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The glass maker Pilkington has agreed a £0.8bn pension longevity swap with Legal & General.
A Polish producer of windscreens for the automotive aftermarket sector is entering the North American market.
Two North West companies are to receive £14m in government funding to help boost employment, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said.
Barnfield Construction has been selected by NSG Group as preferred contractor for the new coated glass production facility based on the Cowley Hill site in St Helens.
The Nippon Sheet Glass-owned Pilkington recently released a report claiming that the demand for auto glass has recovered and is gradually going back to normal.
Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) in Japan released its second quarter financial results today. In the building products (BP) business, underlying profitability improved due to increased volumes, particularly of value-added products.
Gunzenhausen (Germany), October 12, 2011. At the end of August 2011, the Polish Mochnik Company commissioned the first eco’lamiline for the production of all types of premium laminated glasses. "We chose the new unit from Bystronic glass due to…
The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority board approved tax incentives for companies, including Pilkington North America and Stanley Black & Decker, that are considering new investments in the state at its monthly meeting Thursday.
Chances are that you haven't heard of the Green Deal yet, but a crucial consultation period for this Government initiative has now begun.
Pilkington, one of the world’s largest glass manufacturers, on 13 September inaugurated the construction of a factory of automotive glass in Chmielow (Podkarpackie voivodship), in the Tarnobrzeg Special Economic Zone (TSSE).
ST HELENS council has unanimously backed plans for a £36m plant at St Helens glass giant Pilkington, which will create 50 jobs.
Reykjavik’s Harpa Concert Hall and Conference centre was recently opened, showcasing the design talents of artist Olafur Eliasson who developed the glass facade of the building in collaboration with Henning Larsen Architects.
Leading glass and glazing manufacturer, Pilkington, won a top prize at last night's prestigious Business Commitment to the Environment (BCE) Environmental Leadership Awards ceremony in London.
The NSG Group announced a £36M investment in an off-line coating facility at Pilkington Park, adjacent to its Cowley Hill site in St Helens.
Europe‟s glass industry will continue to lead the development of energy saving technologies in buildings, following the newly revised EU Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPBD).
Pilkington Building Products UK is pleased to announce the launch of its latest product in the Pilkington Optimirror™ Range, Pilkington Optimirror™ OW, a high specification mirror manufactured on Pilkington Optiwhite™ substrate to give a sharper and…
Pilkington is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Pilkington OptiwhiteTM, the extra-clear, low-iron float glass that provides the perfect solution for a wide variety of applications.
Pilkington has announced the reopening of its UK5 float line at Greengate, St. Helens at the end of 2010.
Blenheim Windows has joined the Pilkington energiKareTM partner scheme and will be supplying the Pilkington energiKareTM range to customers as standard.
On 5 August, the Group published results for the first quarter of the financial year to 30 June 2010.
Hackney Council has recently opened its new Service Centre utilising Pilkington Planar™ to house their public-facing functions and provide a work space for over 1,000 people on one site. 400m² of Pilkington Planar™ glazing was installed on the front…
Pilkington Pyrostop® and Pilkington Optiphon™ have been specified in a comprehensive, multi million pound refurbishment of the William Penn Leisure Centre in Rickmansworth, which provides state of the art leisure facilities to the local area.
Regional specialist Exeter Glass Centre has teamed up with one of the most recognised world names of the glass industry to become the local stockist in the south west of Pilkington’s range of fire-resistant glass products.
Pilkington has extended its range of pyrolytic Solar Control glass to include Pilkington Solar-E™. This new product offers a flexible, low-reflective glass that combines low-emissivity with good solar control to minimise the solar heat gain of a…
Pilkington has built on the success of the manufacture and sales of Pilkington Cervoglass™ conservatory roof IGUs at Pilkington Aintree by opening an additional manufacturing facility in the South of England employing 34 people.