The hygienic qualities of
the sealed Vision Control® units are praised by hospital staff and an
increase in demand for the product arises.
The USA market embraces Unicel’s louver and shading systems. Unicel has
the pleasure to work on innovative projects with world acclaimed
architectural firms. The vaulted roof the North Carolina Museum of Art
shows the creativity of Unicel Architectural and its ability to turn
light into art with the help of technology and custom made designs.
Unicel Architectural contributes to LEED projects such as the Grand
Rapids Art Museum in Michigan.
‘90's
Unicel breaks from the herd, offering high-scale residential glass
enclosures. It adds to its product lines Victorian conservatories,
integrating unique designs and architectural details such as solid
aluminum finials, crests, dentils, arches and stained glass.
80’s
Unicel expands from a service company to a manufacturer, also tackling
the new and very popular residential sunroom market. During this
decade, Unicel becomes Québec’s sole sunroom manufacturer to offer
various custom-made aluminum structures (skylights, curtain walls, and
window systems) for the residential, commercial, institutional and
industrial markets. The products are sold through glazing contractors
in Québec, Ontario and the Maritimes.
Vision Control® receives the First Prize for Innovation at the first
Montreal edition of France’s Batimat trade show in 1981. Encouraged by
the success of the unique hermetically sealed glass unit incorporating
extruded pivoting louvers, the company embarked on a continuous effort
to perfect and improve it.
‘70s
Unicel enters the aluminum sector, targeting industrial and apartment
building projects.
Vision Control® is invented by the founder of Unicel in 1979
60’s
Unicel is founded by Fernand Roy in
Montreal, Quebec in 1964
