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Romania has inaugurated a float glass factory in Calarasi following a 100 million EUR investment implemented over 18 months.
Select International, a global provider of human resource assessment solutions, was selected by Guardian Industries Corp. to assess prospective entry-level production and maintenance employees at plants in DeWitt, Iowa and Carleton, Michigan.
Pilkington's newest advances in automotive glazing went on show at an Innovation Day at DaimlerChrysler's Technology Centre at Sindelfingen, near Stuttgart.
Pilkington Middlesbrough is celebrating a triple safety win with two national awards and the achievement of Level 5 in the European safety programme.
The Premier of Victoria Steve Bracks and State Treasurer John Brumby visited Dandenong for the announcement of Pilkington's A$130 million investment in the DA2 float plant.
Toledo pavilion boasts impressive display, also allows visitors to view glass-making process.Leonard Marty pulled a glowing glass bulb out of the fiery furnace and spun it around on a pole.
The chief executive of Pilkington is to take on a beefed-up executive role at its Japanese parent months after steering the British glassmaker through its £2.2bn takeover.
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Beijing, Dec 5: A Chinese urban man gazes at himself in the mirror for 8.6 minutes daily and spends 10 US dollars a month on male cosmetics, a survey has found.
Business.inq7.net reported that the Department of Trade and Industry has extended by three years the general safeguard measure against imported float glass, saying the local industry needs more time to adjust to become competitive.
Pilkington France has supplied more than 6,000 metres square of glass façades for a stunning renovation of the historic St Charles station in Marseilles.
Kristina Milanovic from Withington Girls' School in Manchester and Gerrard Weale from Trinity Sixth Form Centre in Carlisle, are this year's Pilkington Arkwright Scholars.
The objective of solar control measures Increased user convenience and lower energy consumption are among the main demands placed on modern building design.
The figures speak for themselves: to date, over 30 airports in around 20 countries have chosen Glaverbel glass to provide the high level of acoustic insulation, solar control, thermal insulation, safety and security that airport buildings require.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Nippon Sheet Glass Co. said group net profit for its first half grew more than fivefold because of a strong contribution from its purchase of Pilkington PLC of the U.K. earlier this year.
Starnewsgroup.com reported that Australia's largest glass manufacturer and the State Government have combined to fund a $130 million upgrade to a Dandenong plant to create a self-cleaning glass that all but eliminates water use.
Work has started on the £300k refurbishment project for the Melton Road Leicester manufacturing facility. The 20,000 sq ft premises is being re-roofed and clad with the latest high tech composite panel system.
The construction of a large-scale modern glass producing and processing center by Jingniu Group, one of the renowned Chinese glass producers, is in full swing in Kadoma, an industrial city in central Zimbabwe.
The Board of Pilkington Group Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Powell as Group Finance Director for Pilkington Group Limited, in succession to Iain Lough, who will retire on 31 January 2007.
There are double celebrations in St Helens, where two of the most famous names in the area have scored major successes! St Helens Rugby League Club has finished top of the 2006/07 league.
Pilkington is to build and operate a 550 tonnes per day capacity float line in Abu Dhabi, through a new joint venture company, Pilkington Emirates LLC.
Abu Dhabi-based Al Hamed Enterprises, a diversified business group, has entered into a $200 million (Dh734 million) joint venture with the UK's Pilkington Group to manufacture float glass, officials said.
Choosing a glazing unit that combines Pilkington Activ™ Blue, with a low-E glass such as Pilkington K Glass™ enables dual solar control and thermal insulation, so your conservatory can maintain a comfortable temperature all year round.
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions Second Vice President Thabitha Khumalo has received one of four Window to the World Awards bestowed by Britain's Women of the Year organization and sponsored by glass products manufacturer Pilkington.