Deliver change through our processes The way we make our products is just as important as the products themselves. We will deliver change by working together with our teams and partners to continually look to improve our operations, manufacturing and supply chain processes to ensure they are always as sustainable as they can be.

Originally published in the FC&A Magazine. To see the original article, please click here.. Phil Brown, European regulatory marketing manager at Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG Group, explains what architects need to know about the new Part O building regulations, how they differ across the country, and why they don’t need to spell the end of the highly glazed dwellings ...

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The pair bring with them a combined 25 years’ experience working across Pilkington UK’s Architectural Glass business and the wider NSG Group, and will help the company to deliver further value for its customers. They will be based at the NSG Group’s European Technical Centre in Lathom, Lancashire.

Ground-breaking products are in our DNA. It's something we've embraced since our very beginning and it's led us to world-firsts. From the invention of float glass, to the creation of glass that cleans itself; w e design solutions to help our environmental and social challenges.

Even subtle differences in orientation and the position of objects outside the window can change the surface temperature of the glass to the point that one pane suffers, and another does not. Any object (be it an overhang, canopy, tree etc.) blocking off the window to a clear night sky may also have the effect reducing the occurrences. ...

Pilkington, which was acquired by NSG Group in 2006, invented the Float Process, by which most of the world’s high quality glass is made. The Pilkington brand is synonymous with technical excellence and service in the glass industry.

On 24 th May 2022, the Welsh government issued new and updated Approved Documents in support of the Building Regulations for residential buildings in Wales. These changes are expected to have a significant impact on glass and glazing products in new and existing dwellings. Taking effect on 23 rd November 2022, the new Approved Document L Volume 1 Dwellings (conservation of fuel and power ...

Light spill or light pollution is excessive, misdirected, or obtrusive artificial light, often emitted from buildings. If there is too much light pollution, it can wash out starlight in the night sky, interfere with astronomical research and disrupts ecosystems.

The carbon capture trial announced today is now successfully underway in St Helens, UK, at Pilkington UK’s glass manufacturing site, part of NSG Group. It is the first demonstration of a carbon-capture technology on an industrial flat glass furnace in Europe.