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Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG Group, has two new patterns joining its popular Pilkington Texture Glass range.
On November 3rd, 2017, AGC Flat Glass Italia officially inaugurated its new float line in Cuneo.
Soon-to-be tallest building in the world.
Pilkington Deutschland AG, a part of NSG Group, will take part in the architectureworld 2017 at Landschafts Park Duisburg-Nord, Germany from 8th to 9th November.
To support the passive design strategies used by the architect to deliver low-energy climate control, Pilkington supplied 600 m2 of Pilkington Insulight™ Sun double-glazed units.
Eden Hall Campus at Pittsburgh’s Chatham University achieves net-zero emissions, net positive-energy status.
Pilkington Planar™ structural glazing was specified by St John’s church in Egham to add a new community centre to its landmark Georgian building, originally built in 1817.
AluK is partnering with SUNPARTNER Technologies to launch a new smart façade system that fits perfectly with the logic driving today’s green buildings.
Mackenzie Glass, part of the Cornwall Glass group of businesses has agreed contracts on the acquisition of Pilkington Bristol from NSG.
Monday, 16 October, was an important date for Pilkington Italia, for the community of Venice and for the entire Veneto Region as the warm-up of the new furnace for glass production at Porto Marghera plant commenced.
Harmonious representation of spherical shapes made of flat glass elements
Designed by the famous architect Ieoh Ming Pei, the Mudam is the foremost museum dedicated to modern art in Luxembourg.
Using structural glass materials supplied by W&W Glass and fabricated in the United Kingdom by Pilkington, the project was glazed by Juba Aluminum Products with the Pilkington Planar™ system for the entryway curtain walls.
Sealtite, together with Sapa’s technical support team, duly delivered a mix of Elegance 52 curtain Walling and Dualframe 75 Si casement windows: the latter featuring Sapa’s Eco vent.
Designed for luxury car roofs, this light control glass switches from clear to dark blue in just a few seconds, at the mere touch of a button.
Working closely with designers at Pilkington and IOCHRE, the team developed a bespoke tension structure to support the wall of glazing, which was installed by structural glazing specialist OJ Taffinder.
It’s that time of year again – and as the nights draw in and the mornings grow colder, external condensation on your windows may begin to appear in the early hours if you’ve upgraded your windows using high performing energy-efficient glazing.
With public awareness now high around fire safety, Steve Bond, customer and technical support manager - fire protection at Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, discusses how to specify fire-resistant glazing, as part of Fire Door Safety Week.
The entrance utilizes a Pilkington Planar™ clear monolithic structural glass fin wall system with countersunk 905 series fittings.
This week is Fire Door Safety Week, an initiative to help raise awareness of the crucial role fire doors play in buildings. Fire-protection glass is an important component within a fire door, and we regularly work with organisations to raise…
The building is designed with a curving façade of aluminium and glass divided into a series of three to five-story clusters, conceived as “individual neighbourhoods in the sky”.
As the nights get longer and colder, keeping your home warm - especially in the evenings - can be difficult. Making use of the Pilkington K Glass™ range in your home can help to keep your rooms cosy all year round.
SGG EASYPRO delivers effective protection of the SGG COOL-LITE II coating against handling vulnerabilities and mechanical damage right up until the tempering process.