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The 140 jobs to be lost with the closure of Pilkington’s Float Glass Line at Cowley Hill, St Helens, comes on top of 150 job losses at the company earlier this year in the same town.
50 free glass floats will be placed along the beaches of Lincoln City on the Oregon Coast this weekend. ... but above the high tides line at random times during daylight hours.
Another sign of a better construction economy: the AGC Glass Company North America is restarting its idled G1 float glass line at its manufacturing plant in northeast Tennessee. Shuttered since 2008, ...
Rolled glass is made by molten glass being passed through rollers, whereas float glass sees the molten substance poured onto a bed of molten tin, where it forms as a flat sheet.
The floats can be found above the high tide line and below the beach embankment. They are placed on the beach during daylight hours only and are hidden throughout the day, not just at one time.
No town is more associated with glass than St Helens.. Glass manufacturer Pilkington's factories loom large over the town centre, iconic local landmarks visible from far and wide. ...
Visitors of Lincoln City will now be able to search for treasure 365 days a year. Finders Keepers, a program where glass floats are hidden along the 7-mile stretch of Oregon Coast, is ...
It also means its float glass and rolled glass are now produced at the same site. About that change, the production supervisor, born and bred in St Helens , told the ECHO : "In many ways, it's a ...
Moreover, environmental concerns and sustainability goals are pushing the market towards increased adoption of energy-efficient and eco-friendly float glass products. In line with this ...
When producing solar grade glasses in a float line, we should consider the passed conditions of the float and in particular the operating conditions in the tin bath. As strong interactions are ...
After 15 years, the Glass Float Project, created by Eben Horton, continues to draw people from around the world.
They launched the “Floats for Frontlines” campaign to share the beauty of glass art with front line workers. Megan Tinder and Aaron Sertich of ThornMeadows Glassworks. (Courtesy of ...
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