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Pilkington has dedicated the New Year to Part L of the Building Regulations for England and Wales 2010 through a new integrated marketing campaign.
Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, 828 meters, was inaugurated on Jan 4, 2010. The tower accomplished a world record for the highest installation of aluminium and glass façade, at a height of 512 meters.
Town and city streetscapes which generate their own ‘green’ electricity have become a reality thanks to a collaboration between façade specialist Telling Architectural and glass attachment systems supplier SFS intec.
The on-line coating system at Pilkington's JSYP joint venture plant in Jiangsu, China, was officially launched on December 8th.
Beatrice Gibaud from St Edward's College Liverpool, and Thomas Yaxley from Arnold School, Blackpool, are this year’s Pilkington Arkwright Scholars.
Young boxers at the successful Chelmsley Wood ABC in Birmingham can reflect on their success in a series of sparkling new mirrors, thanks to Pilkington. The Birmingham downstream branch donated the sheets of 4mm safety backed Pilkington Optimirror™…
Pilkington Pyrostop® has been specified in a comprehensive refurbishment of a Grade II listed Magistrates’ Court in Bedford to integrate the County Court into the building and improve accessibility to the public areas.
The on-line coating system at Pilkington's JSYP joint venture plant in Jiangsu, China, was officially launched on December 8th.
Pilkington Activ™ Blue has been specified in a unique conservatory in the village of Sarnau, Wales.
Company to team with TRACO, DuPont to replace 319 windows PITTSBURGH, Dec. 9, 2009 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) will donate more than 1,900 square feet of Starphire ultra-clear glass to restore 319 windows at Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright’s…
Please be advised that one of our affiliate subsidiaries in China made following announcement. Jiangsu Pilkington and SYP Glass Co., Ltd (JSYP) is delighted to announce the successful start up of its 'on line' coating facility which came…
Toledo-based glass maker Pilkington North America Inc. will install a $1.4 million solar array at its plant in Northwood, thanks in part to a state and federal grant that will offset nearly half the cost.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 3, 2009 – At 58 stories tall, Comcast Center in Philadelphia recently became the tallest LEED-certified building in the United States with an assist from energy-saving Solarban 60 Starphire glass by PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG). …
For daylighting designs in hurricane regions, Technical Glass Products (TGP) introduces Pilkington Proflit™ Hurricane, the only tested and approved hurricane impact channel glass system in North America.
NSG Group Vice-Chairman Tom Abe recently made his first visit to the Guilin Automotive Plant in China. Meeting staff, he emphasized the importance of maximizing the potential of people and open communication.
A Pilkington Automotive Poland competition for the best PNCA project has awarded prizes to four of the plant's 30 PNCA teams. The competition covered three categories - the most active team, the most active area and the most valuable solution.
The world famous Lincoln Center, home to Juilliard School of performing arts and Alice Tully Hall, in New York City, has been given a makeover worth singing about thanks to Pilkington Planar™ glazing.
It is often said that it’s the small things in life that make the big difference. And the evolution of something as simple as glass is no exception. This year Pilkington and the rest of the construction industry celebrate the 50th anniversary of the…
Pilkington has acquired two further service centers in Richmond and Norfolk, Virginia, in the US, from the Old Dominion Glass Company.
A young Brazilian who once made a living collecting paper and cardboard from rubbish tips, has been named YBI Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
From planes, trains and automobiles, the new animated Pilkington Sound Simulator helps to understand noise control glazing with more ease than ever before.
With climate change a hot topic at the recent political party conferences, Pilkington has released figures showing an amazing 2.5 million tonnes of CO2 will be saved in the UK over the next 20 years thanks to installations of energy efficient…
The Doncaster village of Kirk Sandall looked back on 90 years of Pilkington glassmaking in a special service at the local church of St Oswalds.
Pilkington has exhibited for the first time at the North East Asia Investment and Trade Expo, held this year in Changchun. The six-day trade fair attracted nearly 600 exhibitors and 500,000 visitors from more than 80 countries.