The coating facility will produce a range of high-performance energy-saving domestic glazing products which can cut CO² production and heating bills.
Pilkington has been awarded a £5m grant from the new UK Regional Growth Fund towards the cost of the line, which should be on stream by October, 2012.
David Pinder, managing director building products UK and South Europe, said: “The installation of this advanced technology coater will allow us to widen our range of high performance coated glasses enabling our customers to meet and exceed UK building energy-saving regulations, complementing our well-established and widely used Pilkington K Glass online low-emissivity product.
“Our aim is to widen customer choice and the new investment will enable us to expand our range of energy-saving products to meet increasingly tough regulations.”
He said local manufacturing will also cut transport costs and the environmental impact of importing products from some of its European plants, in line with the sustainability agenda of its Japanese owner, NSG Group.
He added: “The investment will also allow us to extend our successful apprenticeship scheme, bringing young people into our industry.”
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