Made in Britain BBC Feature - The History of Pilkington Glass

The BBC have featured Pilkington Glass as a leading light in manufacture and helping Britain to be a world leader. This feature explains the history of Pilkington Glass and how we transformed the glass industry.
(This video is copyright of the BBC.)

[@patrickn3595]

Worked for Pilks for 7 years in their glass processing division. Remains my favourite job during my 32-year working career

[@campbellprice7706]

I was a glass cutting in nz 10years grate place to work

[@clairedelune1431]

My grandfather was Foreign Correspondent for Pilkingtons in the first half of the 1900s. He used to walk to work from Wavertree.

[@harrypilkington5719]

my family had a ... bit of involvement too

[@ruthadams4707]

My grandad Brittain Adams company PVH (Potteries Ventilating and Heating Company) developed and made the cooling process equipment for the the end of the original Float glass production. I wish I could find out more original history,.this was such a revolutionary process in glass making.

[@cteasdale1979]

My home town

[@von-lucthomas-jones7804]

Would anyone know where I can find the full video to this?

[@rincewindtvd]

So which part of the plant broke? And how did this result in the saleable glass?

[@CM-eo1rp]

The spout lip (where the glass drops off into the molten tin bath)

[@K-Effect]

6:27 Yet a glass trampoline doesn’t work that good. I’m sure the genius Research & Development division at Pilkington’s will figure it out 🤞🏻

[@martincotty]

It's a shame nippon now take the majority of the work out of St Helens out of Britain....and close the factories down only a small fraction remain but for how long ..shame..its all about owning the name (qaulity)

[@cooleve]

why

[@martincotty]

@@cooleve exactly

[@niekbackus144]

Ik ben er gewest