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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.
This important happening confirmed itself during the 2006 edition as the leading fair for glass industry world-wide.
Forbes reporthed that speciality chemicals group Sika AG said it is to acquire German company Proxan Dichtstoffe GmbH for an undislcosed price.
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.
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 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.
Tendency from flat to rotatable glass sputter solutions persists Over 54.000 visitors gathered information on trends and innovations in the glass industry during the international glasstec exhibition in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 24 to 28 October.
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.
Optimism prevails amongst the international glass sector in Düsseldorf Visitors enthused about innovations in the fields of solar thermal systems, photovoltaics and multi-functional glass The glass industry is upbeat and looks to the future with…
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.
Since the beginning of our activity we have always been giving importance to all possible communication instruments we could use in order to keep a constant touch with our sector.
Visit Carbone Lorraine Composants S.A.S. at Glasstec hall 13 / C08 CARBONE LORRAINE, under its leading brand name of Cerberite®, designs and manufactures an extended range of systems and components for the glass container industry, from the…
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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.
2007, our aim is to give style and value to safety. A product with high design content is the outcome of a process where every detail counts.
A composite is the combination of each material’s best characteristics.Our aim is to assist our customers in dealing with the production problems they may encounter due to the continuous evolutions of the materials on today’s market.
Recent figures clearly show that homeowners are willing and able to up-spec their conservatories. Conservatories Active looks at how margins and customer satisfaction are increased by selling up conservatories with options such as self-cleaning…