Pilkington – Innovation Never Stops. It’s a fast-moving, ever-changing world we live in. So at Pilkington UK we are always looking for ways to evolve our products to meet the challenges of the present and the future. By identifying emerging social trends, keeping abreast of customer needs and constantly seeking out new technologies, we ...

This year marks 70 years since Sir Alastair Pilkington first began working on his revolutionary float glass process, which went on to become the universal method for manufacturing high quality flat glass used around the world.

The NSG Group to Exhibit at Glasstec 2024 in Dusseldorf. 22 July 2024. The NSG Group, renowned for manufacturing glass under the Pilkington brand, will showcase its latest innovations at Glasstec 2024, the world’s leading glass industry trade fair, in Dusseldorf from 22-25 October 2024.

Invention of Float Glass. On the 20th January 1959, the Float Glass process was announced to the glass-making world which completely changed the future for glassmaking and the Pilkington company.

Press Release. 15 Nov 2022. Managing Director of Pilkington UK Neil Syder spoke exclusively to Glass Worldwide about taking up the family trade, why the company that he joined as a school-leaver still excites him and how innovation and collaboration with bodies such as Glass Futures and British Glass are crucial to the long-term prosperity of ...

In 1828 J. W. Bell sold his share of the company to Peter Greenall, James Bromilow, William Pilkington and a John Barnes. Since Bell had the technical knowledge of glass making and had kept the success of the works consistent, the loss of him looked damning for the company.

The barrier concept designed by Pilkington UK features a special coating that’s able to break down gaseous nitric oxide emissions from road traffic, while its lamination also gives it sound-attenuating properties that help to reduce noise pollution.

The NSG Group, owner of Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, has collaborated with product design studio Cohda to create new futuristic glass applications that deliver power to devices without the need for wires.

In February 2020, the HyNet project was awarded funding of £5.3M from BEIS through its Energy Innovation Programme. 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.

INNOVATION. We don’t just make glass, we use our expertise and pioneering spirit to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges. Our commitment to innovation is clear to see; we push the limits, redefining what our customers expect humble glass can deliver, leading the industry and shaping the future. We own around 4,000 patents and ...