Building Products News

Major savings for Malaysia
Malaysia's Johor Bahru (JB) float plant is on target to save nearly RM 17m per year - about Euros 3....
17 November 2008


Activ keeps IKEA clean
Pilkington Activ™ self-cleaning glass is now on prominent and permanent display at the brand n...
06 October 2008


Group builds in Colombia
The Group is building a new South American float plant 40km from Bogota, the capital of Colombia....
30 September 2008


Believe campaign for Watson Street
Every one of Watson Street's 160 employees has been set a personal safety target as part of a new BE...
02 September 2008


Safety step up for Dronfield
The Dronfield toughening plant has achieved Level 4 of the European Evaluation Standard for health a...
01 August 2008


Super self-clean solution
Building Products in France has joined forces with other specialist construction materials manufactu...
19 June 2008


Vietnam float opens
The furnace for the new Vietnam Glass Industries float plant was fired on May 12. ...
02 June 2008


Argentina raises safety awareness
The Group’s operation in Argentina has launched a three-month media campaign to raise awarenes...
20 May 2008


Ocean theme for Polish University
Ocean waves seem to wash across the façade of the new Institute of Oceanography in Gdynia, Pola...
30 April 2008


New MD for BP South East Asia
Derek Kearsley, formerly Director of European New Business, has been appointed Managing Director, Bu...
08 April 2008


Changes for BP Finance
Ben Kay has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer for the Building Products Business Line worldw...
10 March 2008


EnergiKare on screen
A two-month TV campaign for the new Pilkington energiKare™ high energy-efficient IGU was launc...
04 March 2008


Success for autumn TV campaign
The latest figures received in the ongoing research to study the effects of the advertising campaign...
26 February 2008


Benchmarking boosts Pilkington quality
Two NSG quality experts are leading major improvement projects at UK downstream sites....
15 February 2008


Primary Care Centre uses Activ
Narborough Road Primary Care Centre in Leicester is one of a new breed of PFI care centres built to ...
30 January 2008


New Neutral joins Activ family
A new solar control glass has been added to the Pilkington Activ™ family....
06 January 2008


Silent solution
The new HQ of tyre manufacturer Yokohama Italia S.p.A has used Pilkington Eclipse Advantage™ E...
18 December 2007


Activ earns effectiveness award
The Pilkington Activ™ marketing and sales team has earned a major national advertising award....
06 December 2007


Salvador shoppers benefit from Solar-E
More than 12,000 square metres of Pilkington Solar-E™ has been used for the façade o...
21 November 2007


Birmingham boasts Activ
The flexibility and style Pilkington Planar ™, and the practicality of Pilkington Activ™...
05 November 2007


Suncool Brilliant 40/22 launched
The new Pilkington Suncool™ Brilliant 40/22 has been launched across Europe....
23 October 2007


Star project for Planar
More than 16,000 square feet of Pilkington Planar™ surrounds the ground floor lobby of the stu...
15 October 2007


Success at Moscow Show
The Group's Russian operation attracted around 700 visitors and won two awards with its biggest ever...
17 September 2007


The art of double-glazing
When photographer Johan Brun decided to display his dramatic images of coastal Norway on the wave-la...
10 September 2007


Light on learning
Everyone setting foot in the new extension of the historic John Rylands Library in Manchester will b...
21 August 2007


Maritime museum recalls French yachting great
Legendary French yachtsman Eric Tabarly is to be commemorated in a new maritime exhibition hall over...
15 August 2007


Denmark acquires Carlberg Glass
Pilkington Denmark has acquired a small glass processing company located close to its branch in Glos...
06 August 2007


Activ champions
Pilkington is delighted to announce a new sponsorship arrangement with The Saints.  St Helens R...
23 July 2007


Pilkington Optilam aids regeneration drive
Pilkington Optilam™ I has been used to create a stunning roof for a new transport interchange ...
15 July 2007


Prestigious Greek project for Planar
A prestigious leisure complex in Athens has combined the qualities of the Pilkington portfolio to pr...
04 July 2007


Pilkington glass on show in The Shires
Lifts in The Shires shopping centre in Leicester have been created using 400 metres square of Pilkin...
22 June 2007


New Pilkington energiKare™IGU launched
Pilkington has launched a new ultra-efficient insulating glass unit which performs twice as well as ...
07 June 2007