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 Activ™ Blue offers medium solar control performance helping to create a cooler internal environment which can be used all year round. Pilkington Activ™ Blue can be used in a variety of commercial and residential applications, including doors, windows, roof-lights and glass facades.

Pilkington Activ™ is the world's first pyrolytic self-cleaning glass. This revolutionary kind of glass actually uses the power of the sun to clean itself. The Pilkington Activ™ coating is applied to the surface of the glass via an on-line chemical vapour deposition process.

Pilkington Activ™ Clear - overview. Pilkington Activ™ Clear is an on-line coated self-cleaning glass with photo-catalytic and hydrophilic properties. Pilkington Activ™ Clear is the perfect choice for situations where cleaning is difficult or costly, such as high-rise buildings, glass roof structures, conservatories and atria, or in ...

Pilkington Insulight Activ™ self-cleaning insulating glass units offer following benefits: the first self-cleaning glass in the world, throughout the course of the day, even heavy dirt deposits are broken down and washed away, easily cleaned during dry spells by hosing down or using a soft cloth and warm soapy water, save energy by reducing ...

Pilkington Activ™ Blue combines both self-cleaning glass and medium solar control properties, in an attractive blue or bronze body-tinted glass. Pilkington Activ™ Clear Pilkington Activ™ Clear is the world's first self-cleaning glass with advanced dual-action for superior results.

Pilkington Activ™ the first commercially available self-cleaning glass has proven popular for everything from conservatory roofs to commercial facades. But, considering the long history of float glass, self-cleaning glass is still a relatively new product that some in the industry still have misconceptions about.

Pilkington Self-Cleaning Glass: General FAQs. This section contains all the answers to the general questions asked about the Pilkington Activ™ range of self-cleaning glass products.

Pilkington Activ SunShade™ is a self-cleaning and medium performance solar control dual coated glass: surface #1 on-line self-cleaning coating with photocatalytic and hydrophilic properties, surface #2 off-line solar control coating, with medium light transmittance and high light reflectance.

Pilkington ActivTM : Technical Tips. Under normal circumstances, the dual action coating on Pilkington ActivTM destroys organic contaminants on the surface of the glass and increases the water sheeting effect. This allows dirt to be washed away easily from the surface and greatly reduces the need for manual cleaning.