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News Release from: Pilkington Building Products UK | Subject: Pilkington Planar
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 December 2007
Pilkington Planar puts rail station on
right track
New St Helens Central Train Station provides visitors with an impressive welcome thanks to the world's leading structural glazing system, Pilkington Planar.
The new station was designed by SBS Architects and uses more than 400 square metres of Pilkington Planar, 50 per cent is monolithic glass and the other 50 per cent is single glazed laminate incorporating Pilkington Optifloat clear The majority of the glazing is supported by a curved steel structure using specially designed Pilkington Planar stainless steel castings and articulated Pilkington Planar 902 fittings
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 17 Aug 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Andy Leaver, Architect, SBS Architects , chose Pilkington products for a number of reasons, he said: "As Pilkington is based in St Helens we were pleased to be able to specify local products.
Pilkington appreciated how complex the project was and I was confident that they would be well equipped to deliver it; not only do they have the technical expertise, their system also satisfies our requirements architecturally.
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"The roof of the new station forms a faceted arc, an aspect of the design which demanded a specific glass type.
The ceiling was constructed using a system of minimalist castings and architecturally bolted, laminated glass.
Pilkington Planar is a system that allows the glass to be connected to form various different shapes, it is also a structural system which makes it technically possible to achieve the curved glass look that the design required".
Pilkington is very proud to be part of the long awaited refurbishment of the St Helens central station, which last received a make over in the 1960s.
The station sees over 400,000 passengers a year, but it is hoped that the refurbishment will increase the numbers of people travelling to and from the town by rail.
The project was developed by Merseytravel, Merseyside's Passenger Transport Authority and Passenger Transport Executive.
Councillor Mark Dowd, Chair of Merseytravel, said: "The new-look St Helens Central Train Station provides an impressive gateway to the town and, importantly, it will transform services for passengers.
Many thousands of people will benefit from our investment".
Neil Scales, Chief Executive and Director General of Merseytravel said: "St Helens Central Train Station is an iconic building, it represents a real step change in terms of public transport provision.
Having local suppliers involved in the scheme is important and we are very delighted with the results.".
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