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The chief executive of Pilkington has been handed a new top role - heading a £3.5bn-turnover business for Nippon Sheet Glass, which bought the iconic St Helens glassmaker last year.
Twenty-seven dealers from the Tri-State area and beyond will be displaying Depression Glass, elegant Art Glass, Fiestaware and Depression Era pottery on more than 120 tables.
Bill DelPiero, president of the United Steelworkers Local 252G, said 78 per cent of employees voted to accept the new pact.
A 250m2 double-glazed Pilkington Planar™ system is the latest addition to the 100-year-old His Majesty's Theatre in Aberdeen as part of its extensive refurbishment, which provides a new entrance area, café and a rehearsal room.
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…
Artist and architect Maya Lin for a two-day Visiting Artist residency in the Hot Shop on March 16 and 17, 2007. During her residency, Lin will direct with the Hot Shop Team as they experiment with creating hot-sculpted clear glass “water drop” forms.
Historical artefacts need to be presented and protected in all their glory and Galway City Museum kept this in mind when choosing a glazing system for its exhibits.
Saint-Gobain Isover is to build a new, 70,000-ton capacity glass wool plant in Chemillé, (Maine-et-Loire) France. The plant is due to begin production at the end of 2008, will create approximately 150 jobs.
Pilkington Insulight™ IGUs incorporating Pilkington Suncool™ have been installed as part of the award-winning Lloyd Building project at Trinity College, Dublin.
Victoria's Environment Protection Authority has agreed a four-way, four-year covenant with glass manufacturer Pilkington, Sustainability Victoria and the Australian Industry Group to help the company substantially cut the environmental impact…
Solar protection for any transmittance classification / Insulating glass for heat and sound protection / New glass design techniques / Digital printing on glass Insulating glass for higher energy efficiency and glass products for the design of…
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.
The recent introduction of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order (FSO) is the most significant change to affect fire safety in the last thirty years.
Pilkington Building Products - UK provides the ultimate in fire-resistant glass, and works with specialist companies across the UK and Ireland to offer a comprehensive fire-resistant glass service.
Glassex 2007 organisers are delighted to welcome the Shanghai Northglass Technology and Industry Company to this year’s show at the NEC.
NSG announces that the start of commercial production from January 2007, by the float glass plant in Chuangshu, China newly constructed by Pilkington Group Limited (“Pilkington”), a member of NSG Group.
Nippon Sheet Glass Co said Monday its group sales and profit increased sharply in the first three quarters of fiscal 2006 thanks to its acquisition of major British glassmaker Pilkington plc as a consolidated subsidiary in June last year.
Mexicali has installed a new Lamino furnace, increasing capacity by about 225,000 windshields per year.
Institute of Technology in Zurich, to mark its 150th anniversary. The aim of the project was to make a long-term investment in a developing country, to encourage the international exchange of knowledge.
Reuterts reported that Pilkington, the UK-based unit of Japanese glassmaker Nippon Sheet Glass, said on Friday it had launched legal action against Mexico's Vitro  over a move to merge a unit Pilkington part-owns into another company.
A new year brings a different trade advertising campaign for Pilkington - 'A Passion for Glass'. Based around the Pilkington logo and what it portrays, the campaign is set to re-emphasise the benefits of the Pilkington brand and its values.
Pilkington has launched an improved website for trade customers which now offers an area designed exclusively for householders.
A huge fire flared up on Saturday 27th, shortly after 9 am, inside the Pilkington plant in San Salvo - Italy. Still to verify the reasons, even if, on first assumptions, it could have originated from overheating of a cooling engine in the laminated…
The innovative Galway Marine Institute has the technology to harness the power of the ocean, and what better way to protect this centre than Pilkington Pyrostop™.
The organisers of Glassex, the UK’s leading trade event for buyers and specifiers of glass and glazing-related products, are sending out a strong message to the public sector that it is ‘more than just a plastic windows show’.