Pilkington Planar™ provides a bolted glass surface for façades and internal walls, utilising stainless steel fittings housed in countersunk holes to fix the glass directly back to the structure. The result is a fully engineered system offering all of the properties of conventional framed façades, with the minimum of visual obstructions.

The Pilkington Planar™ structural glazing system provides a flush glass surface by utilising stainless steel fittings housed in countersunk holes to fix the glass façade back to the structure instead of using the more conventional framed systems.

The Pilkington Planar™ system allows architects to apply bold designs whilst affording them unrivalled stability and safety. It is qualities such as these which ensure that Pilkington Planar™ remains world market leader in the cutting edge market of bolted glass systems.

Glass for Pilkington Planar™ is fully toughened and heat-soaked float, the thickness for single or double glazed panels being determined by the maximum loading conditions to be encountered in service. Laminated glass is also used.

Pilkington Planar™ was the perfect structural solution, allowing for a bold and historically sympathetic design to be applied. It is qualities such as these which ensure that Pilkington Planar™ remains world market leader in the cutting edge market of bolted glass systems.

Entrance canopies are overhead glazing by definition and the selection of an impact resistant durable product is essential. The common forms are framed single glass using either Pilkington Optilam™ or Pilkington Optifloat™ THS (toughened heat soaked glass).

The new façade at ALM Brand proudly boasts the first Pilkington Planar™ panels to incorporate Building Integrated PhotoVoltaics. The 84 point-fixed BIPV panels, which cover just 10 per cent of the new façade, are expected to generate 41.5 kW of electricity, or 5% of the overall building energy needs.

These systems offer architects previously unimaginable flexibility to create buildings that appear to have been constructed using almost nothing but glass, and can offer a visually-striking alternative to traditional brick, timber or steel-reinforced concrete. How it works.

Durham University Business School’s new £16 million fit-for-purpose building utilises NSG Group’s world class Pilkington Planar™ to create an inspiring space for students to learn.

Students at the University of Derby are enjoying the benefits of a multi-million pound refurbishment. In a major regeneration project, Pilkington Planar™ has been specified to provide a colourful multi-storey link stairwell.