Pilkington Automotive provides high quality glazing systems, solutions and value-added products to the Original Equipment manufacturers of specialised transport and utility vehicles, including: Buses and coaches; Trucks; Trams and Metro systems; Locomotives; Train carriages; Special cars and vans; Recreational vehicles; Tractors and combine ...

OUR VALUE-ADDED GLASS SERVICES. With over 190 years of glass experience and innovation, we are your trusted partner for automotive glass replacement. Your expertise and our glass technology and service solutions are making the difference.

Increasingly, glazing systems rather than a simple piece of glass are being supplied to the vehicle manufacturers. Much of this value-added activity is undertaken once the glass has been laminated or tempered. Glazing systems help to simplify the vehicle assembly process.

Pilkington Automotive products include advanced solar control glass for passenger comfort, glass heating systems to control condensation and icing, security glazing and glazing systems, including encapsulations, extrusions and components, added after basic manufacturing.

Pilkington UK to exhibit pioneering low carbon glass at Futurebuild 24 this March. The Pilkington Mirai™ glass by Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG Group, has been independently verified as having 52% less embodied carbon, certifying it as the lowest carbon glass of its kind.

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Pilkington Specialised Transport is a leading manufacturer of glazing solutions for light rail vehicles. Our extensive R&D activities and vast experience in shaping techniques guarantee our ability to manufacture the largest and most complex heated windscreens. Quality and safety are vital when you are sitting in the driver’s seat.

Pilkington Sundym™ Select is the latest glazing innovation from Pilkington Automotive. Utilising state of the art Suspended Particle Device (SPD) technology, Pilkington Sundym™ Select laminated glazing affords the driver complete control of light levels within the vehicle.

Pilkington energiKare™ double glazing contains an optimised combination of glass, spacer bar and gas fill to achieve the best Window Energy Rating (WER) or U-value for each window application;

Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG Group, supplies 5,000 high performance glass panels to Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems UK for the Elizabeth Line project as part of a screen and door system across eight stations.