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A UK steel glazing company has brought together videos of its systems being tested against a lorry bomb, car bomb and ballistic attack and posted them on YouTube.
SAFTI FIRST’s 2-Hour Fire Rated Curtain Wall Passes Rigorous Dynamic Tests Fire as Prescribed by CDC
CDC (Curtain Wall Design and Consulting) is a leading independent firm providing a wide range of building envelope design, engineering, and consulting services to design professionals nationwide.
The NSG Group – manufacturers of Pilkington glass – is welcoming customers to view its new £36 million off-line coater facility, before it starts manufacture in November.
The latest results from independent tests at leading Notified Body IFT Rosenheim confirm Pilkington Spacia™ achieves a U-value of 1.1W/m2K.
If a statement sent to the Laurinburg Exchange Wednesday via its website is accurate, the Pilkington plant may have delayed a decision to lay off 75 people.
An impressive full height glazed atrium is the stunning centre piece of a West End office building featuring fire-resistant glass manufactured by GLASSOLUTIONS, the largest processor, distributor, installer and repairer of glass and glass systems in…
Wrightstyle Limited is an international glass and steel glazing company. Lee Coates leads research, development and testing for the company’s systems which mitigate against fire, bomb/blast and ballistic attack.
The latest results from independent tests at leading Notified Body IFT Rosenheim confirm Pilkington Spacia achieves a U-value of 1.1W/m2K.
The Challenge: TELUS and The Globe and Mail award Toronto glass company top contest prize to expand production across North America TORONTO, ON (September 26, 2012) – Toronto-based glass company Glassopolis developed a fire-resistant glass that has…
Around 300 current and retired employees and family members marked the occasion at an Open House event which included a barbecue, prizes and plant tours.
A 60,000 sq ft industrial unit in Tankersley occupied by Pilkington UK has been acquired in a £2m deal brokered by CBRE.Acting on behalf of a fund, the capital markets team at CBRE sold the unit on Wentworth Industrial Estate to a private Yorkshire…
ULYANOVSK. Sept 19 (Interfax) - A joint venture Pilkington of Britain is involved in will be setting up in Ulyanovsk Region facilities for the production of energy-efficient float glass in Ulyanovsk Region with the investment of 7 billion rubles.
Jane Embury is a director of Wrightstyle, the Devizes-based supplier of steel glazing systems. Wrightstyle has an international reputation for innovative glazing solutions to mitigate against fire or ballistic or bomb attack.
UK-based glass manufacturer Pilkington has announced plans to let go another 90 jobs after a disappointing performance amidst the global recession.
Pilkington noise-control glass has been revealed as the secret behind a good night’s sleep for customers of the new, award-winning, Sleeperz Hotel in the heart of Newcastle.
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More jobs will go at glassmaker Pilkington as the global economic crisis takes its toll on sales.Parent company Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) saw quarterly sales fall 3% to £1.08bn and said market conditions were “significantly worse than previously …
Phil Brown at Pilkington Building Products, has 12 years experience in the business and a day to day job as Manager of the Technical Advisory Service for the UK and Ireland.
(Ottawa, Ontario) - The Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance (IGMA) today announced the open of registration for its annual IGMA Performance and Innovation in Insulating Glass Educational Seminar.
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