Pfg Building Glass
Builders in Springs

We produce 260 000 tons of quality float glass a year, Europe, for supply to customers in the building and automotive sectors of Southern Africa, the US and other export markets.

PFG, a divsion of the PG Group, is the leading manufacturer of float glass in Southern Africa, as well as laminated glass, mirrors, and sealant products. The company, situated near Johannesburg in South Africa, produces 260 000 tons of high quality float glass a year. These products are supplied to customers in various industries, around the world, from PFG’s head office and through its depot in Springs. Intruderprufe is our well known laminated glass range. Through our Corporate Social Investment programme, we contribute towards the upliftment and sustainability of the communities in which we operate. PFG Building Glass is the manufacturer of building and automotive glass solutions. PFG Building Glass and the following glass manufacturers' are part of the PG Group. PG Building Glass The leading manufacturer of float, patterned glass, laminated glass, mirrors & sealant products in Southern Africa. Shatterprufe The Country's leading windscreen and auto glass manufacturer, our auto glass products are used by professional fitment centres throughout South Africa. Our products are proudly manufactured in South Africa and we will continue to fly our flag high. PG Primador Primador, established in 1996 and part of the PG Group of Companies, is a premium brand which delivers innovative aluminium-based solutions and systems in the building industry. Recycling & Sustainability in harmony with the environment PFG adheres to the highest standards of sustainable operating. Glass is a solid material giving total through-vision. When other materials (including metal) solidify, they become crystalline, whereas glass (a super cool liquid) is non-crystalline. When the materials are melted, they form a viscous liquid called the quiescent melt. As this melt cools, the viscosity increases until the glass becomes hard. This process is done by heat treatment and is called annealing. Silica sand is the main raw material in glass, but very high temperatures are needed to melt it. The result is water glass which is soluble in water. Cullet (scrap glass) is also added to assist the melting process. The float process of glass manufacture was developed by the Pilkington Glass Group (England) in Because the surface of the molten tin is flat, the glass also becomes flat. The ribbon is then cooled down while still advancing across the molten tin until the surfaces are hard enough for it to progress through the annealing lehr without the rollers marking its bottom surface. The glass produced has a uniform thickness and bright fire polished surfaces, without the need for further grinding or polishing.