Solar control glass can be an attractive feature of a building whilst at the same time minimising, or even eliminating the need for an air conditioning system, reducing running costs of the building and saving energy. In hot climates, solar control glass can be used to minimise solar heat gain and help control glare.

Pilkington Optilam™ is the brand name for our laminated glass range. Pilkington Optilam™ is ideal for providing both impact resistance and security since it may break on impact but the glass is held in place thus preventing injury or intrusion.

From security to fire resistance, glass can be used to protect a building’s occupants from accidental and deliberate damage in many ways, while also allowing the creation of bold and attractive designs.

Pilkington K Glass™ is the UK’s leading thermal glass brand. Established for over 30 years and easily stocked, processed and installed, it has become the trusted solution for meeting Building Regulations concerning energy efficiency.

Glass with unique characteristics. Our Special Applications range covers: Extremely thin, high-grade float glass manufactured to precise standards; Highly reflective on-line coated glass for one-way vision; On-line coated anti-reflective glasses that reduce visible light reflectance when compared with float glass

High performance triple glazed units optimise the balance between U-value, the thermal performance of the glass, and g-value, the proportion of solar energy through the glass to retain the warmth within the home; Where there are suitable framing systems, it can be used in existing homes as a glass-only upgrade

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.

By exploring this website you will find all the information you need about the use of self-cleaning glass in your home and its extensive range of benefits. These include saving time, energy and money as well as the ability for Pilkington Activ ™ products to be combined with other Pilkington products to achieve such benefits as thermal ...

Improves the energy efficiency of domestic or commercial buildings whilst enabling the extensive use of glass and the benefit of passive solar gain.

Glass manages solar heat radiation by three mechanisms: reflectance, transmittance and absorptance. These are defined as follows: Reflectance – the proportion of solar radiation reflected back into the atmosphere; Direct transmittance – the proportion of solar radiation transmitted directly through the glass