1963 is considered to be the foundation of AS VALMIERAS STIKLA ŠĶIEDRA, when the first glass fibre products were released at the factory.

The subsidiary, on the other hand, was set up in the United Kingdom before 1740 (the earliest written evidence).

The glass fibre production of VALMIERAS STIKLA ŠĶIEDRA, AS is used for further processing, in technical (electrical, thermal and acoustic) insulation materials and as finished materials in mechanical engineering, construction, and elsewhere.

The British subsidiary VALMIERA GLASS UK Ltd., based in Sherborne, Dorset, produces fiberglass products which are most commonly used for the aviation industry, thermal insulation and architecture.

The key sales markets: European Union, North America, CIS and other countries.