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Pilkington noise-control glass has been revealed as the secret behind a good night’s sleep for customers of the new, award-winning, Sleeperz Hotel in the heart of Newcastle.
Rising from the quayside of Midtermolen to the north of Copenhagen, the headquarters of Danish financial services company ALM Brand looks every inch a new build.
More jobs will go at glassmaker Pilkington as the global economic crisis takes its toll on sales.Parent company Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) saw quarterly sales fall 3% to £1.08bn and said market conditions were “significantly worse than previously …
Zippe Industrieanlagen GmbH has received two orders from Sisecam in Turkey and Russia.The order for Trakya Glass Rus Zao in Alaboga, Russia, was for a batch plant and a factory cullet recycling system for a float glass production line 750 t/d.
Phil Brown at Pilkington Building Products, has 12 years experience in the business and a day to day job as Manager of the Technical Advisory Service for the UK and Ireland.
(Ottawa, Ontario) - The Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance (IGMA) today announced the open of registration for its annual IGMA Performance and Innovation in Insulating Glass Educational Seminar.
Making the most of your outdoor space has never been easier, thanks to a new range of modern glass extensions.
Visitors going to this year’s Glasstec exhibition will have the opportunity to learn all about SWISSPACER’s leading warm edge spacer bar.
Light is becoming an increasingly important design element, and maximizing the use of natural sunshine within homes to create light, airy spaces is becoming increasingly popular.
Visitors to the sell-out launch of the new Barnes Foundation building in Philadelphia PA will enter beneath a stunning canopy of Pilkington glass.
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.
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 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…
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.
Pilkington Glass employees were informed Tuesday of a workforce reduction of 60 people beginning Saturday, June 2.
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…
Pilkington Group Limited and the Trustee of the Pilkington Superannuation Scheme (‘PSS’) have agreed a longevity insurance arrangement with Legal & General Assurance Society, intended to increase the security of the Scheme for all its members…
The glass maker Pilkington has agreed a £0.8bn pension longevity swap with Legal & General.