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Workers at CSR Viridian glass making plants are being deliberately isolated by the Australian Workers Union (AWU) as the company proceeds with its plans to axe more than 200 jobs and shut the Ingleburn, Sydney plant by mid-July.    An Ingleburn…

An exciting group of new Pilkington products was launched at the Fabricator Installer Trade (FiT) Show, the glass and glazing industry's major exhibition for 2013.

Among the achievements of Vitro’s Sustainability Model, stands its ability to recycle 191,737 tons of glass.

Pilkington will lead an Innovation Masterclass on fire-resistant glass at the British Woodworking Federation (BWF) Woodworking Conference 2013.         The conference - also known as the BWF Members' Day – will take place on 25th April at…

Attendees and exhibitors can now make housing reservations for GlassBuild America 2013: The Glass, Window & Door Expo set to take place September 10-12, 2013 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.         “We are very excited…

Guardian has enhanced its advanced architectural glass website – www.sunguardglass.com – with improved organization and usability, improved search functions and industry-leading tools to better meet the needs of the architectural glass community.

Vitro, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: VITROA), hereinafter “Vitro” or the “Company,” announced today that it has closed the transactions contemplated by the agreements that will enable the Company to definitively conclude its restructuring process.

With the advent of next generation Low E glass like Guardian’s ClimaGuard A+ and the consistent growth of triple glazing in the market, the insulating glass units being manufactured and installed today far exceed the performance we had grown…

The NSG Group, manufacturer of Pilkington glass in the UK, will be exhibiting at the first ever FIT Show in April, bringing customers up to speed with the latest developments from one of the UK’s most trusted glass brands.

TROSIFOL UV+ exploits the entire spectrum of sunlight - Conventional polyvinyl butyral (PVB) in laminated safety glass blocks out almost all ultraviolet (UV) radiation up to a wavelength of about 400 nanometres (nm).

I just returned from the BEC Conference in Las Vegas and wanted to share a few golden nuggets from the show floor.

Kuraray America Inc. aims to highlight the TROSIFOL brand in the North American market by joining the Glass Association of North America (GANA).      The manufacturer of PVB films for laminated safety glass expects to learn more about their…

North West MEP, Chris Davies, saw first-hand the benefits of NSG Group’s investment in a new high-tech off-line glass coating facility, during a visit to a Pilkington Glass factory in St Helens.

Introducing My Pilkington™ – a new customised user portal that looks to benefit and educate NSG customers (existing and new), from the glass trade as well as architects and specifiers.

The major theme of the 2013 BEC Conference can be summed up in the title of its keynote presentation: Battle for the Wall.  "Our true competitors are solid surface walls," said Scott Thomsen, president of the Global Flat Glass Group,…

Vitro S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: VITROA), hereinafter “Vitro” or the “Company”, announced that its Board of Directors appointed Mr.

Despite ongoing snow storms, nearly 100 architects traveled to Hauppauge (Long Island), N.Y., on March 7 to further their knowledge of glass products.

Lancashire Double Glazing (LDG) are a long standing business operating since 1978. With 34 years experience in the industry any business working with LDG knows that they are buying with confidence.

Cantifix was recently invited to install the Pilkington glass façade of The Quiet House – a concept house that will be exhibited at the Ideal Home Show.

Pilkington Planar™ has been used to transform a Grade II Listed building into a state of the art youth centre in Middlesbrough.

Scott Thomsen, president of Guardian Industries Global Flat Glass Group, will engage glass industry glaziers in a keynote speech at the Glass Association of North America’s annual Building Envelope Contractors (BEC) Conference & Tradeshow next…

The 20-year history of the once-great diversified conglomerate CSR is littered with monumentally large and poor asset purchases.

Cie. de Saint-Gobain SA’s record European Union cartel fine was reduced to 880 million euros ($1.15 billion), or less than two percent, after regulators said they corrected a calculation error in the original penalty.

And now it‘s what their training facility wears too – 9,000 square feet of Pilkington Eclipse™ Sunset Gold has been used in the renovation and expansion of the legendary football team’s administration building at their training complex in New…

The success of Guardian Plus continues to grow as word spreads around the industry. The innovative new business support programme from Guardian Industries UK provides benefits to companies from all areas of the glass and glazing industry, whether…