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and chief executive officer. “Clearly, we are continuing to experience very challenging conditions in many of our end-use markets.
Glassmaker Pilkington is to cut another 90 jobs in the region as it continues to make massive cost savings.
PITTSBURGH, July 13, 2009 – The American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) has named its top 10 “green” building projects for 2009, and four of them are glazed with architectural glass made by PPG Industries (NYSE:…
The sunny, Central Washington town of Cle Elum could be the site of the world's largest solar photovoltaic power plant, if a Washington company makes good on plans announced today.
The Croydon Adult Learning and Training (CALAT) Centre in New Addington, Surrey, has drafted in the help of solar control glazing Pilkington Eclipse Advantage™ to create a stunning curtain walling system for the centre’s entrance.
Auburn Hills, Mich. (June 23, 2009) – Global glass manufacturer Guardian Industries will present the newest addition to its line of solar glass products at the third annual Concentrated Solar Power Summit US, June 30 – July 1 in San Francisco.
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio, July 6, 2009 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has introduced Audioguard coating – a waterborne, spray-applied coating that provides vibration damping and reduces vehicle noise – for commercial coatings customers.
A Mississauga realtor is listing the massive former PPG building on 73 acres for $6.1 million. City officials released the news yesterday afternoon. The building is 600,000 square feet – that’s 16 acres under its roof.
Archaeologists have analyzed the origin of 131 flakes of obsidian, a volcanic glass, to better understand how people settled and interacted in the inhospitable Kuril Islands in the Western Pacific Ocean.
Auburn Hills, Mich., June 23, 2009 – Global glass manufacturer Guardian Industries will present the newest addition to its line of solar glass products at the third annual Concentrated Solar Power Summit US, June 30-July 1 in San Francisco.
Pilkington glass has provided a clear vision for a new development at Casement Park stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Coatings with neutral appearance to reduce heat load for comfort, lower operating costsPARIS, June 12, 2009 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) aerospace transparencies business is developing coating technology for aircraft cockpit and passenger-cabin…
PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) aerospace transparencies business is launching the brand name of its controllable electrochromic systems for aircraft passenger-cabin windows at the Paris Air Show, where a full-scale working demonstration enables visitors…
PITTSBURGH, June 11, 2009 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has named Mark Seeton director of sales, performance glazings.
PITTSBURGH, June 11, 2009; PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced the retirement of Mark Fanelli, director of sales, performance glazings, effective June 1.During a 30-year career with PPG, Fanelli held a variety of leadership roles in manufacturing,…
WOODBURY, New York, June 11, 2009 - Today, at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Research Frontiers Inc. (Nasdaq: REFR), the developer and licensor of SPD-Smart light-control technology, announced the results of independent testing regarding the…
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced today that Steve T. Lampe has been appointed vice president, purchasing and distribution, effective July 1.
Global Telecom & Technology, Inc. (“GTT”), (OTCBB: GTLT), a leading global network integrator, announced today that Pilkington, a worldwide manufacturer of glass products for the building and automotive markets and part of the NSG Group of Japan…
Two new courses meet new AIA sustainable design requirement PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) introduced three new American Institute of Architects’ Continuing Education Services (AIA/CES) courses, including two that fulfill the AIA’s new sustainable…
Auburn Hills, Mich., June 3, 2009 – Global glass manufacturer Guardian Industries presented the newest additions to its line of solar glass products at the 2009 CSP, CPV and Thin Film Technology Summit MENA in Abu Dhabi, UAE (June 2-3).
Glass manufacturer Pilkington is hosting a webinar on 23rd June 2009 at 11am to give unrivalled insight into the new Part L of the Building Regulations, offering advice and solutions from some of the key players in the consultation process.
Pilkington is delighted to announce that from May 5 2009 it will be providing its energy efficient glazing, Pilkington energiKare™ Classic, as standard in all IGUs which incorporate Pilkington K Glass™ and Pilkington Optifloat™.
As the industry struggles to come to terms with the dual problem of the deepest recession for decades and saturation in the replacement window market, Pilkington have sent the following letter to its customers informing them of impending price rises…
PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) first corporate sustainability report highlights key accomplishments in several areas of interest to environmentally progressive architects and builders.
Leading glass-maker Pilkington is imposing huge price rises on its customers - just as house-builders are struggling to survive.