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Posted On - 04/02/2024
Bi-folds are great at maximising the light in your home even on the dullest day. But imagine if they could make it feel more like summer too? Well wonder no longer, as TuffX’s commercial director, Paul Higgins, explains how its new Glow electrically heated double-glazing can do just that. “Radiant heat is what makes sun feel warm on your skin,...
Posted On - 04/02/2024
Certification is an integral part of the fire safety industry, ensuring that all products and systems meet the required regulations. But how is this test evidence created? Here, Dr Vince Crook, technical development director at Pyroguard, takes us ‘behind the scenes’ of a typical fire glass test. When talking about fire safety glass, the conversation can focus on the building...
Posted On - 04/02/2024
The recent G23 Award win for the post-consumer glass recycling initiative developed by Morley Glass in conjunction with Saint-Gobain Glass is an important step in changing attitudes to the disposal of old IGUs, as Morley Glass MD, Ian Short, explains. Winning a 2023 G-Award for the post-consumer glass recycling scheme we have developed in conjunction with Saint-Gobain Glass, has sparked...
Posted On - 04/02/2024
Scott Sinden, MD of leading independent glass processor ESG Group, collected the coveted title of Glass Company of the Year, at the G23 Awards in November. He said: “It’s great to gain this recognition of the work done by the entire team to build on our commercial success; reinvigorating not only our working practices, but our entire culture, since moving...
Posted On - 04/02/2024
TuffX has launched Glow heated glass, game changing technology that introduces a wealth of opportunity to the industry. Glass Times editor, Luke Wood, visits the TuffX HQ to find out more. According to Wikepedia, innovation ‘is the practical implementation of ideas that result in the introduction of new goods or services or improvement in offering goods or services’. In the...
Posted On - 04/02/2024
By Michael Butterick, marketing director Saint-Gobain Glass. Blue skies, beautiful landscapes and cute puppies, are among the top things that make Britons happy. Commissioned in 2020 by artist Doug Hyde, the research asked 2,000 people what in life brings them joy. Unsurprisingly, sunny days came out on top. The window industry can’t conjure up the sun all year round, but...
Posted On - 04/02/2024
By Phil Brown, technical advisory service manager at Pilkington UK. Climate change is the existential issue of our times. Britain has been slowly getting warmer since the industrial revolution in the 1700s, but the full implications have only really begun to hit home in the 21st century. Last year was the UK's warmest year on record and temperatures topped 40°C...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
Saint-Gobain Glass has been named as a finalist in two categories at the prestigious G23 Awards. The business has been shortlisted in the Sustainability Initiative of the Year and the Commercial Project of the Year categories. Post-consumer glass recycling The glass manufacturer is in the running for the Sustainability Initiative of the Year award after joining forces with integral blinds...
Posted On - 28/09/2023
Edgetech managing director, Chris Alderson, explores the idea that a new wave of investment in innovation may be required to keep up with legislation. At Edgetech, sustainability has always been something we take extremely seriously. Long before environmental awareness went mainstream, Super Spacer was helping millions of buildings around Britain, Europe and the wider world become more energy efficient –...
Posted On - 28/09/2023
ToughGlaze, a family-owned glass processing specialist that’s fast approaching 30 years in business, has come a long way since it first opened its doors in Kingsbury, North West London. Now, with a new, state-of-the-art 100,000ft2 facility in Bedfordshire, the company has its sights firmly set on becoming the UK’s leading glass processor. Glass Times editor, Luke Wood, talks to Bhavik...
Posted On - 28/09/2023
Glass specialist Go Glass is using Artificial Intelligence to improve efficiencies and add value to the business. Glass Times editor, Luke Wood, talks to managing director, Tracy Saunders, to find out more. Established in 1978, Cambridge based Go Glass has a long and distinguished reputation as a supplier of high-quality bespoke glass products. From unique, etched glass door designs, to...
Posted On - 02/08/2023
By Mike Butterick, Saint-Gobain Glass Homeowners are increasingly choosing the greener, more sustainable options when it comes to their homes in a drive to save money on their heating bills, as well as to save the planet. For example, in the first six months of 2022, Britain saw an 80% increase in new solar PV installations over the same period...
Posted On - 02/08/2023
Based in Dundee, Scotland, Ravensby Glass specialises in the production of double and triple glazed units, interior glass and facades. With over 150 employees and 7,000m2 of production space, the company distributes its products throughout the UK, distinguishing itself for quality, service and customer care. Founded in 1986, the company is headed up by Hamish Ogilvie, CEO, and Nicholas Cunningham,...
Posted On - 02/08/2023
Flat Glass Solutions has recently become the exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for glass scanning technology specialist, Viproton. Here, Flat Glass Solutions MD, David Cahill, outlines five scenarios where glass processors can benefit from Viprotron solutions. You are an experienced glass producer – you know what you’re doing, but you have a feeling that you could be keeping a tighter...
Posted On - 02/08/2023
Edgetech managing director, Chris Alderson, discusses the Future Homes Standard – which is less than two years away from coming into force – and asks whether the industry is ready for the changes it could potentially entail. UK glazing could be on the brink of one of the biggest changes in the history of its legislation. As an industry, we’ve...
Posted On - 02/08/2023
Manufacturing over 100,000 IGUs a week and employing over 1,000 people at six sites across the UK, Glass Systems is the largest independent sealed unit manufacturer in the UK and has recently announced plans to build a brand new, state of the art factory in Port Talbot, Wales. Glass Times editor Luke Wood, speaks to Glass Systems MD, Khaled Elleboudy,...
Posted On - 01/08/2023
Glass Times editor, Luke Wood, talks to Jody Hodgson, sales director at Firman Glass, who explains how a programme of continued investment is key to driving the business forward. Established in 1975 and specialising in the production of high quality toughened and laminated glass and specialist sealed units, Essex based Firman Glass is one of the UK’s leading independent glass...
Posted On - 01/08/2023
Meeting the thermal requirements of the new Future Homes Standard will likely require the widespread use of triple glazing, which presents significant opportunities for sealed unit manufacturers, argues Thermoseal’s sales director Mark Hickox. To comply with the Future Homes Standard, due in 2025, windows and doors with a glazed area of more than 60% going into newbuild homes will need...
Posted On - 01/08/2023
By Mike Butterick, marketing director, Saint-Gobain Glass. With the Future Homes Standard currently being debated and due to be introduced in just two years’ time, the industry needs to get ready for a step change. Here at Saint-Gobain Glass, we believe we have already innovated the products that will be required to meet the new standard and are putting them...
Posted On - 01/08/2023
Phil Brown, European regulatory marketing manager at Pilkington UK, discusses the uplift to Part L building regulations for new and existing dwellings in England – and how it’s key that the industry has the right products available in preparation for tighter regulations. Last June, building regulations in England were updated to implement more rigorous requirements for energy conservation. The aim...
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