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20 December 2013

Make your New Year’s resolution with Pilkington
With the New Year approaching, Pilkington offers a New Year’s resolution that is worth making. Following on from its success in 2013, Pilkington is pleased to announce that its ‘Product Knowledge’ training programme will be making a return for 2014.
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05 December 2013

Pilkington Planar™ provides The Catalyst Museum with ‘high-performance’ glass
Thanks to a £40,000 grant from the Foyle Foundation and a £38,000 Biffa Award, The Catalyst Museum in Widnes was able to replace all the glass in its fourth floor observatory with Pilkington Planar™.

The Catalyst Museum is an interactive science centre devoted to chemistry and how the products of chemistry are used in everyday life. It currently offers family and group visits as well as educational tours.
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26 November 2013

Pilkington Optilam™ helps Waverley Station in £130m Refurbishment
As part of Network Rails five year plan to overhaul Britain’s railway stations, an investment of £130m was outlined to improve Scotland’s Waverley Station.

As part of the work, the station concourse was resurfaced, station furniture was cleaned, removed and replaced and the exterior station building was renovated and refreshed – as well as improved access to Market Street and from Princess Street.
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04 November 2013

The Regeneration Projects of London
With London’s ever changing skyline, new developments are constantly being planned and developed. Recently, some of the most prestigious projects include plans to construct a replica of London’s Crystal Palace, a £100m fashion hub in Hackney and the redevelopment of London’s Oxford Street East End.
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23 October 2013

The best of both worlds with Pilkington Activ SunShade™
Pilkington Activ SunShade™ is the latest high performance glazing solution to be added to the ever popular self-cleaning glass range. A dual coated combination glass product, it incorporates the self-cleaning benefits associated with Pilkington Activ™ and the superior solar-control benefits of Pilkington SunShade™ – delivering a self-cleaning, solar control glass product.
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07 October 2013

Pilkington Optitherm™ S1 Plus
The latest glass product in the Pilkington Optitherm™ range, Pilkington Optitherm™ S1 Plus, is a superior performing low-e glass that is unique in the UK market.

Pilkington Optitherm™ S1 Plus is extremely versatile and can be combined with a variety of other Pilkington products in both new and replacement applications.

Ideal for use in commercial and domestic environments, it provides benefits that attribute to reduced energy bills, increased interior comfort and improved environmental impact through reduced CO2 emissions.
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10 September 2013

Pilkington Pyroclear® Opens Doors for Architects
We’re proud to announce that Pilkington Pyroclear^® has been given the seal of approval by Certifire, for use with steel and timber frames. This means that the glass is accordance with the technical schedule TS25 – for Fire Resisting Glass, Glazing Systems and Glazing Materials. Having this certification assures performance, quality, reliability and traceability of fire protection products and is recognised by regulatory authorities worldwide as a respected mark of fire safety – one of the most authoritative in the industry.
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22 August 2013

With Pilkington K Glass™ OW, It’s Whats on the Inside that Counts
Here at the NSG Group, we’ve unveiled a new concept for achieving triple glazing performance in a double-glazing unit, unique to the Pilkington brand.
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15 August 2013

Replacement Conservatory Roofs
A conservatory is more than just an extension to a home; it’s a valuable asset to a property. But all too often, tired and ill-insulated conservatories leave homeowners with a redundant room that can only be utilised during certain times in the year – hot in the summer and cold in the winter.
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29 July 2013

Will retrofit incentives boost energy efficiency in the UK?
As part of its drive for a more sustainable built environment, the UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC) is keen to boost energy efficiency by increasing the demand for retrofit measures. With this in mind, they’ve released a report that identifies a set of promising options that look to encourage a wider uptake of energy efficiency measures.
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12 July 2013

St. Helens – The Home of Glass Innovation
Part of The NSG Group, Pilkington United Kingdom Limited is one of the leading glass suppliers in the UK. The NSG Group as a whole has a vision of making a difference to the world through the manufacture of innovative glass technology with glass and glazing products for the building trade, the automotive industry and the specialty glass sector.
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04 July 2013

A Perfect Marriage of Old and New - The Box Moor Trust Centre Atrium Using Pilkington Planar™
The Box Moor Trust is a charitable organisation dedicated to the maintenance and upkeep of open spaces in the stunning Hertfordshire countryside.

So when the time came to update and restore their historic Education Centre, they wanted a design that would marry old and new elements to create something new, something visually striking and brilliantly functional.
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24 June 2013

Pilkington Anti-condensation Glass
The global move to reduce CO2 emissions and create more energy-efficient buildings has led to a rise in demand for environmentally friendly glazing products with good thermal insulation properties, for use in both the home and commercial environments.
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07 June 2013

A Delightful Period Orangery benefits from Pilkington Activ™ Blue
The Gannon’s – residents of a Victorian two-winged property in Edgbaston – embarked on a journey to transform their property by extending the rear to make the most of its stunning south-facing garden.
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15 May 2013

Introducing the newly updated Pilkington Oriel Collection
The extensive range of Pilkington Decorative Glass turns a basic construction material into a means of injecting style and elegance into the home.
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08 May 2013

Fire-resistant Glass from Pilkington UK Ltd
The wide range of modern functional glazing now available has opened up remarkable scope for creative design in today's architecture. Transparent designs facilitated through the replacement of solid roofs and introduction of entire glass façades and partition walling is no longer just a vision.
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17 April 2013

We’re at the Fit Show
This week we’ve been lucky enough to be an exhibitor at the first ever FIT Show, a chance for us to bring our trade customers up to speed with new and improved glass products, as well as all the latest in manufacture technologies and online functionalities from one of the UK’s most trusted glass brands.
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27 March 2013

NSG Group Launches My Pilkington™
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.
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08 March 2013

Constructions of the Future
2013 is already starting to become a fascinating year for architecture. Construction plans are seeing some of the most influential architects complete various projects across the globe using the newest innovation in building materials. Buildings and skyscrapers are now being built as solutions to modern economic problems; urbanisation, overcrowding and pollution. Here are some of our favourites.
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19 February 2013

A Top Grade Transformation
Pilkington Planar™ has helped create a contemporary state of the art youth centre in Middlesbrough – transforming a derelict Grade II Listed building, as a part of a wider £4.2m revamp.

Originally built in 1836, Custom House is now a Myplace youth facility, providing a performance space and dance hall, café, chill-out space and crèche for the local community.
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08 February 2013

Realising the Potential on October Cottage
Built approximately 12 years ago, October Cottage is a four bedroom detached property located in the quiet village of Quarrington, Lincolnshire. This property is a uniquely designed home with plenty of charm and potential, boasting a large entrance porch and hallway, a welcoming lounge with original features as well as a private garden that isn’t overlooked.
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23 January 2013

Glazing Benefits to Sustainable Buildings
Glass for Europe, the trade association for the European Manufacturers of Building, Automotive and Solar-Energy Glass, has recently released information on a new study gathered by David Strong Consulting that discusses the benefits of glazing in sustainable buildings – highlighting key socio-economic of glazed areas that contribute to sustainability in the built environment.
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09 January 2013

All Aboard with Pilkington
With thousands of visitors descending on London in 2012, some of the city’s more aged infrastructure desperately needed upgrading. Blackfriars and Stratford Regional were among the railway stations chosen for major redevelopment. Pilkington Planar™, the innovative structural glazing system, was a key element of the new design of both stations.
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