Pilkington and Cambridge Uni add a curve to conductive glass
Pilkington owner NSG Group and University of Cambridge are working together to find new ways of printing conductive materials onto wide areas of curved glass surfaces.
Dr Su Varma, R&D incubator academic programme director at...
EPD verifies lowest carbon claim for Pilkington Mirai
Pilkington Mirai has been independently verified as the lowest carbon glass of its kind.
The glass, developed by the company in collaboration with the Glass Futures organisation https://www.the-glazine.com/?p=10672, has been confirmed by a new Environmental...
Another green first for Pilkington with all-biofuel firing
Pilkington is claiming another world first towards net-zero glass production after a trial run of its furnace powered entirely by biofuel.
The four-day run produced 165,000sqft of what the company says is the lowest-carbon float...
TuffX reveals site, machinery and fleet growth
Glass manufacturer TuffX has applied for planning consent to add another 30,000sqft to its 80,000 sqft Knowsley site as well as announcing further investment including a third cutting line, a fourth glass furnace, a...
Alternative fuel research and high recycling lead to Pilkington Mirai with ‘50% less embodied...
Pilkington UK has drawn on collaborative research with the Glass Futures organisation in creating Pilkington Mirai, a glass range launched today (Oct 10), with 50% less embodied carbon compared to standard float glass.
Mirai, said...
Pilkington and Glass Futures back first flat glass carbon capture trial
Europe’s first carbon capture trial on a mainstream flat glass manufacturing plant has been launched by Leeds University-based C-Capture with Pilkington UK and Glass Futures at the manufacturer’s manufacturing site in St Helens.
The trial...
‘UK’s biggest’ stock glass depot opened by Glassolutions
A new £1million stock glass distribution centre said to be UK’s largest at 40,000 sqft has been opened in Elland, West Yorkshire.
The Glassolutions Northern Hub replaces the group’s former premises in nearby Huddersfield and...
TuffX launches Glow heated glass
TuffX has announced the official launch of its electrically heated glass product, Glow, backed up by a package of training on the features and installation of the product.
Commercial director Paul Higgins said: “With traditional...
New Sparklike 2.1 from Inagas
Inagas is bringing the latest Sparklike Laser Portable 2.1, to the UK market.
“This latest version of the Sparklike Laser is smaller and more portable than its predecessor, but with a larger, 12 inch screen,”...
£54m sustainable glass excellence centre goes to planners
A proposed £54million Global Centre of Excellence for glass research has taken a step nearer to becoming reality with the submission of a formal planning application for the 160,000 sqft St Helens site.
The Centre...
