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Pilkington Building Products UK
Architectural Glass and Fire Resistant Glazing Suppliers
Pilkington Building Products-UK manufactures a
wide range of float, coated, rolled, laminated and toughened glass
products as well as its own range of high performance insulating
glass units including Pilkington energiKare™ - energy efficient
glazing which reduces the amount of heat lost, while also allowing
more energy from the sun through the window. Glass is distributed to
customers, either as stock or as bespoke processed products to meet
their needs, direct from St. Helens or through our network branches
countrywide. The company is highly focused on quality and service,
continually improving to deliver the benefits of Pilkington's
technical ability and innovation to the end user. Pilkington glass
products offer a wide range of properties from fire-resistance to
thermal insulation and sound reduction to safety. We are constantly
developing new technologies to take glass even further and our
comprehensive testing regimes not only mean all our products meet
the latest regulations but also that you can be sure of Pilkington
quality, whatever glass you specify. To help you choose the right
glass for your particular project the range is categorised by
product benefit.
These include:
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Solar Control
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Special Applications
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Noise Control
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Thermal Insulation
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Decoration
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Safety / Security
Together with:
Self-cleaning Glass see also
www.pilkington.co.uk/activ
Pilkington Activ™, the world’s first
self-cleaning glass represents the very latest in glass technology.
Effectively the same as conventional glass, it has a specially
developed coating on the outside that has an innovative dual action.
Once exposed to daylight the coating chemically reacts in two ways.
Firstly, it breaks down any ‘organic’ dirt
deposits - such as bird droppings and tree sap - and secondly, rain
water ‘sheets’ down the glass to wash the loosened dirt away.
Available in 4, 6 and 10mm.
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Pilkington Activ™ Range: Pilkington Activ™
Clear self-cleaning glass and, for the additional benefit of
solar control, Pilkington Activ™ Blue, Pilkington Activ™ Neutral
& Pilkington Activ Suncool™
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Works even on cloudy days & during the night
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Breaks down & loosens even heavy soiling
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The coating will not be worn away or rubbed
off & lasts the lifetime of the glass itself
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Now available as Pilkington Planar Activ™
self-cleaning frameless structural glazing
Glass Systems see also
www.pilkington.co.uk/planar
Pilkington Planar™ the world’s leading structural
glass system opens up vast possibilities enabling the creation of
complete glass envelopes for buildings with frameless façades on any
plane. Support structures, located internally or externally, can use
glass mullions, a conventional steel construction or the
revolutionary Pilkington Planar™ Tension Structure design, to be as
subtle or dominant as appropriate. Pilkington engineers, working
with DuPont scientists have combined their leading edge technologies
to develop the ultimate in strength, safety, durability and
appearance in laminated structural glass and are now able to offer -
the Planar™ | SentryGlas® System which is ideal for roofs.
Fire Protection see also
www.pilkington.co.uk/fireresistant
A range of fire-resistant glass is available
offering varying levels of protection, which is measured in terms of
integrity (the time the glass remains intact in a fire) and
insulation (the amount of time the glass will limit the temperature
rise on the non-fireside). It should be noted that fire-resistant
glass should always be specified as part of a complete glazing
system, and installation carried out by specialists in order to
ensure it achieves its expected fire performance.
Pilkington Pyroshield™ 2 is a monolothic wired
glass that provides integrity classification for fire protection
even in timber frames. This range includes Pilkington Pyroshield™ 2
Safety Clear, a clear safety option for vision areas, and Pilkington
Pyroshield™ 2 Texture offering a textured non-safety option for
obscuration.
Pilkington Pyrodur®, Pilkington Pyrodur® Plus
(integrity with some insulation) and Pilkington Pyrostop® (integrity
and insulation) comprise multi-laminated layers of float glass and
clear intumescent material which produce an opaque shield on
exposure to fire which limits the transmission of conductive and
radiant heat.
CPD Seminars
Pilkington Building Products - UK currently offer
four Online RIBA Approved CPD Seminars:
Seminar 1 Glass for Fire Resistance
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Effects of heat on glass
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Integrity & insulation explained
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When to specify fire resistant glass
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The products available in the market
Seminar 2 Glass for Energy Management
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How clear, tinted & coated glass types are
manufactured
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Emissivity - what it is & its role in
controlling heat loss through glazing
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Solar heat transmission - how different glass
types & their coatings work in controlling solar heat gain
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The physical limitations imposed by the solar
spectrum (light vs heat)
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The products available in the market
Seminar 3 Glass & Structural Glazing Systems
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Brief history of glass in architecture
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Explanation of the design principles &
components involved
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Understanding of typical production &
manufacturing routes
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Typical applications & support structures
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Testing, Health & Safety considerations
Seminar 4 Self-Cleaning Glass
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Provides details regarding manufacture &
technology of self-cleaning glass
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Understanding of products available in the
market
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Design implications discussed
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Installation procedures & site conditions
considered
Visit: http://www.pilkington/co.uk/cpd for more
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Pilkington Building Products - UK
Prescot Road
St Helens
Merseyside
WA10 3TT
Email this company
Tel: 01744 692000
Fax: 01744 692880
Reference: ANO100
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