Mr. Laurie Kruger

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  www.idea-awards.com/news/ - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/6/2008    Last Visited: 12/9/2007  

  Pilkington Australia's President, Laurie Kruger said, "Pilkington has been invited to sign the EPA covenant because of the societal value the energy and water saving products will create when the Dandenong plant is upgraded next year to manufacture high-tech coated glass products.
  
  "The $130 million upgrade incorporates a state-of-the-art five beam chemical vapour deposition (CVD) coater that will allow for production of new, environmentally efficient glass products including energy saving glass for buildings, self-cleaning glass and glass that will be used in solar energy production.
  
  "The plant upgrade, which is the biggest for Pilkington anywhere in the world, represents the next evolution of manufacturing in this state, transforming Pilkington in Victoria from a manufacturer of largely commodity products to a source of innovative value-added products through best practice applications that underpin the future of the Victorian glass industry," Laurie Kruger said.
  
  He said, "High quality energy-efficient glass that will be produced at the plant can play a vital role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.For example, the use of low e coated glass in Victorian homes will significantly reduce household electricity and gas consumption each and every year, and thereby reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 35 percent while saving consumers money.
  
  The Sustainability Covenant is a voluntary agreement between EPA Victoria, Sustainability Victoria, the Australian Industry Group and Pilkington to work together to protect the environment and to contribute to a more sustainable Victoria and Australia.
  
  Mr Kruger added, "Each partner will play a valuable role in spreading knowledge among key decision-makers about our energy-efficient glass products.Although a Victorian initiative the AIG will promote awareness of glass nationally in conjunction with the Pilkington sales team, our customers and industry partners.
  
  "Today's signing clearly shows that Pilkington has the skill set and dedication to manufacture glass products that embrace both economic and environmental sustainability.Our next challenge is to encourage the rest of Australia to realise how they can make a difference to energy and natural resource use when building or renovating with glass.
  
  "Today's signing also means that Pilkington employees can be both proud to be associated with the production of quality products and the fact that they are contributing to improving our world," Mr Kruger said.

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  www.epa.vic.gov.au/publications/epanews/pilkington.asp - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/10/2007    Last Visited: 8/5/2007  

  Tim Piper of Australian Industry Group, Laurie Kruger president, Pilkington Australasia, Paul Tebo (standing) Former global vice president, DuPont, Geoff Mabbett chief executive, Sustainability Victoria and Mick Bourke EPA chairman sign the sustainability covenant.
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  Tim Piper of Australian Industry Group, Laurie Kruger president, Pilkington Australasia, Paul Tebo (standing) Former global vice president, DuPont, Geoff Mabbett chief executive, Sustainability Victoria and Mick Bourke EPA chairman sign the sustainability covenant.

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  $130m plant upgrade - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/21/2006    Last Visited: 12/9/2007  

  Victorian Premier Bracks, Pilkington Australia President Laurie Kruger and Minister Brumby at Pilkington Dandenong Plant announcement
  
  The upgrade is the biggest in Pilkington's 127-year history in Australia, and is well over double the investment of more traditional upgrades.It is also the largest ever investment by Pilkington in a plant upgrade.
  
  The multi-million dollar investment incorporates a state-of-the-art five beam chemical vapour deposition (CVD) coater that will allow for production of new, environmentally efficient glass products including energy saving glass for buildings, self-cleaning glass and glass that will be used in solar energy production.
  
  With significant investment support pledged to the project by the Victorian Government, Pilkington Australia's President, Laurie Kruger said, "Today's announcement demonstrates a significant commitment to manufacturing in Victoria in the long-term.
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  "The plant upgrade represents the next evolution of manufacturing in this state, transforming Pilkington in Victoria from a manufacturer of largely commodity products to a source of innovative value-added products through best practice applications that underpin the future of the Victorian glass industry," Laurie Kruger said.
  
  He said, "High quality energy-efficient glass that will be produced at the plant can play a vital role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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  "Meanwhile production of high-technology coated products from Dandenong will reduce the reliance on imported glass products and make the Australian glass industry more internationally competitive," Laurie Kruger said.

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  BPNA Appointment - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/16/2006    Last Visited: 1/6/2008  

  Laurie Kruger will be returning home to Australia after three and a half years as President, Building Products North America.Laurie has been appointed President, Building Products and Group Country Manager, Australasia.Prior to his North American role, Laurie held various senior management positions in both the Building Products and Automotive businesses in Australia.

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  EPA Victoria - Pilkington Sustainability Covenant - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/10/2007    Last Visited: 5/13/2008  

  Left to right: Tim Piper (Australian Industry Group), Laurie Kruger (President, Pilkington Australasia), Paul Tebo (standing) (Former Global Vice President, DuPont), Geoff Mabbett (Chief Executive, Sustainability Victoria), Mick Bourke (Chairman, EPA Victoria)

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  Glass Magazine Online - Advertise - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/1/2003    Last Visited: 9/5/2004  

  Laurie Kruger, who recently celebrated his first anniversary as president of building products for Pilkington North America Inc. in Toledo, sees a new year a lot like the old one.He predicts sales volumes very similar to 2003-but with "a bit of a bump."His reasoning: The residential market is at an all-time high of 1.7 million starts and interest rates are at historic lows.
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  "The mix isn't changing much from what we've seen in the last several years," Kruger says."There is an architectural trend toward the use of higher daylight transmission, lower reflective products and this trend is continuing to grow.We're also seeing a little backlash in that architects like high daylight transmittance but not necessarily as high as what we've seen in the last several years because of the privacy aspects and the glare control."
  
  Some glass products, according to Kruger, "have allowed too much light into buildings, so we're starting to see a trend back to the use of tints, toward slightly reflective glasses. [Architects and designers] don't want a complete absence of reflection but just limited, subtle reflection and relatively high daylight transmission so that you get the comfort of solar control and low-emissivity properties but also glare control and some privacy."In the whole basket of products out there, the mix next year will be similar to what it was last year," he says.
  
  Summarizing his view of 2004, Kruger concludes, "Residential will be down from a very high historical high; commercial will be up from a low.

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  People - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/1/2002    Last Visited: 8/14/2003  

  Pilkington North America of Toledo, Ohio, has announced the appointment of Laurie Kruger as president of Building Products North America (BPNA).Kruger succeeds Rick Karcher who has served as president of the group since March 2000.
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  Kruger joins BPNA after serving as vice president of Automotive Australia for four years.Prior to that, he held senior management roles in downstream operations and manufacturing facilities of Building Products Australia.

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  Pilkington North America Announces Building Products... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/24/2006    Last Visited: 11/16/2007  

  Pilkington North America has announced that Laurie Kruger will be returning home to Australia after three and a half years as Pilkington's president, building products, North America.Kruger has been appointed president, building products and group country manager, Australia.
  
  Prior to his North American role, Laurie held various senior management positions in both the building products and automotive businesses in Australia.

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  Pilkington North America Announces Building Products... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/8/2006    Last Visited: 4/8/2006  

  Pilkington North America has announced that Laurie Kruger will be returning home to Australia after three and a half years as Pilkington's president, building products North America.To accommodate this change, Kruger has been appointed president, building products and Group Country Manager, Australasia.
  
  Prior to his North American role, Laurie held various senior management positions in both the Building Products and Automotive businesses in Australia.

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  Pilkington first manufacturer to sign EPA... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/28/2007    Last Visited: 12/9/2007  

  Pilkington Australia's President, Laurie Kruger said, "Pilkington has been invited to sign the EPA covenant because of the societal value the energy and water saving products will create when the Dandenong plant is upgraded next year to manufacture high-tech coated glass products .
  
  "The $130 million upgrade incorporates a state-of-the-art five beam chemical vapour deposition (CVD) coater that will allow for production of new, environmentally efficient glass products including energy saving glass for buildings, self-cleaning glass and glass that will be used in solar energy production.
  
  "The plant upgrade, which is the biggest for Pilkington anywhere in the world, represents the next evolution of manufacturing in this state, transforming Pilkington in Victoria from a manufacturer of largely commodity products to a source of innovative value-added products through best practice applications that underpin the future of the Victorian glass industry," Laurie Kruger said.
  
  He said, "High quality energy-efficient glass that will be produced at the plant can play a vital role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.For example, the use of low e coated glass in Victorian homes will significantly reduce household electricity and gas consumption each and every year, and thereby reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 35 percent while saving consumers money.
  
  The Sustainability Covenant is a voluntary agreement between EPA Victoria, Sustainability Victoria, the Australian Industry Group and Pilkington to work together to protect the environment and to contribute to a more sustainable Victoria and Australia.
  
  Mr Kruger added, "Each partner will play a valuable role in spreading knowledge among key decision-makers about our energy-efficient glass products.

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