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It was Product Knowledge week this week at Pilkington. This time it was the Advanced Product Knowledge training course, popularly known as PK2.
Around 100 years ago, a young man called Reginald Harrison began working for what was then Pilkington Brothers in St Helens, England.
We are pleased to announce that we will be returning to the Fabricator Installer Trade Show (FIT Show) on the 10th–12th June, where we’ll be exhibiting our latest innovations in high performance glass.
We’re pleased to announce that next week is the start of a series of live Twitter Q&A’s, being held on Pilkington Glass Twitter handle, @PilkingtonUK – featuring our Glass Expert and Technical Advisory Service Manager Phil Brown.
Two new high performance Pilkington products were introduced at the Digital Signage Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada in February 2014.
The GGF Fire Resistant Glazing Group (FRGG) has now published the new Standard for “The Specification and Installation of Fire-Resistant Barriers containing Glass for Resistance against the passage of Fire and Products of Combustion.
We’re pleased to announce that next week is the start of a series of live Twitter Q&A’s, being held on Pilkington Glass Twitter handle, @PilkingtonUK – featuring our Glass Expert and Technical Advisory Service Manager Phil Brown.
Shadow Minister for Industry Iain Wright MP, along with Dave Watts, MP for St Helens North, got a chance to see advanced manufacturing in action when they visited our St Helens site.
This week, the GGF welcomed Victoria Shelley as the Federation’s new Health & Safety and Environment Manager.
All 250 employees of the Collingwood plant in Ontario sat down to a slap-up pig roast to mark the site's 45th anniversary.
Synseal Extrusions, the leading UK-owned systems supplier, has joined the GGF and at a recent GGF Window and Door Group meeting, Head of Marketing Mark Schlotel was presented with their framed Membership certificate by Brian Baker, GGF President and…
The GGF had “mixed feelings” after Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, announced his 2014 Budget.
Pilkington glass is being used to give the public a clearer insight into the lives and work of two US Presidents.
The industry should move forward with triple glazing is the message from Pilkington in a new video. In the video, Business Development Manager for Pilkington UK & Ireland, part of the NSG Group, Tony Smith says, "We need new products…
Alan Hyde, Southern Area Sales Manager for the largest specialist insulated glass component manufacturer and distributor in the UK - Thermoseal Group - has recently been appointed as The Glass and Glazing Federation’s (GGF) Regional Chairman for the…
The new President of the GGF’s is Brian Baker of GLASSOLUTIONS who replaces Mark Warren of Lister Trade Frames in this high profile industry position.
Imperial Tobacco’s new HQ has achieved a sustainability certification of Excellent from the world’s leading assessment method for sustainable buildings, BREEAM, with a helping hand from Pilkington Suncool™ 70/40.
More than 10,000 square feet of Pilkington Solar-E™ Blue-Green has been used for the facades of the new $14.75m Indianola Wellness Center in Iowa. "Pilkington Solar-E™ on tinted substrates is a more recent product offering.
Durham University’s new £16million Business School utilises Pilkington Planar™ to create an inspiring atmosphere for students to learn. The world-renowned Business School is one of an elite group of UK schools with Triple Accreditation.
The GGF had reason for renewed optimism following the Construction Products Association’s (CPA) latest forecasts which anticipates that growth in private house building, infrastructure work and commercial activity are set to drive recovery in the…
The GGF has appointed James Lee as Head of Group Marketing and Communications to oversee its new Group marketing function.
The GGF attended the UK GBC (Green Building Council) conference “Towards Green Deal 2.0” on Tuesday 21st January.
Stakeholders for The Triple Glazing Question event came together last week to have an open discussion about what some of the main issues about triple glazing might be, from glass and ratings to manufacturing and fabrication.
Shanghai Yaohua Pilkington Glass Group predicts that its net profits would hike over 100% in 2013, compared with CNY 57.88 million profits in 2012. Read more here.
Durham University Business School’s new £16million fit-for-purpose building utilises NSG Group’s world class Pilkington Planar™ to create an inspiring space for students to learn.