Creating a light well by using glass in the roof is a popular way of introducing light to central areas of a building. In addition to the normal considerations of thermal and solar-control, we need to consider the safety of the overhead glazing.

Using Pilkington K Glass™ in your windows will help you achieve a higher Window Energy Rating (WER), therefore helping you meet and exceed the latest energy-saving Building Regulations. The original UK market leading hard coated, low-emissivity glass for energy efficiency in homes.

Pilkington Optifloat™ Tint is body tinted glass and can be used for visual appeal, to reduce glare or where a degree of solar control performance is required.

By replacing your old plastic or glass roof with new IGU's consisting of a Pilkington Range glass with solar control properties such as Pilkington Blue, you can keep your conservatory cooler in the warmer seasons, maintaining your conservatory as a comfortable room all year round.

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 Activ™ Bronze is an alternative option to the popular blue coloured glass. Glass from the Pilkington Activ™ Range can be used in a variety of commercial and residential applications, including doors, windows, roof-lights, glass facades, conservatories and orangeries.

Our own range of energy-efficient double glazed units achieving high WER bands for use in domestic applications. Made by us and also franchised countrywide. A double glazed unit utilising an additional coated pane of glass on the inside to achieve Ug-value as low as 0.9 equivalent to triple glazing.

Pilkington Texture Glass Wired is the ideal choice for obscurity and to deter forced entry where an impact and fire rating is not necessary. This style is a popular choice for roof and heritage applications, and can be bought as replacement glass to maintain existing aesthetic.

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.

There are plenty of options for glass in rooflights which will allow natural light to fill the space, yet create a comfortable environment that can be used all year round.