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The chief executive of Pilkington is to take on a beefed-up executive role at its Japanese parent months after steering the British glassmaker through its £2.2bn takeover.
A fire at Anchor Glass on Griffith Street Monday night left little damage and no injures, a company official said Tuesday.
Pilkington France has supplied more than 6,000 metres square of glass façades for a stunning renovation of the historic St Charles station in Marseilles.
Kristina Milanovic from Withington Girls' School in Manchester and Gerrard Weale from Trinity Sixth Form Centre in Carlisle, are this year's Pilkington Arkwright Scholars.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Nippon Sheet Glass Co. said group net profit for its first half grew more than fivefold because of a strong contribution from its purchase of Pilkington PLC of the U.K. earlier this year.
Starnewsgroup.com reported that Australia's largest glass manufacturer and the State Government have combined to fund a $130 million upgrade to a Dandenong plant to create a self-cleaning glass that all but eliminates water use.
The Board of Pilkington Group Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Powell as Group Finance Director for Pilkington Group Limited, in succession to Iain Lough, who will retire on 31 January 2007.
There are double celebrations in St Helens, where two of the most famous names in the area have scored major successes! St Helens Rugby League Club has finished top of the 2006/07 league.
Pilkington is to build and operate a 550 tonnes per day capacity float line in Abu Dhabi, through a new joint venture company, Pilkington Emirates LLC.
Abu Dhabi-based Al Hamed Enterprises, a diversified business group, has entered into a $200 million (Dh734 million) joint venture with the UK's Pilkington Group to manufacture float glass, officials said.
Fire glass is becoming a popular choice for fireplace and fire pit owners, and producers of the stuff know why: It's the color.
Choosing a glazing unit that combines Pilkington Activ™ Blue, with a low-E glass such as Pilkington K Glass™ enables dual solar control and thermal insulation, so your conservatory can maintain a comfortable temperature all year round.
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions Second Vice President Thabitha Khumalo has received one of four Window to the World Awards bestowed by Britain's Women of the Year organization and sponsored by glass products manufacturer Pilkington.
Recent figures clearly show that homeowners are willing and able to up-spec their conservatories. Conservatories Active looks at how margins and customer satisfaction are increased by selling up conservatories with options such as self-cleaning…
Pilkington has created a new suite of information on the UK’s leading low-E product, Pilkington K Glass'.
FChinaknowledge.com reported that the following a deal with British firm Pilkington PLC last week, China Glass Holdings Ltd. has entered into another venture worth RMB 240 million, this time with Shaanxi Blue Star.
A new float plant joins the Group with the warm-up of the CS1 plant at Changsu, China. Construction work has been completed in record time – just 16 months.
Processingtalk.com reported that Pilkington, one of the world's largest manufacturers of glass and glazing products for the building and automotive markets, has signed a Global Alliance agreement with Eurotherm.
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…
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.