Pilkington Brothers Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Nippon Sheet Glass
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- St Helens, St Helens, Merseyside, North West, England
Sectors:
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Non metallic mineral products manufacture
Glass products manufacture
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Non metallic mineral products manufacture
Sheet inc window glass manufacture
Notes:
Traces origins to 1826. Incorporated as Pilkington Brothers Ltd 1894. Emerged as Britain's largest glass manufacturer, latterly benefiting from its development of the innovative float glassmaking process which the firm licensed internationally. 1970 public company. 2006 acquired by Nippon Sheet Glass
Publications:
- 'A family firm becomes a public company. Changes at Pilkington Brothers Ltd in the interwar years' in L Hannah (ed), Management Strategy and Business Development by Barker, T C
- A Merseyside Town in the Industrial Revolution. St Helens, 1750-1900 by Barker, T C, & J R Harris
- 'Business implications of technical development in the glass industry, 1945-1965. A case study' in B Supple (ed), Essays in British Business History. The development of the firm by Barker, T C
- Elusive Decisions. A case study of intuitive strategic decision making in the exploitation of the Pilkington float glass process, 1952-1987 by Bricknell, David J
- Failings and achievements. Some British businesses, 1910-80 by Coleman, Donald C
- 'Flat glass industry' in P L Cook (ed), Effects of Mergers. Six studies by Cook, P Lesley
- Float. A study in invention by Barker, T C
- 'Float glass' in L Nabseth & G F Ray (eds), Diffusion of New Industrial Processes by Ray, G F
- Float. Pilkington's Glass Revolution by Bricknell, David J
- Glassmakers. Pilkington. The rise of an international company, 1826-1976 by Barker, T C
- Global Miracle of Float Glass. A tribute to St Helens and its glass workers by Grundy, Tom
- Influence of Pilkington Brothers (glass manufacturers) on the Growth of Sport and Community Recreation in St Helens by Arnold, J
- Innovations in Building Materials. An economic study by Bowley, Marian
- 'Not invented here' in M Blakstad, The Risk Business. Industry and the designers by Blakstad, Michael
- Now Thus. Now Thus. 1826-1926 by Unknown
- Pilkington. An age of glass. The illustrated history by Barker, T C
- Pilkington Brothers and the Glass Industry by Barker, T C
- Pilkington Brothers' Garden Village Ventures. The end of the garden suburb movement by Penny, Barbara R
- Pilkington Brothers Ltd, St Helens, Lancs by Unknown
- Pilkington Brothers Ltd. The new head office by Unknown
- Pilkington Organisation. The story of the manufacture and distribution of glass throughout the world by Unknown
- Pilkington Story by Williams-Ellis, Elizabeth
- 'Pilkington. The reluctant multinational' in G Jones (ed), British Multinationals. Origins, management and performance by Barker, T C
- Range and Vision. The first hundred years of Barr & Stroud by Moss, Michael, & Iain Russell
- Relationship Between Religion, Work and Education and the Influence of 18th and 19th Century Nonconformist Entrepreneurs by Jones, Diana K
- Social and Economic History of St Helens, 1830-1900 by Barker, T C
- Souvenir of the Visit of Their Majesties The King and Queen to the Cowley Hill Plate Glass Works, July 8th 1913 by Unknown
- St Helens Glassworks. Pilkington, 1826-1976 by Unknown
- Strike at Pilkingtons by Lane, Tony, & Kenneth Roberts
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Nippon Sheet Glass
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- St Helens, St Helens, Merseyside, North West, England
Sectors:
- Non metallic mineral products manufacture Glass products manufacture
- Non metallic mineral products manufacture Sheet inc window glass manufacture
Notes:
Traces origins to 1826. Incorporated as Pilkington Brothers Ltd 1894. Emerged as Britain's largest glass manufacturer, latterly benefiting from its development of the innovative float glassmaking process which the firm licensed internationally. 1970 public company. 2006 acquired by Nippon Sheet GlassPublications:
- 'A family firm becomes a public company. Changes at Pilkington Brothers Ltd in the interwar years' in L Hannah (ed), Management Strategy and Business Development by Barker, T C
- A Merseyside Town in the Industrial Revolution. St Helens, 1750-1900 by Barker, T C, & J R Harris
- 'Business implications of technical development in the glass industry, 1945-1965. A case study' in B Supple (ed), Essays in British Business History. The development of the firm by Barker, T C
- Elusive Decisions. A case study of intuitive strategic decision making in the exploitation of the Pilkington float glass process, 1952-1987 by Bricknell, David J
- Failings and achievements. Some British businesses, 1910-80 by Coleman, Donald C
- 'Flat glass industry' in P L Cook (ed), Effects of Mergers. Six studies by Cook, P Lesley
- Float. A study in invention by Barker, T C
- 'Float glass' in L Nabseth & G F Ray (eds), Diffusion of New Industrial Processes by Ray, G F
- Float. Pilkington's Glass Revolution by Bricknell, David J
- Glassmakers. Pilkington. The rise of an international company, 1826-1976 by Barker, T C
- Global Miracle of Float Glass. A tribute to St Helens and its glass workers by Grundy, Tom
- Influence of Pilkington Brothers (glass manufacturers) on the Growth of Sport and Community Recreation in St Helens by Arnold, J
- Innovations in Building Materials. An economic study by Bowley, Marian
- 'Not invented here' in M Blakstad, The Risk Business. Industry and the designers by Blakstad, Michael
- Now Thus. Now Thus. 1826-1926 by Unknown
- Pilkington. An age of glass. The illustrated history by Barker, T C
- Pilkington Brothers and the Glass Industry by Barker, T C
- Pilkington Brothers' Garden Village Ventures. The end of the garden suburb movement by Penny, Barbara R
- Pilkington Brothers Ltd, St Helens, Lancs by Unknown
- Pilkington Brothers Ltd. The new head office by Unknown
- Pilkington Organisation. The story of the manufacture and distribution of glass throughout the world by Unknown
- Pilkington Story by Williams-Ellis, Elizabeth
- 'Pilkington. The reluctant multinational' in G Jones (ed), British Multinationals. Origins, management and performance by Barker, T C
- Range and Vision. The first hundred years of Barr & Stroud by Moss, Michael, & Iain Russell
- Relationship Between Religion, Work and Education and the Influence of 18th and 19th Century Nonconformist Entrepreneurs by Jones, Diana K
- Social and Economic History of St Helens, 1830-1900 by Barker, T C
- Souvenir of the Visit of Their Majesties The King and Queen to the Cowley Hill Plate Glass Works, July 8th 1913 by Unknown
- St Helens Glassworks. Pilkington, 1826-1976 by Unknown
- Strike at Pilkingtons by Lane, Tony, & Kenneth Roberts