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AachenMunchener Insurance at Aachen, Germany boasts of a brand new headquarters that is a vision in new-age open architecture.    The office building stands out to make an exquisite statement with its stunning glass facades.
Your windows experience the extremes of all environmental conditions – whether it’s rain, wind, hail or snow, they provide a barrier protecting you from the elements.
The thousands of visitors drawn to the state-of-the-art visitor centre at the site where the remains of King Richard III were discovered in 2012 will be shielded from the elements by Pilkington Planar™ structural glazing.
Pilkington Optiwhite™ low iron glass was used in display at recent HIConnect trade show in Nashville.
TuffX Processed Glass has been nominated for a prestigious business accolade in the longest established business awards in Merseyside The Knowsley based company has been shortlisted as Manufacturer of the Year in the Liverpool Echo’s Regional…
Advanced PPG glass now on nearly half of seven certified ‘living’ buildings worldwide – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced that Bullitt Center, Seattle, has become the third building constructed with PPG glass to meet the LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE(…
Displaying the benefits of Pilkington Activ™, The Building Research Establishment (BRE) have previously published results of a six-month research and evaluation project on the world’s first dual action self-cleaning glass.
An extensive overhaul has produced an impressive result: over 200 pages of detailed descriptions, including the technical, mechanical and chemical properties of the products.
Businesses from across the glass and glazing supply chain, including fabricators, installers and architects have set out their priorities for the next government, with an emphasis on new housing, planning laws and skills initiatives.
The Torre Agbar is a reflection of Barcelona scarcely seen in its glorious past – bold, vibrant, and contemporary.
Higher performance thermal insulation glass is becoming more and more popular as demanding environmental and legislative needs increase.
VIG Vacuum Insulated Glass Technologies for Glass Fabricators and Tempered Flat Glass    The Vacuum Insulated Glass Unit, (VIG), Concept and LandGlass's recent Announcement; By Michael Spellman and Hermann Frey from IGE Glass Technologies,…
The life of a float line: chapter three – inspection and cutting. This is the third chapter in our series on float glass production.
Advanced, low-e glasses by PPG featured on two of world’s seven “living” buildings – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced that the Center for Sustainable Landscapes at Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh, has become the second building constructed with…
We’re pleased to announce that our ultra low-emissivity glazing, Pilkington K Glass™ S, has been chosen for use in a specialist housing development, which was recently showcased at an open day event in Yorkshire.
Direct Trade, one of the UK’s leading fabricators of windows, doors and conservatories, has selected Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG Group, as its primary glass supplier in a projected multi-million-pound agreement.
This is the second chapter in our exclusive video series on float glass production. This time, Mike Woodhead, line manager at Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, talks us through the process at the heart of float glass production, the bath of molten…
Onyx Solar has been awarded for launching the first low-e photovoltaic glass. It is a glass that improves insulation and lowers the electricity bill in buildings up to 90%     Besides producing free clean energy from the Sun, Onyx Solar’s low…
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Investment start-up Pheasant Equities has exchanged contracts to buy Alexandra Business Park in St Helens from the town's iconic glassmaker Pilkington.
This environmentally-friendly ultrasonic coating system significantly reduces material consumption, depositing much thinner and more uniform layers than pressure spray nozzles.
This environmentally-friendly ultrasonic coating system significantly reduces material consumption, depositing much thinner and more uniform layers than pressure spray nozzles.
NSG Group, the Japanese owner of the former Pilkington Glass business, has agreed the sale of its former St Helens headquarters at Alexandra Park on Prescot Road.
Glass is becoming an increasingly prominent part of the interior design of new and refurbishment projects, not just in big office blocks or hotels, but in hospitals too.