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Toledo-based glass maker Pilkington North America Inc. will install a $1.4 million solar array at its plant in Northwood, thanks in part to a state and federal grant that will offset nearly half the cost.
For daylighting designs in hurricane regions, Technical Glass Products (TGP) introduces Pilkington Proflit™ Hurricane, the only tested and approved hurricane impact channel glass system in North America.
NSG Group Vice-Chairman Tom Abe recently made his first visit to the Guilin Automotive Plant in China. Meeting staff, he emphasized the importance of maximizing the potential of people and open communication.
Unexciting in the best sense of the word are the tile designs for 2010. After neo-baroque and opulent, floral patterns, the manufacturers are once again relying on classic design and natural looks.
A Pilkington Automotive Poland competition for the best PNCA project has awarded prizes to four of the plant's 30 PNCA teams. The competition covered three categories - the most active team, the most active area and the most valuable solution.
The world famous Lincoln Center, home to Juilliard School of performing arts and Alice Tully Hall, in New York City, has been given a makeover worth singing about thanks to Pilkington Planar™ glazing.
It is often said that it’s the small things in life that make the big difference. And the evolution of something as simple as glass is no exception. This year Pilkington and the rest of the construction industry celebrate the 50th anniversary of the…
Pilkington has acquired two further service centers in Richmond and Norfolk, Virginia, in the US, from the Old Dominion Glass Company.
A young Brazilian who once made a living collecting paper and cardboard from rubbish tips, has been named YBI Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
Themes of redevelopment, renovation and modernization more topical than ever / Twelve teams in the final of the dry construction championship At the beginning of October, Germany’s new energy saving ordinance, EnEV 2009, came into effect.
From planes, trains and automobiles, the new animated Pilkington Sound Simulator helps to understand noise control glazing with more ease than ever before.
Saint-Gobain Glass is once again living up to a well-earned reputation for innovation in the flat glass market by launching SGG BIOCLEAN COOL-LITE AQUA GREEN.
With climate change a hot topic at the recent political party conferences, Pilkington has released figures showing an amazing 2.5 million tonnes of CO2 will be saved in the UK over the next 20 years thanks to installations of energy efficient…
The Doncaster village of Kirk Sandall looked back on 90 years of Pilkington glassmaking in a special service at the local church of St Oswalds.
The new office building of Dresdner Solarwatt AG surprises with a special inner façadeWith the new office building of Solarwatt AG Dresden has yet another architectural highlight: three apparently “floating” meeting rooms in plasterboard lightweight…
Pilkington has exhibited for the first time at the North East Asia Investment and Trade Expo, held this year in Changchun. The six-day trade fair attracted nearly 600 exhibitors and 500,000 visitors from more than 80 countries.
Changes in Group structure over the first nine months of the year resulted in a 1.0% increase in sales.
Pilkington is the proud winner of two awards at the glittering G09 Awards. Taking place at the home of football, Wembley Stadium, Pilkington were top of the league in the Glass Project of the Year and Health and Safety Initiative of the Year…
Pilkington has announced a new range of products following the cessation of manufacture and processing of wired and translucent glass in the UK last year.
Pilkington has been licensed by Research Frontiers Inc to manufacture and sell SPD-Smart automotive products worldwide.
EHS passport training is being rolled out across the whole of the Nordic region. Those who complete the 12-module programme receive an EHS passport which guarantees their knowledge of Group policies, guidelines and regulations.
Building Products Japan has launched two new products in response to the Government's School New Deal Policy, which aims to make the nation's school buildings quake-resistant and energy-efficient.
Pilkington Planar™ has provided Yorkshire Bank with a striking glass wall as part of a refurbishment of its headquarters in Leeds.
Pilkington Marine is supplying a total of 12,000 square metres of glass for the two largest cruise ships ever built. Royal Caribbean's Genesis class Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas will each carry 5,400 passengers.