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NSG Group’s carbon pledges certified as UK arm leads industry towards ...

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12 Sep 2022. NSG Group’s increased targets to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have been certified by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) The Group’s UK subsidiary, Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, leads global efforts to decarbonise the glass manufacturing industry.

New managing director to lead St Helens glass giant in new chapter for ...

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22 Nov 2021. Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG Group, has appointed Neil Syder to managing director to lead the glass manufacturer as it adapts to an age of decarbonisation and targets new opportunities. Neil brings over 30 years’ experience within the company to the post.

Biofuel trial by St Helens glass giant marks new world-first towards ...

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In 2022, Pilkington UK marks 70 years since Sir Alastair Pilkington first began working on the float glass process from the company’s base in St Helens. The United Nations is also recognising 2022 as the International Year of Glass, celebrating the past, present and future of the material.

Insights - Pilkington

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Company News, Architect, Automotive, Householder, Trade Read More Press Release Durable anticorrosive glass launches in the UK 21 August 2022 Tags: Pilkington OptiShower™, Special Applications, Bathrooms, Kitchens, Glass Furniture, Glass Structures, Internal Partition, Products and Services, Innovation, Architect, Householder, Trade Read More

Architectural glass production powered by hydrogen in world first

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Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG group, has successfully manufactured architectural glass at its St Helens facility using hydrogen power in a world-first trial. The trial is a key step in the manufacturer’s plans to decarbonise and could see a transition to using hydrogen to power all production at the site, which currently ...

Glass giant makes double appointment to enhance product ... - Pilkington

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Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG Group, has made two new senior appointments - promoting Kristian Chalmers to Head of Sales, and Leo Pyrah to Marketing and VA Manager. 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 ...

Featured Articles - Pilkington

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Sustainability, Company, In the News, Innovation, Architect, Automotive, Householder, Trade Featured Article The crucial role of glazing in energy efficient homes 11 April 2019 As Featured in Glass Times Magazine - 04/19 Featured Article A boom in regional construction is an opportunity for the glass and glazing sector 11 April 2019

New Year’s message - Pilkington

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Kristian Chalmers, head of sales at Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG Group, looks back at the year that’s been and reviews what’s in store for 2022. In 2021, the sector enjoyed sustained high demand with housebuilding and home renovation in overdrive since our emergence from lockdown, supporting glass and glazing’s recovery.

Lancashire Tiny Helmet Manufacturers Are Up in Arms and We ... - Pilkington

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Lancashire Tiny Helmet Manufacturers Are Up in Arms and We’re to Blame. 28 Apr 2022. Ever since we launched Pilkington AviSafe™, a glass that features a special coating designed to be visible to birds, we have been working to get it installed to save our feathered friends from collisions.

Time for spring cleaning is finally here. But we’ve been cleaning ...

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Biofuel was the fuel of choice and we were the world's first flat glass manufacturer to fire our furnace on 100% biofuel, as part of an industry trial to find sustainable alternatives to natural gas. During the four-day trial we created 150,000 sq m of the lowest carbon float glass ever made.

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