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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.
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…
Double glazing firm St Helens Glass is believed to have collapsed with the loss of more than 200 jobs. It is estimated that figure could rise to more than 300 if salespeople, fitters and drivers contracted by the firm are also taken into account.
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.
Guardian Building Products Distribution, Inc., announces  its newest product with the introduction of GuardWrap™.
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.
Saint-Gobain Isover is to build a new, 70,000-ton capacity glass wool plant in Chemillé, (Maine-et-Loire) France. The plant is due to begin production at the end of 2008, will create approximately 150 jobs.
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…
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.
In the context of CE Marking, most flat glass products sold in the European Union must now conform to European technical standards known as harmonised European Norms (hEN), as dictated by the Comité Européen de Normalisation (CEN).
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.