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Brian McDonald, the recently appointed CEO of Forel UK and Ireland, gives his thought on the exciting times ahead for the Italian business. Since setting up the UK subsidiary, the business has gone from strength to strength. Having both a UK based service team and large warehousing facility, we can now offer the support our customers expect. Over the last...
CN Glass has invested in a new IGIS IG line from Unilam. Glass Times editor, Luke Wood, talks to CN Glass MD, Gary Mouat, about the advantages it brings. Luke Wood: Can you give us a little background on how the company was formed, how it has grown and the biggest changes you’ve seen in that time? Gary Mouat (GM):...
Glass Times editor, Luke Wood, talks to Ian MacWilliam, director of Ireland based glass company, First Glass, which has recently invested 150,000 Euros in new machinery from Unilam. Luke Wood (LW): Can you tell us a bit more about First Glass? Ian MacWilliam (IM): We have been operating as a glass merchant since May 1999, and thanks to our state...
Unilam has reported its busiest year ever for IG and laminating solutions. With strong demand throughout 2022, the company delivered five, fully automatic IGIS sealed unit lines and seven Sagertec laminating systems. A long-established supplier of innovative and intelligent automated solutions for glass production, Unilam is said to be best known for its Cooltemper range of toughening plants, and over...
Jade Engineering’s ‘Consult’ service has been created as a lifeline for fabricators faced with baffling production problems. We talk to Jade’s Adam Jones to find out more. Wouldn’t it be great to simply say what and how many windows and doors you want to make, how much money you want to spend, and for someone to tell you what you...
Following astonishing levels of interest and confirmed sales at the FIT Show, Dave Thomas, CEO at Haffner, considers the game-changing difference seamless welding delivers. Every so often, there’s an innovation in the industry that takes a quantum leap forward. All the signs are that seamless welding technology might be one of those innovations. I say this because we’re just back...
Glass Times magazine talks to Kyle Shenton, director of independent machinery service and support specialist, CNC Guru, a company that has also recently won the contract to distribute Protek machinery in the UK. Glass Times (GT): Can you give us a brief overview of the services you offer? Kyle Shenton (KS): We offer independent, comprehensive support with service, repairs and spares...
Stuga Machinery Limited has been acquired by Stürtz Group. All of Stuga’s directors and staff are continuing with the business under its new ownership, working from its base in Great Yarmouth, as Stuga looks to benefit from the operational and technological synergies Stürtz can bring to them to add value to its customers. Stuga’s products will continue to be manufactured...
Dave Broxton, managing director of Bohle, explains how sedimentor technology represents an effective way for glass processors to demonstrate a genuine commitment to greener manufacturing. As we emerge from Covid, sustainability has returned to the top of the news agenda, and in the wake of Cop26, organisations are coming under even greater pressure to demonstrate how green they are in...
Edgetech’s managing director Chris Alderson argues that, for IGU manufacturers, automation is the only long-term solution to the ongoing skills crisis. It’s been looming for decades, but it looks like it’s the painful combination of Brexit and coronavirus that will finally tip Britain’s skills shortage into a full-blown crisis. Back in January 2019, the British Chambers of Commerce released a...
Dave Broxton, managing director of Bohle, explains how strategic investment can help glass processors increase capacity and meet demand, while saving tax and delivering long-term efficiency gains It’s been no walk in the park, but Covid has been good for the home improvement sector. Record levels of activity in the housing market, fiscal stimulus, retention of jobs and, with limited...
Companies who fail to invest in sustainability will be locked out of retail and commercial sectors, with wastewater in glass processing representing a significant challenge, argues Bohle’s Dave Broxton. It’s not only about being seen to be green, it’s about the competitive commercial edge that introducing more sustainable business practices gives you. You can put your head in the sand...
With sales of decorative sandblasted glass continuing to increase alongside generous government tax incentives for capital purchases, Tony Mallick, RegaLead’s glass processing market manager says that the time is right to invest in sandblasting. There’s been an impressive increase in the popularity of sandblasted glass designs in both domestic and commercial projects, which has created an incredibly strong market for...
You may be fed up but disruption to the glass supply chain has potentially far bigger consequences, according to Dave Broxton, managing director of Bohle. The past couple of months have been defined by the scramble for product: IGU manufacturers, glass processors and installers – all have struggled to source product, and that creates a temptation or a requirement to...
Tax breaks for qualifying capital investment could significantly reduce the cost of equipment purchases. Glass Times talks to Bohle’s Dave Broxton. Furlough, stamp duty holidays, and bounce back loans have been instrumental in keeping UK businesses afloat, as well as driving the boom we’re seeing in home improvement. Another tool to help combat the effects of the coronavirus pandemic is...
With one Bohle Sedimentor already installed, Lee Glass has added a second. It’s owner Martin Lee explains why quality of coolant systems are synonymous in his opinion with product quality. “I’ve always put a lot of importance on keeping our coolant clean for as long as I’ve been doing this,” Martin Lee, owner and managing director of Lee Glass, said....
Colin Crow, managing director of digital transformation specialist Sigma Dynamics. Now, more than ever, manufacturers who have harnessed the power of cutting-edge maintenance technology will be reaping the benefits. This certainly applies in the UK's glass manufacturing industry, where record demand coming as a result of the lockdown-induced home improvement boom has put pressure on supply chains and production lines....
Leading edge processing and planning software has the potential to offer glass processors and IGU manufacturers massive efficiency gains, but can it also be flexible? Glass Times reports. “We have two IGU lines and two toughening furnaces,” Billy Cowen, managing director of Twinseal, said. “Downtime isn’t ever a problem, we always have reserve capacity. “Customers don’t want to know about...
The principles that underpin lean manufacturing are returning to the UK construction industry. Glass Times talks to Bohle’s Dave Broxton. The term ‘lean manufacturing’ is coming back into the construction industry’s consciousness, thanks to a drive to promote off-site manufacture. The UK construction industry first turned to successful Japanese manufacturing techniques in the late 1990s in a bid to cut...
Glass Times spoke to Nolan Millard of Unilam about a recent custom-build installation that will play a key part in the expansion of longstanding customer, Cwmtillery Glass. For companies looking for innovative and intelligent solutions for glass production, Unilam Machinery is widely regarded as one of the leaders in its field. From its base in Leeds, the company represents some...
