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Hundreds of jobs are under threat at the British operations of Pilkington, the Japanese-owned glass maker, amid falling demand for its products from the automotive and construction industries.
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Pilkington Planar™ glazing is on the right track following its specification in the brand new entrance at Salford Central Railway Station, situated in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester.
Pilkington takes another step forward in the energy efficient evolution with the introduction of Pilkington K Glass™ OW - the first development in the Pilkington K Glass™ range of energy efficient glazing products designed for use within the new…
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A highly unusual window replacement scheme has taken place at Leicester University. Pilkington Activ™ Blue glass has helped transform the Attenborough Tower, a 19-storey tower block built in the early 1970s on the main campus.
Previously known as Pilkington Australia, the Geelong factory specialised in automotive glass. It opened in 1936 to support the Geelong Ford plant, which opened 11 years earlier.
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Pilkington NSG Group Flat Glass Business, 300 Northridge Drive, sent an e-mail to employees on Thursday, advising them that the plant will close for two weeks for approximately 180 of 263 employees from Jan. 19 to Feb. 2 due to slow sales and…
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