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Pilkington has appointed Tony Smith as Market Development Manager for its Building Products business in UK.
An adult education centre in Essex is helping students see their books clearly, thanks to Pilkington Activ™ Neutral and Sunshade Blind Systems.
The Certass Thermal Rating Register (TRR) has launched a new initiative which will enable fabricators and installers to obtain a Window Energy Rating (WER) quickly and cost effectively.
ST. LOUIS – August 16, 2010 – Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA), manufacturer of the Vanceva® Color System by Saflex®   announced today that the company has extended the entry deadline to the Solutia “World of Color Awards™: Inspired by Vanceva.
The decision has been made to start up the Group's UK5 Float Line at Greengate later in this financial year, to supply coated products for the growing Solar Energy glass market.
Mark Lyons, President of Building Products Worldwide, visited Grange Park Golf Club, Prescot Road, St Helens, on Friday, 23rd July, to demand quick payment of the annual rent.
A cared-for conservatory is more than just an extension it’s a valuable asset to any home. But all too often, tired and uncomfortable conservatory structures are leaving homeowners with redundant rooms and looking for somewhere else to relax.
Turning your home inside out is the new way to truly modernise your home – with a seamless transition from the inside to the outside, glass box extensions allow the creation of a continuous, dramatic, floor to ceiling, frameless glass structure…
Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA) , the only global one-stop source for EVA, TPU, and PVB based solar encapsulants, announces an advanced encapsulant designed to prevent corrosion in solar cells.
Thermal Rating Register has launched a new initiative which will enable fabricators and installers to obtain a window energy rating (WER) quickly and cost effectively.
PILKINGTON is to restart one of its St Helens float lines in a move that will create up to 130 jobs. The decision, announced to Pilkington staff today, was attributed to strong demand in South America.
A pilot Automotive Leadership programme was held in the UK in June. This was very successful and the content has been refined since in order that programme can be rolled out globally and delivered regionally.
Employees were given an opportunity in June to meet and put questions to the new Group CEO Craig Naylor at a series of ‘town hall’ meetings in the UK, Japan, North America and Germany.
Façades with a high share of glass are a particularly hotly discussed topic from the point of view of energy efficiency.
PVB films for solar modules – Façade-integrated photovoltaics or “Building-integrated photovoltaics” (BIPV) making use of thin-film technology facilitate the efficient use of the building envelope, enabling it to generate electricity.
The German regional competitions started in Rheinbach, close to Bonn, Germany. It was the first step in preparing the participation of The International Master Fitter Competition 2010.
Pilkington has built on the success of the manufacture and sales of Pilkington Cervoglass™ conservatory roof IGUs at Pilkington Aintree by opening an additional manufacturing facility in the South of England employing 34 people.
Higher, further, faster: increasingly complex major international construction developments under strong pressure to maintain quality and deadlines while reducing costs are steadily raising the demands on building design and construction technology.
In April, Saint Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C., welcomed patients and staff into a new, mental health care facility.
Pilkington was once a national treasure. From its St Helens base in England's northwest, it was a pioneer of the wor ld of glassmaking.  Now, that same cradle of innovation is an operational outpost of a disparate Japanese empire.
Malaysian Sheet Glass (MSG) has won the Product Innovation Award for Building Finishes, one of the annual Frost & Sullivan Malaysia Green Excellence Awards.
The newly redesigned American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) website was launched today, and is accessible at www.aamanet.org.
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Around 1,200 metres square of Pilkington Profilit™ wired has been used for the main pedestrian entrances of three Santiago subway stations.