This is a record of the last production of PPG glass at Pilkington's St Helens. The process was superseded by float glass. The project to record the process was a co-operative operation between Pilkington Archives, Pilkington video unit, myself Ken Howarth (photography) and North West Sound Archive who hold an interview with Jack Lynch the man in charge. (1980.0207) The event date was 16th July 1980
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Keywords:PPG, cullet, flat-drawn, frit, furnaces, glass, glass, health and safety2, jack lynch, kilns, lancashire, merseyside, pilkington-glass, pilkingtons, st helens