Others also read

As many as 75 people will be laid off at the Pilkington plant in Laurinburg following a decision by the plant’s owners to scale back production.
Glendale Adventist Medical Center (GAMC) uses integrated louvers with fire-rated safety glass for new patient rooms MONTREAL, CANADA and SNOQUALMIE, WASH., – July 10, 2012 – Unicel Architectural and Technical Glass Products (TGP) announced the…
PYRANOVA fire rated glass from SCHOTT Australia has been incorporated by leading window and door manufacturer Paarhammer in their new window, door and sliding door systems.
Fire resistant glass from AGC's Pyrobel range is used in General Aviation Centre's (GAC) new S$10-million aviation hangar at Seletar Aerospace Park.
The event was sponsored by Sika and Pilkington and consisted of Glass America competitors performing an actual windshield installation with Sika account managers providing the impartial judging and score sheets.
The annual dates allocation for 2012 for GGF members and their staff and/or customers who wish to visit NSG Pilkington factories for float and rolled glass have now been decided.
The chairman of one of the UK’s leading steel glazing companies has said that government cutbacks to major capital projects have been implemented without sufficient regard for the construction industry’s contribution to the wider economy, with the…
CONTRAFLAM integrity and insulation glass, which is helping John Watson Joinery secure new fire glass contracts.
The nation is preparing to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee; the sixtieth anniversary of an event that changed the face of the world we live in today, and a celebration of a true British institution.
Pilkington K Glass™ S has achieved a strong sales rate just six months on from launch, with production volumes more than doubling since January.
New Glass Coating Provides RF Shielding for Secure Building ApplicationsOwatonna, MN – Viracon announces CyberShield™ - a glass coating specifically engineered to reduce the transmission of radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic radiation, also…
The new plant at Mexicali started partial production in December 2011 and will move to full plant load by May 2012.
The Chinese central government set an energy saving standard for a new commercial building in 2009. On the basis of the energy saving standard of the central government, Jilin province and its capital Changchun are located in the northeast region…
A Hospital: A haven of safety.
Pilkington Planar™ has been specified as part of a refurbishment project at the Royal Veterinary College’s Hawkshead campus in Hertfordshire.
The sixth annual International Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation Conference is taking place in the Shanghai New International Expo Center from 16 – 18 May 2012.
The toughest fire resistant glass in the World is now made in India.Vetrotech Saint-Gobain (a unit of Saint-Gobain Glass), the leader in the manufacture of fire resistant glasses for over 30 years across the globe , will now manufacture the “World’s…
When it comes to fitting windows, it doesn’t get much harder and more complicated than this, although Devizes-based Wrightstyle came up with a solution that works beautifully but which involved technical complexity and not a little design difficulty.
The case for the suitability of aluminium for the fabrication of fire protection products is made strongly by leading building envelope and solar products specialist, Schueco UK Limited, whose range of specialist glazed aluminium doors, façades and…
Vetrotech Saint-Gobain, a unit of Saint-Gobain Glass, will manufacture what it claims is the “world's toughest fire-resistant glass”.
Pilkington Glass employees were informed Tuesday of a workforce reduction of 60 people beginning Saturday, June 2.
A leading UK steel glazing company has supplied fire-rated systems to the iconic King’s Cross redevelopment in London.
Pilkington Planar™ has been specified in a major redevelopment of Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham.
Louisville, Kentucky -- February 10, 2012 -- Pilkington has once again agreed to be the Charter Sponsor for Auto Glass Week 2012 scheduled to be held in Louisville, Kentucky, September 20 to 22."Pilkington NSG is extremely excited to be part of…
FIRE SAFE GLASS IN HOSPITALS – THE NEEDHospitals are designed to care.