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The decision has been made to start up the Group's UK5 Float Line at Greengate later in this financial year, to supply coated products for the growing Solar Energy glass market.
Mark Lyons, President of Building Products Worldwide, visited Grange Park Golf Club, Prescot Road, St Helens, on Friday, 23rd July, to demand quick payment of the annual rent.
San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, México, August 6, 2010 - Vitro S.A.B. de C.V. (“Vitro” or the “Company”) (BMV: VITROA) As part of Vitro’s debt restructuring discussions with creditors, the Company has presented a restructuring counterproposal (…
Turning your home inside out is the new way to truly modernise your home – with a seamless transition from the inside to the outside, glass box extensions allow the creation of a continuous, dramatic, floor to ceiling, frameless glass structure…
Worldwide leading glass manufacturer and processor, Guardian Industries, have chosen Ashton Industrial's fully automated seaming and batching to enhance their new processing plant in Rexdale, Ontario.
San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, México – July 28, 2010 – Vitro S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: VITROA) one of the world's largest producers and distributors of glass products, today announced 2Q'10 unaudited results.
Thermal Rating Register has launched a new initiative which will enable fabricators and installers to obtain a window energy rating (WER) quickly and cost effectively.
PILKINGTON is to restart one of its St Helens float lines in a move that will create up to 130 jobs. The decision, announced to Pilkington staff today, was attributed to strong demand in South America.
A pilot Automotive Leadership programme was held in the UK in June. This was very successful and the content has been refined since in order that programme can be rolled out globally and delivered regionally.
Employees were given an opportunity in June to meet and put questions to the new Group CEO Craig Naylor at a series of ‘town hall’ meetings in the UK, Japan, North America and Germany.
Guardian Industries has made its money through glass, particularly building and automotive glass, over many years and done so quite successfully.
PVB films for solar modules – Façade-integrated photovoltaics or “Building-integrated photovoltaics” (BIPV) making use of thin-film technology facilitate the efficient use of the building envelope, enabling it to generate electricity.
Pilkington has built on the success of the manufacture and sales of Pilkington Cervoglass™ conservatory roof IGUs at Pilkington Aintree by opening an additional manufacturing facility in the South of England employing 34 people.
Work Targets Architectural Glass for Reduced Energy Consumption; New Products Also Foreseen for Solar, Automotive, and Display Applications Intermolecular, Inc. today announced the signing of a multi-year collaborative development program (CDP) and…
Pilkington was once a national treasure. From its St Helens base in England's northwest, it was a pioneer of the wor ld of glassmaking.  Now, that same cradle of innovation is an operational outpost of a disparate Japanese empire.
Global glass manufacturer Guardian Industries announced the results of an independent performance study today that proves EcoGuard Solar Boost-LP, its laminated parabolic mirror for concentrated solar power (CSP) applications, provides industry-…
Malaysian Sheet Glass (MSG) has won the Product Innovation Award for Building Finishes, one of the annual Frost & Sullivan Malaysia Green Excellence Awards.
San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, México, June 23, 2010 – In recognition of the innovative and practical designing of its glass containers developed with Vitro’s strategic vision and broad experience, the Mexican Association of Packaging and…
Around 1,200 metres square of Pilkington Profilit™ wired has been used for the main pedestrian entrances of three Santiago subway stations.
NSG Group's Automotive plant in Vizag, India, has successfully passed the quality audit of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
Best-in-class product will debut at AIA convention June 10-12 in Miami Guardian will debut SunGuard SuperNeutral (SN) 62, its newest advanced architectural glass product, at Booth 2617 at the AIA National Convention, June 10-12, at the Miami Beach…
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order, (the FSO, in effect from October 2006) has introduced a fundamental step change in the legislation governing fire safety.
Porto Real, Brazil (May 26, 2010)  -- Guardian celebrated the addition of its new state-of-the-art coater at its Porto Real, Brazil float glass plant with a dedication ceremony attended by government and company officials, including Porto Real…
• Gina Albisua, Ines Escalante and Montserrat Martinez were the student winners by presenting a special ergonomic container that prevents the consumer from confusing the front of the container with the back.
In January, the Group acquired China Glass Holdings’ 50 per cent share in Taicang Pilkington China Glass Special Glass Limited (TPCG) and as a result , TPCG will be renamed Pilkington Solar (Taicang), Limited (PST) with the company becoming a wholly…