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The façade of Strathclyde Business Centre’s newest office block – Duart House– has been completed by glass installation specialists Solaglas Contracting Scotland.

Following the search for strategic partners for its specialty bottles business, the Saint-Gobain Group has selected the project of a consortium of two investment funds, Sagard and Cognetas.

Pilkington Planar™ structural glazing system has been used to stunning effect at a new library in the southwest seaport town of Turku, Finland.

Materials engineers have created a new type of coating that attracts water yet beads oils – traits that are usually mutually exclusive – promising potential applications such as "self-cleaning" eyeglasses and antifogging car windshields…

The annual amount of glass recycled to make new bottles and jars has increased to a record 756,000 tonnes according to estimates from British Glass.

Research Frontiers Incorporated and SmartGlass International Ltd. announced that SmartGlass International Ltd. has acquired a non-exclusive license to use Research Frontiers' patented SPD-Smart(TM) light-control technology for architectural…

Within the past two months, the former Pilkington has opened a facility in Germany to meet demand from solar manufacturers there and elsewhere in Europe.

With energy efficiency and Window Energy Ratings (WERs) a driving influence in window design, Pilkington and Senator have been instrumental in producing the first commercially viable A-rated window for the Irish market.

Pilkington Special Glass in St. Asaph, North Wales has improved its waste handling process by installing two heavy-duty centrifuges from Centriquip.

The average price of manufactured products in the U.K. recorded an increase of 0.3 per cent in February, the Office for National Statistics said a report Monday.

BBC reported that union officials say the announcement that St Helens Glass has gone into liquidation, leaving hundreds of workers jobless, is tragic.  Rumours of the announcement were circulated before staff were given official confirmation at…

According to Pilkington, it has been invited to sign the EPA covenant because of the societal value the energy and water saving products will create when the Dandenong plant is upgraded next year to manufacture high-tech coated glass products.

Pilkington Group Limited has announced the sale of K McAnallen Ltd, trading as Pilkington K'Mac, to Camden Group Ltd.

Pilkington Group Limited has announced the purchase of AG Glass and Glazing Limited. AG Glass and Glazing Ltd is a leading IGU manufacturer averaging more than 20,000 units per week from its state of the art manufacturing unit in Tankersley, near…

It has taken ten long months in planning, but Pilkington Activ™ Blue self-cleaning glass is poised to be installed in a very unusual place – within the two observation towers at the Woolwich ferry on the River Thames.

The chief executive of Pilkington has been handed a new top role - heading a £3.5bn-turnover business for Nippon Sheet Glass, which bought the iconic St Helens glassmaker last year.

Bill DelPiero, president of the United Steelworkers Local 252G, said 78 per cent of employees voted to accept the new pact.

A 250m2 double-glazed Pilkington Planar™ system is the latest addition to the 100-year-old His Majesty's Theatre in Aberdeen as part of its extensive refurbishment, which provides a new entrance area, café and a rehearsal room.

Pilkington Group Limited has announced the purchase of AG Glass and Glazing Limited. AG Glass and Glazing Ltd is a leading IGU manufacturer averaging more than 20,000 units per week from its state of the art manufacturing unit in Tankersley, near…

Historical artefacts need to be presented and protected in all their glory and Galway City Museum kept this in mind when choosing a glazing system for its exhibits.

Pilkington Insulight™ IGUs incorporating Pilkington Suncool™ have been installed as part of the award-winning Lloyd Building project at Trinity College, Dublin.

Victoria's Environment Protection Authority has agreed a four-way, four-year covenant with glass manufacturer Pilkington, Sustainability Victoria and the Australian Industry Group to help the company substantially cut the environmental impact…

Solar protection for any transmittance classification / Insulating glass for heat and sound protection / New glass design techniques / Digital printing on glass Insulating glass for higher energy efficiency and glass products for the design of…

In a major coup for the event, Pilkington Activ™ has demonstrated its commitment to the new-look Glassex with the announcement that it will sponsor the popular Conservatory Design Competition next March.

The recent introduction of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order (FSO) is the most significant change to affect fire safety in the last thirty years.