VIG Horizon Inc. was founded on the conviction that Canadian fabricators deserve access to the world's most advanced vacuum insulated glass technology without navigating foreign supply chains, managing international compliance, or absorbing the initial technical risk alone.
Canadian fabricators were not failing to adopt vacuum glass because they didn't want to. They were failing because no Canadian entity existed to make it adoptable. We built that entity.
Canadian window fabricators have been effectively locked out of vacuum insulated glass. Not because the technology was unavailable — European and Asian markets have been producing certified VIG for years. But because no Canadian entity existed to handle what it actually takes to introduce a foreign-sourced advanced glazing product into a regulated North American market.
Supplier qualification. Customs classification. Canadian code compliance mapping. First-install technical support. Warranty administration. Without that infrastructure built and owned locally, even motivated fabricators faced a wall that was genuinely difficult to scale independently.
Meanwhile, Canada's building codes were moving faster than the glazing market. Ontario's Step Code. Quebec's BCNB updates. Federal building decarbonization commitments. All pointing to the same conclusion: windows need to perform better, and triple IGU — heavy, frame-invasive, expensive — is a partial answer at best.
VIG Horizon was not built to import glass. It was built to create the Canadian commercial and technical infrastructure that the market was missing — so the technology gap could finally close.
VIG Horizon does not manufacture glass. We identify the best vacuum glass technology globally, build the Canadian compliance infrastructure around it, and provide the ongoing technical and warranty support that fabricators need to specify it with confidence.
We identify, evaluate, and qualify the world's best vacuum insulated glass technology. We verify certifications, conduct compliance mapping against Canadian standards, and maintain the supplier relationship — so fabricators never have to manage an international supply relationship they weren't equipped to handle.
Current partner: Leadus Technology, manufacturing on Glaston FC500 lines — Glaston-partnered since February 2026.
We manage the full Canadian compliance documentation stack: SGCC safety glazing certification (#9744 COMP+CAN), IGCC seal durability (#6076), CAN/CGSB 12.1-2022 compliance mapping, TÜV Rheinland thermal performance data, and ISO quality system documentation. Complete packages accompany every shipment.
All certifications issued in the manufacturer's name, administered in Canada by VIG Horizon Inc.
From specification to installation: U-value calculations, frame depth analysis, CAN/CGSB compliance statements for permit submissions, installation guidance for first-install projects, and 15-year warranty administration for any post-delivery issue. Bilingual — English and French — across every Canadian province.
Canada's building sector accounts for roughly 17% of national greenhouse gas emissions. Walls, roofs, and mechanical systems have improved dramatically. Windows have lagged — limited by what conventional glazing technology could achieve at reasonable weight and cost.
Ontario's Step Code Phase 5. Quebec's Code de construction updates. Federal targets for building decarbonization. All are converging on window performance requirements that triple IGU cannot efficiently meet: too heavy for many structural systems, too thick for heritage frames, too costly at scale when combined with the frame upgrades they typically require.
VIG changes the physics. Not incrementally — structurally. An 8.2mm panel at U=0.40 W/m²K and 20 kg/m² versus 44mm at U=0.55–0.80 W/m²K and 28 kg/m². The tradeoff between performance, weight, and depth is fundamentally redrawn.
U=0.40 W/m²K confirmed by TÜV Rheinland, Report CN25TTIK, September 2025.
Data: Environment and Climate Change Canada (building sector emissions), NRC (Step Code thresholds), TÜV Rheinland Report CN25TTIK (VIG U-value).
VIG Horizon's manufacturing partner is Leadus Technology, a Chinese specialist in fully tempered vacuum insulated glass operating on Glaston FC500 tempering lines — the world's most precise flat glass tempering equipment, engineered in Finland since 1870. In February 2026, Glaston Corporation and Leadus formally entered into cooperation to advance VIG production, grounding Leadus's quality standards in Glaston's engineering heritage.
Product certifications — SGCC #9744 (F26, COMP+CAN), IGCC #6076, and the TÜV Rheinland thermal test data (U=0.40 W/m²K, Report CN25TTIK) — are issued in Leadus Technology's name as the manufacturer of record. VIG Horizon Inc. is responsible for administering all of these in Canada: managing documentation, handling warranty claims, and providing bilingual local support so Canadian fabricators never need to contact the manufacturer directly.
This structure gives fabricators one accountable Canadian contact for everything that happens after the glass leaves Hebi, China — from customs paperwork to first-install training to 15-year warranty claims.
All sourcing, compliance, logistics, technical support, and warranty matters for Canadian projects are handled through VIG Horizon Inc. Contact info@vighorizon.ca for specification requests, quotations, and project consultation — in English or French, with a 24–48 hour response.
From British Columbia's Energy Step Code to Newfoundland's heritage streetscapes, every Canadian province has distinct building code timelines, heritage designation frameworks, and glazing market characteristics. VIG Horizon's technical support is tailored to this reality — not a generic Canadian response, but province-specific guidance.
Montréal's position at the centre of Canada's French and English commercial worlds is deliberate. No other Canadian city combines proximity to Quebec's glazing market, bilingual commercial infrastructure, and reach into Ontario and beyond. The address on Rue du St.-Sacrement, in Vieux-Montréal, places VIG Horizon in the heart of the city where heritage preservation and modern high-performance construction coexist most visibly in Canada.
Le français n'est pas un service secondaire chez VIG Horizon. Toutes les communications commerciales, les devis, les fiches techniques, et le soutien technique sont disponibles en français québécois professionnel — pas en traduction automatique, pas en français de service minimal.
La Loi sur la langue officielle et commune du Québec (loi 96) exige que les entreprises offrant des biens et services au Québec assurent une accessibilité complète en français. VIG Horizon est conçu pour respecter cette exigence à chaque interaction client.
Fabricators communicate with VIG Horizon directly — not through a broker, not through a distributor layer. One contact, one relationship, one phone number. The friction that makes foreign-sourced advanced materials inaccessible is eliminated at the relationship level.
VIG is not a commodity glazing product. It has specific installation requirements, frame depth considerations, edge seal handling needs, and thermal calculation inputs that differ from conventional IGU. Our technical support covers all of this — spec through install.
A 15-year vacuum warranty is only valuable if claiming it is practical. VIG Horizon administers all warranty matters in Canada — in English or French, through a Canadian process, with Canadian resolution timelines. No international escalation, no language barriers.
Independent thermal performance test completed by TÜV Rheinland Shanghai on the 4TL+V+4T configuration with D80 double silver Low-E. EN 673:2011 and NFRC 100-2010 methodology. Report CN25TTIK issued September 2025 — the thermal credential that anchors VIG Horizon's Step Code 5 claim.
TÜV Rheinland Certification · Report CN25TTIKVIG Horizon Inc. incorporated in Ontario as the Canadian commercial and technical interface for certified vacuum insulated glass. Montréal established as the operational base — Canada's bilingual commercial capital, closest to both the Quebec heritage glazing market and Ontario's high-performance new-build sector.
VIG Horizon Inc. · Montréal, QCIn February 2026, Glaston Corporation (Helsinki, Finland — the world's leading glass tempering technology company with roots to 1870) and Leadus Technology formally announced a cooperation partnership to advance vacuum insulating glass manufacturing. This partnership grounds Leadus's VIG production quality in Glaston's world-standard tempering precision — the flatness requirement that is the engineering prerequisite for vacuum seal longevity.
Glaston × Leadus Partnership · glassonweb.com, Feb 25 2026Leadus Technology's IGCC/IGMA seal durability certification renewed for the February 2026 – January 2027 period. Certificate covers vacuum insulating glass unit construction under ASTM E2190. VIG designation confirmed.
IGCC #6076 · Valid Feb 2026 – Jan 2027Leadus Technology's Safety Glazing Certification Council certification renewed for the F26 period, April 29 2026. COMP+CAN designation confirmed — covers ANSI Z97.1-2015 Class A, CPSC 16 CFR 1201, and CAN/CGSB 12.1-2022. Required for compliance with Ontario Building Code, Quebec Construction Code, and all provincial codes referencing the Canadian standard.
SGCC #9744 · COMP+CAN · F26 · April 2026VIG Horizon begins first commercial deliveries to Canadian fabricators — heritage glaziers, net-zero builders, and premium window manufacturers across Ontario and Quebec. Montréal-area buffer inventory in development to reduce lead times to 2–4 weeks on the most common configurations.
In Progress · 2026Riadh Mathlouthi founded VIG Horizon Inc. to give Canadian architects, fabricators, and builders direct access to next-generation vacuum insulated glass — closing the gap between what our energy codes demand and what our market has historically been able to source. Backed by 15 years of experience across the glass and building envelope industry and an MBA from the University of Ottawa, he leads engineering support, technical partnerships, and coast-to-coast delivery from Montréal. Bilingual in English and French.
Send your project details and receive a complete specification package — U-value data, CAN/CGSB compliance mapping, SGCC documentation, and project-specific quotation — within 48 hours. In English or French.