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Nippon Sheet Glass Co. announced Monday it agreed to acquire 80 percent of British glassmaker Pilkington plc in a strategy to expand its global production capacity.
Pilkington +4.6% at 154.75p amid press speculation that talks between the company and its rebuffed suitor Nippon Sheet Glass (5202.
Slaughter and May’s famed boardroom connections have snared it a lucrative instruction from Pilkington on its potential £2bn takeover — despite Herbert Smith having already been given the role.
At Vitrum: Hall 15/2, Stand C 83Tubolar pull handles with lock available in a variety of diameters, manufactured in stainless steel AISI 316L.
Italcarrelli has been manufacturing lifting trucks, technologies and accessories for the storage and transport of goods since 1962.
At Vitrum: Pavillion 16 - Stand 1 B 19Nuova Oxidal will present various new products that will complete always more their range of accessories, particularly a new lock and there new series of products:- The range of hinges with bosses, completed by…
Two novel new machines from partners CADRAM and R&R Sondermaschinen are providing the first automated solutions for applying decoration to window glass, using either lead or bevel-effect 3M Accentrim tape.
Researchers from the United Kingdom, France and the DUBBLE beamline at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) have made a step forward in research on glass.
The award was made at a recent supplier conference held by Honda UK Manufacturing and presented to Pilkington's Charles Mason.
Pilkington PLC, the world's biggest maker of car windshields, whose North American headquarters are in Toledo, will pay $2 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of contaminating an Illinois town's water supply five months after a jury…
In accordance with its established policy, Pilkington issued the following trading up-date ahead of the announcement of its results for the period to 31 March 2005, scheduled for Thursday, 26 May 2005.
St .Helens based glass maker Pilkington shrugged aside difficult trading conditions at its UK building products division to predict a 15 per cent rise in full year profits today.
Guardian Industries Corp., a worldwide manufacturer of float glass and fabricated glass products, officially inaugurated its float glass facility in Goole, England, yesterday. (EDITOR’S NOTE - Float glass is made by floating melted glass on a bed of…
The role of Company Secretary has been strengthgened following the publication of a UK government-commissioned report on corporate governance.
Pilkington Chairman Sir Nigel Rudd has been presented with a Personality of the Year award by Brazil in recognition of the Group's record investment in that country.
Paolo Scaroni has resigned from the Board of Pilkington plc and relinquished the post of non-executive deputy chairman of the Group.
Finland's second largest independent glass processing firm has become part of the Pilkington Group.The acquisition of KP Lasi will give Pilkington Processing and Merchanting 15 per cent of the buoyant Finnish IGU market.
The stylish of BEMCOP hardware will add a modern appearance to any shower enclosure. BEMCOP Shower hinges, handles, knobs, towel bars, glass clamps, accessories and so on.
V.A.E.M. srl, with head office in Lecco (Italy), is on the market for more than 50 years. It is specialized in the production of a large range of glass fittings, in particular the shelf supports suitable to fit showcases.
New patio door handle and finish offerings, created in response to increasing demands on architects and custom home builders for luxury options, are now available from Vetter©, Norcross, Ga., according to Jeff Kibler, Vetter brand manager.
Nippon Sheet Glass, a large Japanese manufacturer, has increased its holding in Pilkington, the UK glass group, from 10 to 21 per cent over the past fortnight, but has ruled out mounting a full bid.