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North East glassmakers are heading out to the United Arab Emirates as they look to break into the Gulf’s lucrative glass market.
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Tak Metal has become new partner of Albat+Wirsam Software AG in Turkey.
Following the search for strategic partners for its specialty bottles business, the Saint-Gobain Group has selected the project of a consortium of two investment funds, Sagard and Cognetas.
Pilkington Planar™ structural glazing system has been used to stunning effect at a new library in the southwest seaport town of Turku, Finland.
The annual amount of glass recycled to make new bottles and jars has increased to a record 756,000 tonnes according to estimates from British Glass.
The average price of manufactured products in the U.K. recorded an increase of 0.3 per cent in February, the Office for National Statistics said a report Monday.
BBC reported that union officials say the announcement that St Helens Glass has gone into liquidation, leaving hundreds of workers jobless, is tragic.  Rumours of the announcement were circulated before staff were given official confirmation at…
Pilkington Group Limited has announced the purchase of AG Glass and Glazing Limited. AG Glass and Glazing Ltd is a leading IGU manufacturer averaging more than 20,000 units per week from its state of the art manufacturing unit in Tankersley, near…
In a major coup for the event, Pilkington Activ™ has demonstrated its commitment to the new-look Glassex with the announcement that it will sponsor the popular Conservatory Design Competition next March.
Bystronic Glass UK has developed a seminar programme that will be introduced at Glassex but will be extended beyond the arena of the exhibition.
International Aluminum Corp., a Monterey Park-based maker of aluminum and vinyl window and door products, has agreed to be a acquired by a private equity firm for about $228 million.
Architects, contractors and glaziers now have an exciting new aluminum window option that gives them the best of all worlds: great performance, great looks and a great price.
Once again, Optima S.r.l., a leading Italian software house producing and marketing dedicated systems for the glass industry, is offering a series of new applications to coincide with Glasstec 2006, which will interesting a lot the visitors of the…
Pilkington and NSG issued a statement on 16 June confirming that the acquisition of Pilkington by NSG has been completed and that Pilkington is now a member of the NSG Group.
Nippon Sheet Glass Co. announced Monday it agreed to acquire 80 percent of British glassmaker Pilkington plc in a strategy to expand its global production capacity.
Pilkington +4.6% at 154.75p amid press speculation that talks between the company and its rebuffed suitor Nippon Sheet Glass (5202.
Slaughter and May’s famed boardroom connections have snared it a lucrative instruction from Pilkington on its potential £2bn takeover — despite Herbert Smith having already been given the role.
At Vitrum: Hall 15-I, Stand J04Perfect Rack – Rack Management software, integrated with Perfect Cut, reduces operative time about 1-2 hours a day, and with a waste increase of only 0,5%.
Hall 15/II, Stand E40Every glass or glazing company faces the difficulties of measuring irregular, or even 3D shaped objects.
Hall: 16I / Stand: F06-10Once again, Optima S.r.l., a leading Italian software house producing and marketing dedicated systems for the glass industry, is offering a series of new applications to coincide with Vitrum 2005.
Two novel new machines from partners CADRAM and R&R Sondermaschinen are providing the first automated solutions for applying decoration to window glass, using either lead or bevel-effect 3M Accentrim tape.
Informatica Corporation, a leading provider of data integration software, announced that AFG Glass, a leading North American manufacturer and distributor of flat glass, has selected the Informatica PowerCenter platform as its enterprise standard for…
Researchers from the United Kingdom, France and the DUBBLE beamline at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) have made a step forward in research on glass.
The award was made at a recent supplier conference held by Honda UK Manufacturing and presented to Pilkington's Charles Mason.