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Pilkington Automotive has overhauled the exhibition suite at its European Technical Centre in Lathom to showcase the latest glazing innovations for the automotive market.
Workers at the Pilkington glass factory in Mt Wellington, Auckland, have walked off the job in a dispute over pay.
The new Director General of the CBI, Richard Lambert, toured Pilkington Greengate on his first official visit to the North West since taking office at the beginning of July.
The Pilkington stand at this year's World of Glass exhibition in Moscow attracted nearly 1,000 visitors, two awards and one brand new project.
The world's first self-cleaning glass has moved into the arena of major landmark projects with the launch of Pilkington Planar Activ™.
Pilkington (Australia) Ltd recently demonstrated its unique and innovative Pilkington Pyrostop fire resistant glass product to key fire and design industry members, undertaking a complex fire demonstration test at the Warrington Fire Research…
Inspired by the port The Law Courts, located on the southern edge of Antwerp, cover a surface area of 78,000 m² and features six levels: one underground and five above ground, the highest of which is just 15.75 m off the ground.
The 20-story concrete base of the skyscraper being built to replace the World Trade Center will be covered with thousands of glass prisms.
In the Pall Mall boardroom of Pilkington, the glassmaker Nippon Sheet Glass has just bought for £2.2bn ($3.9bn), Yozo Izuhara, the man who drove the protracted deal to its conclusion, admits to a moment of indecision during the tense negotiations.
Pilkington and NSG issued a statement on 16 June confirming that the acquisition of Pilkington by NSG has been completed and that Pilkington is now a member of the NSG Group.
Nippon Sheet Glass Co said it has completed its acquisition of UK glass maker Pilkington PLC. A Nippon Sheet Glass statement says the acquisition means its group will have the largest share of the sheet glass market, with sales of about 760 bln yen…
European regulators cleared Japan's Nippon Sheet Glass Co. yesterday to buy the 80 percent of Pilkington PLC of Britain that it does not own.
The European Commission said it has cleared the proposed acquisition by Japan's Nippon Sheet Glass Co (NSG) of UK peer Pilkington.
The European Commission said Wednesday it has approved Nippon Sheet Glass Co.'s acquisition of British glass maker Pilkington PLC, concluding that the deal will "not significantly impede effective competition" in Europe.
Six years after conception, construction of the Toledo Museum of Art's Glass Pavilion is in the home stretch.
Nippon Sheet Glass Co. is moving to global prominence on the strength of Japanese automakers, its biggest customer base. The world's sixth-largest maker of sheet glass is scheduled to complete the purchase of Britain's Pilkington Plc,…
Holders of Pilkington's only outstanding bond have accepted Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG)'s offer to buy it back, the British glassmaker said on Thursday.
As glass windows increasingly adorn larger surface areas of modern day buildings, including hotels, malls and multiplexes, the cleaning regime becomes that much more of a challenge.
Pilkington, the global manufacturer of glass and glazing products, has awarded online learning provider, SkillSoft , a three-year contract worth nearly £380,000 to supply management, business, health & safety, IT and desktop-skills training to…
Nippon Sheet Glass Co. (NSG), the world's sixth-largest glass maker, will move alongside front-runner Asahi Glass Co., in terms of sales, after the 616 billion yen acquisition of third-ranked British glass maker Pilkington PLC, by the end of…
Danway LLC - a subsidiary of Emirates Holding - and UK's Fusion Glass Designs Ltd have joined hands to set a set up a joint venture under the UAE Offsets Program.The two companies will hold 51% and 30% stakes respectively in the new company…
The UK's largest supplier of emergency glazing and household repairs yesterday boosted its business with a £6.5m deal.
Customers in Scotland and the North East of England stand to benefit from £2.8million investment at Pilkington Cumbernauld.
Yahoo Asia reported that credit default swaps on Pilkington were volatile on Thursday amid speculation the British glassmaker's imminent takeover may prompt corporate action that cuts the value of its default protection.
Pilkington shareholders will vote in April on a formal offer by Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) for the remaining 80 per cent of the shares in Pilkington they do not currently own.