Projects

Glowway products have been installed in many different types of public buildings and spaces from hospitals to army venues locally and internationally. In general, Glowway products can be installed anywhere from where people need to be able to exit quickly and efficiently in case of e.g. emergency, fire or power outage.

Airport Train Station, Vantaa, Finland

The Airport station is a tunnel station located 45 metres underground. The station is designed to be spacious and well-lit, so that flight passengers can move around the station as easily as possible.

The whole platform area as well as other areas of the station are equipped with Glowway photoluminescent accessibility products as well as yellow warning tiles. Photoluminescent glass rods guide the visually impaired and photoluminescent glass buttons warn e.g. about stairs. Yellow photoluminescent warning tiles warn people about the rails. In case of emergency all the products light up brightly and guide all the people in the station safely outside the building.

Helsinki Music Centre, Helsinki, Finland

The Helsinki Music Centre is a concert hall and a music center in Helsinki. The building is home to Sibelius Academy and two symphony orchestras, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.

The entire building is equipped with Glowway’s Accessibility guiding products that help the visually impaired individuals find their way around in the building. The products also work as a photoluminescent egress pathway that guides people to exits in emergency situations.

Aviapolis Train Station, Vantaa, Finland

The Ring Rail Line connects the Vantaankoski line with the main line via the Helsinki-Vantaa airport. In the first phase there will be five new stations and the tunnel station Aviapolis is one of them. Tunnel stations have been designed for clarity and openness to provide a space where people can move about safely and easily find their way and give directions. Connections to the surface will be via escalators and lifts.

Please find here the Aviapolis Train Station Certificate of Verification by Bureau Veritas Italia according to TSI PRM 2008/164/EU, amended by 2012/464/EU.

The station is equipped with Glowway Accessibility and warning tiles. The photoluminescent glass rods are used to guide the visually impaired to the exits and, thanks to the great color contrast, they guide also the normally seeing to safety in emergency situations. Photoluminescent glass buttons were used to warn about stairs and to guide the visually impaired to the metro doors. Yellow 300x150x10mm Warning Tiles are placed on the platform edges to signal and warn about the train tracks.

Myllypuro Metro Station, Helsinki, Finland

Myllypuro is a ground-level station on the northern branch of the Helsinki Metro. It serves the district of Myllypuro in East Helsinki. The station was opened on 21 October 1986, designed by the architect bureau Toivo Karhunen Oy. It is located 1.9 kilometres from the Itäkeskus metro station, and 1.4 kilometres from the Kontula metro station.

During renovation in 2016 Glowway’s photoluminescent accessibility products (glass rods and buttons) were installed to help the visually impaired navigate at the station.

Siilitie Metro Station, Helsinki, Finland

Siilitie is a ground-level bridge station on the Helsinki Metro. It serves the northern part of the district of Herttoniemi in East Helsinki. The station was one of the first metro stations opened in Helsinki on 1 June 1982.

During renovation in 2013 a decision was made to increase the accessibility of the station by installing Glowway’s Accessibility products in the platform area. Photoluminescent rods were installed to guide the visually impaired and glass buttons were used to warn about stairs and to guide the visually impaired to the correct metro doors.

Furthermore, Yellow warning tiles were installed in the edge areas of the platform area to warn people about train tracks. According to the Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired (FFVI) the guiding system is first-rate and recommended to be used in all the new and renovated metro stations in the capital area.

Kulosaari Metro Station, Helsinki, Finland

Kulosaari is a ground-level station on the Helsinki Metro. It serves the island district of Kulosaari in East Helsinki. The station was one of the first metro stations opened in Helsinki. It is located 1.8 kilometres from Kalasatama metro station, and 1.4 kilometres from Herttoniemi metro station.

The station was renovated in 2011 and Glowway photoluminescent tiles were installed to guide people to exits in emergency situations.

Kulosaari Metro Station

Vuosaari Metro Station, Helsinki, Finland

Vuosaari is a ground-level station and the end-station of the eastern branch of the Helsinki Metro. The station was opened on 31 August 1998 and it is one of the newest stations in the Helsinki Metro. In 2011 Vuosaari station was equipped with photoluminescent Glowway glass buttons to help the navigation of the visually impaired.

Vuosaari Metro Station

Kontula Metro Station, Helsinki, Finland

Kontula is a ground-level station on the northern branch (Itäkeskus -Mellunmäki) of the Helsinki Metro. It serves the district of Kontula in East Helsinki. The station was opened on 21 October 1986. It is located 1.4 kilometres from the Myllypuro metro station, and 1.6 kilometres from the Mellunmäki metro station. About 20 000 people use the station on weekdays.

Kontula metro station was renovated in 2008 and Glowway photoluminescent tiles were installed to lead the way to exits. Kontula station was Glowway’s first metro project.

University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, USA

Seattle university hospital was Glowways first project in the United States and it was finished early 2013. University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, WA is ranked nationally in 10 adult specialties. University of Washington Medical Center is a 396-bed general medical and surgical facility. Its emergency room had 25,602 visits.

Glowway's photoluminescent tiles were installed to guide people at the staircases and from elevators to the emergency exits. Glowway has received glowing remarks from all the architects and engineers involved with the project. Since Glowway has established Glowway U.S. Inc. subsidiary in the United States, which will carry all future projects in the North America.

Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland

The Ophthalmology Outpatient Clinic of Tampere University hospital treats ophthalmological diseases and performs related examinations. Glowway’s photoluminescent glass buttons were installed in the clinic 2011. The buttons are specially designed to help the visually impaired navigate by rising 5mm above floor level.

Tampere University Hospital

Haartman Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

Haartman Hospital in Meilahti, Helsinki treats Inhabitants of the Southern, Central and Western Districts of Helsinki. In 2007 the hospital was equipped with Glowway's square-shaped custom-made photoluminescent tiles.

Myllypuro Health Center, Helsinki, Finland

The health center was opened in Myllypuro Helsinki in May 2012. The health center is equipped with Glowway’s one directional and two-directional photoluminescent tiles pointing the optimal way out in case of emergency situations and power outages.

Revontuli Shopping Centre, Rovaniemi, Finland

Revontuli Shopping Centre specializes in fashion for all the family and wellness services, is a member of the Santa Claus Foundation and is the official shopping centre of Santa Claus. The shopping centre is equipped with Glowway's photoluminescent guiding tiles that shine brightly in the darkness guiding people to exits in emergency situations.

Pirkkala Main Library, Nokia, Finland

The beautiful Pirkkala Main library has nearly 7000 customers and 262 000 loans per year and is located in the heart of the city. The library opened its doors in 2010 and is equipped with Glowway photoluminescent glass buttons to warn the visually impaired about stairs. Also people with normal vision benefit by seeing the contrast of the products clearly in emergency situations and power outages.

Finnish Army Venues, Finland

The Finnish Army has installed Glowway’s photoluminescent products in some of its locations and underground facilities. Glowway developed special custom-made robust and extremely durable products that can handle hard usage.

BicyclePath, En Bonjean, City of Morges, Switzerland

In 2013, City of Morges in Switzerland decided to install round shaped Glowway tiles in a bicycle and passenger pathway in the area of En Bonjean. According to the architects involved in the project the Glowway tiles have worked great for this purpose.

BicyclePath, En Bonjean

Kruunuasunnot Residential Buildings, Helsinki, Finland

In 2014 Glowway Polycarbonate Products were installed in several residential buildings in Helsinki Finland. The Polycarbonate Tape Strips were used as stair nosings and elevator signs and floor markings were custom-made specifically for this project.

Flour Mill, Khartoum, Sudan

In 2014 Glowway photoluminescent tiles were installed in a flour mill in Khartoum, Sudan.