Pilkington
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Pilkington is a glass-manufacturing company based in Lathom, Lancashire, England. It includes several legal entities in the UK, and is a subsidiary of the Japanese company Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG). It was formerly an independent company listed on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Pilkington Group Limited
- Company.type
- Subsidiary to Nippon Sheet Glass of Japan
- Company.foundation
- 1826 (St Helens)
- Company.founder
- William Pilkington
- Company.location_city
- Lathom, Lancashire
- Company.location_country
- England
- Company.locations
- 22 sites in the UK
- Company.industry
- Glassmaking
- Company.products
- Glass and glazing solutions for automotive and architectural.
- Company.owner
- Nippon Sheet Glass
- Company.parent
- NSG Group
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Company
- Founded
- 1826
- Location
- St Helens, United Kingdom
- Status
- Active
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- enterprise
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Headquarters
- St Helens
- Owned by
- Nippon Sheet Glass
- Industry
- glass production
- Legal form
- private company limited by shares
- Official website
- www.pilkington.com
- Image
- Praha Hostivar Prumyslova Pilkington.jpg
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- Commons category
- Pilkington
- inception
- 1826-01-01
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Litigation
- Pilkington Optronics
- Takeover by NSG
- Chairmen
- Operations
- Australia and New Zealand
- References
- Citation
- Bibliography
- External links
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