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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.

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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.

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Introducing Pilkington energiKare™ Advantage – the brand new IGU by the NSG Group which achieves triple glazing performance with only two panes of glass.

Classic car enthusiasts have helped Pilkington AGR North America to revive a rare feature of the 1980's and 90's Porsche.   Both the 944 and 968 models of the iconic sports car, manufactured from 1982-92 and 1992-95, were made with a…

Pilkington Optiphon™ has been granted the seal of approval by Quiet Mark the international mark of approval from the Noise Abatement Society Charitable Foundation.

NSG Group, scooped Commercial Project of the Year at the G13 Awards – one of the main highlights in the glazing industry’s year.    NSG Group, scooped Commercial Project of the Year at the G13 Awards – one of the main highlights in the glazing…

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Pilkington United Kingdom Limited has resolved a dispute with Uniglass Limited in relation to its UK Registered Design Number 2090474 for Pilkington Texture Glass Contora™ patterned glass.

As part of Network Rails five year plan to overhaul Britain’s railway stations, an investment of £130m was outlined to improve Scotland’s Waverley Station.

A new online utility calculation program has been launched which increases the power available to customers and makes the glass specification process easier.

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Talks are ongoing between union leaders and management at glass giant Pilkington in a bid to determine the future of 140 staff at one the company’s sites in St Helens.

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The 51-year-old Pilkington glass plant in Lathrop will cease production early next year, affecting about 115 workers, its corporate parent confirmed Tuesday.

Glassmakers Pilkington have announced the closure of the Float Glass Line at Cowley Hill in St Helens, England, with the loss of 140 jobs.   This is the latest in a series of job cuts at the firm’s St Helens sites in the last three years.

St Helens is reeling from the devastating news that Pilkington is set to close its Cowley Hill float glass line and shed 140 jobs.

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