Sky-Frame History

  • 2025

    Sky-Frame wins the Thurgau Business Award

  • 2024

    PAS 24 certification by the British Standards Institution (BSI)

    Launch of the B2B webshop
    for spare parts

  • 2023

    Launch of the Sky-Frame Academy
    with online training for our
    technicians and sales partners

  • 2021

    Development of Sky-Frame 3 Plain
    and Sky-Frame Touch

    ‘Great Place To Work’ certification

  • 2019

    Development and certification by
    Sky-Frame Hurricane

    Launch of the B2B web shop
    with configurator

    Sky-Frame worked with Stephan
    Hürlemann to create a unique exhibit
    for Milan Design Week,
    entitled “A Piece of Sky”

  • 2017

    Development of Sky-Frame Plain and Pivot

  • 2016

    Development of Sky-Frame Inline
    Introduction of new drive (SI-1000)

    Sky-Frame wins the Export Award of Switzerland Global Enterprise, the Prix Acier 2016, and the Architects’ Darling Award for the following categories:
     

    • Gold for Best Website
    • Silver for Best Social Media Presence
    • Bronze for Best Advertisements
  • 2015

    Move to new Sky-Frame headquarters in Frauenfeld, Switzerland

  • 2014

    Sky-Frame awarded the
    Prix SVC Ostschweiz

    Sky-Frame Slope and Sun developed

  • 2013

    Sky-Frame 3P certified as the first MINERGIE-P-module metal sliding window

    Sky-Frame Arc and Fly developed

  • 2012

    Sky-Frame 3 achieves a maximum sound-reduction index of 44 dB (IFT Rosenheim)

    Designers' Saturday Award in Gold for Sky-Frame

  • 2011

    Sky-Frame active on almost
    every continent

  • 2010

    Sky-Frame 3 certified as the first MINERGIE-module metal sliding window

    R&G Metallbau AG certified to
    ISO 9001:2008

  • 2009

    Awarded BATIMAT
    innovation prize in Paris

    High-insulation Sky-Frame 3

  • 2006

    Sky-Frame awarded Innovation Prize for Architecture and Technology

  • 2004

    Network of distribution partners set up

  • 2002

    First Sky-Frame system installed

  • 1993

    R&G Metallbau AG founded by J. Rüegg and B. Guhl, initially with three employees