Pilkington

Pilkington is an English surname, most associated with the British glass manufacturing company founded in 1826.

The Pilkington company pioneered the float glass process, which became the standard method for producing flat glass worldwide.

As a surname, it appears occasionally as a character name in fiction, including a neighboring farmer in George Orwell's *Animal Farm*.

glassmaker

glazing

Glossy protective coating

laminated · toughened · insulated · coated · fenestration · double-glazing · fire-resistant · acoustic · mirrored · manufacturing

surname

genealogy

Study of family descent

lineage · patronymic · kinship · descent · bloodline · pedigree · English · Lancashire · forebears

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G