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Businesses from across the glass and glazing supply chain, including fabricators, installers and architects have set out their priorities for the next government, with an emphasis on new housing, planning laws and skills initiatives.
As specialist glass processors, TuffX Processed Glass has established a reputation for excellence with customers nationally since 1997, on both domestic and commercial projects.
Saint-Gobain is continuing to evolve its industry-leading 70-37 combination SGG COOL-LITE SKN 176 II with the addition of a 4mm option within the product range; primarily designed for the commercial and high-end domestic markets.
Juha Karisola - Windshield bending technologies have developed since the first commercial pieces of glass were bent at the end of the 1940s.
Autoglass® announces the appointment of Nick Cleary to the newly created role of Technology Director, joining the executive leadership team.
Life has just become a whole lot easier with the introduction of enhanced glass orders throughout the Smart-Builder software suite.
Tempered glass customers usually have certain tolerances for tempered distortion. However, there are a few types of defects with a zero-tolerance policy in most markets and applications.
Springfield, MO based American Glass has been in business since 1978. The company provides a wide range of glass products, including custom fabrication and distribution.
Higher performance thermal insulation glass is becoming more and more popular as demanding environmental and legislative needs increase.
The automotive market for glass could see real growth in early 2016 when the country’s passenger car markets recover in a stable and sustained manner, says B Santhanam, president and MD, Flat Glass, Saint-Gobain India speaking on the sidelines of a…
VIG Vacuum Insulated Glass Technologies for Glass Fabricators and Tempered Flat Glass    The Vacuum Insulated Glass Unit, (VIG), Concept and LandGlass's recent Announcement; By Michael Spellman and Hermann Frey from IGE Glass Technologies,…
Maria Charlton, director of the Independent Windscreen Academy, looks at changes in the windscreen market.   As vehicle manufacturers push the boundaries of design so too is automotive glazing evolving.
The life of a float line: chapter three – inspection and cutting. This is the third chapter in our series on float glass production.
We’re pleased to announce that our ultra low-emissivity glazing, Pilkington K Glass™ S, has been chosen for use in a specialist housing development, which was recently showcased at an open day event in Yorkshire.
Valspar is recognized as a global leader in delivering innovative new technology to the coatings industry and Valspar’s mirror coatings and solutions business is no exception.
Direct Trade, one of the UK’s leading fabricators of windows, doors and conservatories, has selected Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG Group, as its primary glass supplier in a projected multi-million-pound agreement.
This is the second chapter in our exclusive video series on float glass production. This time, Mike Woodhead, line manager at Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, talks us through the process at the heart of float glass production, the bath of molten…
The title of last year’s editorial stressed that this would be an exciting year for us. And so it seems, at least this is what the first impressions are.
An Essex based company that specialises in sunken gardens and striking glass pond designs, is incorporating a variety of toughened laminated glass products from the TuffX Processed Glass range into its instant pond portfolio.
* Linetec exhibiting at AIA Expo booth #2858 *Stretch Forming by Linetec allows architectural product manufacturers to have their metal building components curved and finished in one location.
Designed to give companies that buy and specify Pilkington products 24/7 access to a wealth of exclusive content and facilities, My Pilkington™ offers many key features that aren’t accessible via our main website.
Investment start-up Pheasant Equities has exchanged contracts to buy Alexandra Business Park in St Helens from the town's iconic glassmaker Pilkington.
NSG Group, the Japanese owner of the former Pilkington Glass business, has agreed the sale of its former St Helens headquarters at Alexandra Park on Prescot Road.
Demand for high quality glazed units from Senior Glass Systems’ dedicated manufacturing facility in Scarborough has increased significantly over the last few years.
Glass is becoming an increasingly prominent part of the interior design of new and refurbishment projects, not just in big office blocks or hotels, but in hospitals too.