Conservatories. Adding a conservatory is an extremely popular means to increase the available space in your home, as well as adding value to your property. A glass conservatory can be beneficial for a wide range of reasons: Due to the development in both thermally insulating glass and solar-control glass, you will be able to use this additional ...

Replacement Conservatory Roofs. You may not realise it but simply replacing your plastic conservatory roof with a new glass roof, incorporating Pilkington Activ™ Self-cleaning glass, will have a tremendous effect on the way your conservatory looks, feels and sounds.

Conservatories (England) Changes to the Building Regulations for new and existing dwellings in England are expected to have an impact upon glass and glazing products, but they do not affect conservatories.

The Pilkington Activ™ range of products combines both self-cleaning and solar control properties, helping to keep the glass cleaner and clearer. The ideal glass solution for conservatories and orangeries.

Pilkington Suncool™ 70/40 OW. Colours for identification purposes only. Figures based on IGU incorporating 6mm Pilkington Optifloat™ Clear pane unless otherwise stated. * g-value depends on which thermal insulation glass is selected as inner pane.

Our range of decorative products comprises transparent or translucent glass such as screen printed glass, laminated glass with tinted or white translucent interlayer, acid etched glass, texture glass, or fully opaque products such as enamelled glass, mirrors, and reflective spandrel panels.

A quick guide to some of the Standards & Building Regulations used in construction that have implications for the choice of glass.

Pilkington Toughened Glass (THS) is the heat soaked form of Pilkington Toughened Glass for those applications where a reduction in spontaneous fracture is advantageous, such as structural applications, barriers and roof glazing.

On 15 th December 2021, the Government published the 2021 editions of the supporting Approved Documents Part L (conservation of fuel and power) and Part F (ventilation) of the Building Regulations for new and existing buildings, as well as the new regulation (Part O) addressing the risk of overheating in new homes.

Solar control glass can be specified for any situation where excessive solar heat gain is likely to be an issue, eg. large facades, glass walkways, atria and conservatories. All products are available in toughened or laminated form for safety and security requirements, and can be combined with other benefits such as noise control.