Pilkington Profilit at Sheffield Hallam University
The Pilkington Profilit Experience
Pilkington Profilit is by a considerable margin the most utilised and successful channel glazing system available in the United Kingdom. Previously known in the United Kingdom under the brand name Reglit, Pilkington have know rebranded their glazing system to bring it into line with it's worldwide branding strategy.
Whilst the name Reglit will no longer be used in relation to channel glass, the same tried, tested award winning system goes from strength to strength.
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The pilkington profilit glass range
Features and Benefits
The Pilkington Profilit™ U-profile glass system (known previously in the United Kingdom as Reglit Glazing) combines versatility with exceptional performance to produce a unique and outstanding glazing product. A simple yet effective concept of self-supporting glass channels fitted into an extruded metal perimeter frame that enables the creation of many innovative and exciting architectural designs.
- Few components and a practical design process.
- Rapid and easy installation, maintenance and replacement.
- Available in single or double glazed installations.
- Available in two different glass profiles: Normal Profile (NP) system for standard glazing applications. Special Profile (SP) system where the system must withstand high lateral loads.
- Highly flexible and versatile system – can be installed internally or externally, vertically or horizontally and with varying levels of light transmission.
- Outstanding thermal and sound insulation properties.
- Variety of glass finishes.
- Satisfies legislative requirements whilst still creating a design-led installation.
- Inherently strong system which is capable of withstanding extremely high wind loads or large spans up to 7m in height.
- Reduction in visible framework: clean, uninterrupted lines giving a striking appearance.
- Options in colour, texture, installation formats and light diffusion levels.
- Ideal for large glass façades, offering maximum levels of natural light into the building.
- Perfect for partitioning within the home or workplace allowing excellent light transmission, whilst maintaining privacy.
- Generating lighter and brighter interiors with the illusion of more space.
Glass types
We have over twenty years experience in the design, supply, installation and aftercare using the extensive variety of glass types set out herein. We are confident that utilising such experience we will be able to assist you in achieving your design vision. Please contact our technical services team to discuss your requirements.
pilkington profilit low iron glass products
Cast Wired Sandblasted
Sandblasted finish combines the benefit of excellent translucency with a degree of privacy.
Cast Unwired Sandblasted
The same benefits as our wired glass product but can also be heat soaked and toughened to increase safe breakage performance if required.
Cast Unwired
Where privacy is not an issue this glass type can also be heat soaked and toughened for increased safe breakage performance
Cast Wave Unwired
Our wave glass product provides an interesting three dimensionall property to the channel glass.
Due to the use of raw materials with low iron oxide content during glass production our Low Iron U-profiled glass has a white or colour neutral appearance and, like the standard range, is available in various finishes including cast, clear and sandblasted. Low iron U-profiled glass has excellent light transmission properties up to 90%.
To achieve these properties Pilkington has dedicated one of its many custom built state of the art furnace facilities for the exclusive production of Low Iron Profilit glass. investment has been undertaken to ensure the highest quality of white low iron U-profiled glass is achieved whilst ensuring existing production capacity for standard glass types are maintained.
Pilkington profilit standard glass products
Cast Wired
The original Profilit product with 8 number longitudinal wires for increased strength
Cast Unwired
Without wires can be heat soaked and toughened where circumstances may require an increase in safe breakage performance.
Clear Wired
Offering maximum transparency and light transmission
Clear Unwired
Without wires can be heat soaked and toughened where circumstances may require an increase in safe breakage performance.
Cast 16 Wired
Special production cast glass with 16 number longitudinal wires
Cast Wave Unwired
The Profilit wave glass product provides an interesting three dimensional property to our channel glass.
Cast Unwired Sandblasted
Cast unwired glass with the benefit of additional privacy and the flexibility to heat soak and toughen as required for increased safe breakage if required.
Clear Unwired Sandblasted
Clear unwired glass with the benefit of additional privacy and again with the flexibility to heat soak and toughen.
Amethyst Wired
Amethyst coating on wired glass
Amethyst Unwired
Amethyst coating on unwired glass
Macro
Macro surface finish
Slimline
Slimline surface finish
Cast Unwired Plus
For greater insulation value
Cast Unwired Antisol
Unwired glass with a special surface finish
Coloured Finish
The application of either a enamel frit or a paint application to achieve a coloured effect.
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We intend these photographs to be a visual aid to assist in glass specification choices to meet your preferences. We would recommend that prior to any final decision glass samples be obtained from us.
We also recommend that prior to final specification choice you liaise with our technical services team to ensure that our technical design experience can assist you in all aspects of your choices.
pilkington profilit toughened glass
Benefits and Features of Toughened Profilit Glass
All Pilkington Profilit toughened glass is heat soaked prior to the toughening process being undertaken to a maximum length of 7.5m. This allows the Profilit glass to increase its strength and safe breakage performance in order to meet our clients demanding requirements.
- Toughened glass is up to 5 times stronger than ordinary glass of the same thickness
- Such glass has greater resistance to sudden changes in the temperatures
- It also allows much greater resistance to impact
- It has better deflection properties
- Greater tolerance of repetitive load variations than ordinary glass before fracture occurs
- It is less likely to break under force
- If breakage does occurs, the glass shatters into many hundreds of tiny pellets which are unlikely to cause any harm
- Toughened glass is able to be manufactured in various tints or patterns.
APPLICATIONS
- Low level glazing
- Shop fronts
- Staircases
- Areas of glass under thermal stress
For further information on the benefits of Pilkington Profilt Toughened Glass and on possible applications, please contact our technical department..
pilkington profilit BRISE SOLEIL systems
Ventilated Brise Soliel
At Glass Profiled Solutions our experienced designers can custom design the perfect brise soleil or ventilation solution for your project
Staggered Brise Soleil
Consisting of louvred panels, fin formations or staggered glass assembly our tailored systems are perfect for deflecting direct sunlight, reducing solar gain and preventing glare
Car Park Brise Soleil
Available in a huge range of finishes, including our coloured Profilt range, our brise soleil and ventilation systems provide an attractive and functional solution to meet your design vision.
Aesthetic Brise Soleil
Superior design meets superior functionality in a low maintenance aesthetically pleasing and cost effecient design solution.
Our Pilkington Profilit Brise Soliel Systems have been installed throughout the United Kingdom. Please contact us for further details and project examples
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Our people are the leading UK professionals in the design, supply and installation of the Pilkington Profilit Profiled Glazing System.
Working with Pilkington for over twenty years, this breadth of experience is at your disposal
From Inception To Completion We have unparalleled experience in the education, commercial, residential, leisure and transport sectors. Contact us for our technical manuals and NBS Specification assistance.
We will always provide an individualised service to our customers, you will have a dedicated contact point from your initial call to your last - we are at your disposal to help you achieve your vision, at your budget, using the various glass specifications available.
From an individual quotation tailored to your specific needs, recognising glass spans, barrier loadings and safe impact criteria - to an informal chat to discuss your options - we are here to help play our part in helping you achieve your Profilit Glazing vision.
Let us keep you fully apprised of new available patterns, glass types, low iron and acrylic resin coatings finishes, u-value and g-value improvements in the development pipeline.
Contact us to allow us to explain the varied glass specification choices open to you commensurate with your budget. We can provide programme assistance and of course either an outline budget or if you're ready a fully detailed competitive value for money proposal for your project.