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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.
Architectural Products Magazine has cast a spotlight on the diversity and leadership of Guardian Industries’ products and services by awarding the company with three 2013 Product Innovation Awards.
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.
Topics cover glass production, processing, performance and low-emissivity coatings. PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has introduced two American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (AIA CES) registered programs covering architectural glass.
Guardian’s ClimaGuard range is set to take a firm footing in the commercial market, with the launch of ClimaGuard A 1.0.
St Helens is reeling from the devastating news that Pilkington is set to close its Cowley Hill float glass line and shed 140 jobs.
Guardian Industries will present its comprehensive residential, commercial,and interior glass product portfolios at the Greenbuild International Conference & Expo in Philadelphia, PA., Nov. 20-22.
Your first thought on this may well be no! However, with increasing U value performance in our windows and the growth of triple glazing now taking a firm hold in the market place, it will soon become inevitable that for a period in autumn and…
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced that the Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence in Ottawa, Ontario, a 2013 Canadian Green Building Award winner, was constructed with SOLARBAN(R) 60 glass.
New glass eliminates snow and ice build-up on aircraft and airport lights -- David P. Maikowski, director of Lighting for Guardian Industries, spoke with aviation industry leaders last week about the company’s new product that keeps lenses clear of…
Now that’s a plus! Pilkington Optitherm™ S1 Plus sets new standards The NSG Group has unveiled Pilkington Optitherm™ S1 Plus; a brand new low-emissivity glass optimised to achieve Ug values of 1.0 in an insulating glass unit (IGU).
ClimaGuard Products Give Window Manufacturers More Energy-Efficient Glass Options -- Guardian Industries has been named a 2013 Green Award Winner by Door and Window Market Magazine (DWM), the leading trade publication serving the door and window…
Expanded Wisconsin meeting house saves on energy with geometry, bioclimatic design A 20,000-square-foot addition to Frank Lloyd Wright’s First Unitarian Society Meeting House in Madison, Wis., designed by The Kubala Washatko Architects, promotes…
PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has named Deron Patterson international sales manager, flat glass international.
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) today reported third quarter 2013 net sales of $4 billion, up 17 percent versus the prior year.
Pilkington K Glass™ S has reached a new milestone! NSG Group’s new coater at Cowley Hill has produced over two and a half million square metres. As the UK’s first jumbo off-line coating plant, Cowley Hill allows the NSG Group to manufacture a…
New Product Ideal for Outdoor Applications Subject to Inclement Weather - Guardian Industries has developed a new glass product for outdoor lighting applications.
SunGuard High Durable Silver 70 changes the look of float glass by creating a highly reflective surface in an exceptionally neutral and transparent glass, this makes a facade appear brighter as the glass reflects and disperses the suns light.
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) reported on Oct. 17 third quarter 2013 net sales of $4 billion, up 17 percent versus the prior year.
SunGuard SuperNeutral 68 Products Now Available in Standard and Large Sheet Sizes. Guardian Industries has expanded manufacturing capabilities at its Richburg, South Carolina plant with the addition of Guardian SunGuard SuperNeutral 68 and…
In the past, glass was often perceived to be the weak link in buildings. With the advances in high performance glazing over the last quarter of a century, this is no longer the case.
The latest glass product in the Pilkington Optitherm™ range, Pilkington Optitherm™ S1 Plus, is a superior performing low-e glass that is unique in the UK market.
The Niles value added plant in Michigan has clinched a major safety double. Only a few months after reaching the milestone of two million man hours worked without a lost time incident, the plant has added the achievement of two million man hours…
At present, the global major LOW-E glass manufacturers are Pilkington (U.K.), PPG (U.S.), Glaverbel (Belgium), and Saint–Gobain (France); the overseas market is basically controlled by above enterprises.
Guardian Fiberglass, Inc. has joined the National Insulation Contractors Exchange, LLC (NICE) as a Supplier Partner.