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Posted On - 09/12/2019
Edgetech’s MD Chris Alderson gives his thoughts on what net zero carbon by 2050 could mean for fenestration. It might feel like energy efficiency has dominated the agenda for decades, but now it looks like that was just the beginning. The UK government has committed itself to cutting carbon emissions by 100% between now and 2050. It’s one of the...
Posted On - 20/11/2019
Tony Mallick, RegaLead’s market manager for Glass Processing, reports on why evguard EVA laminating film is becoming the choice of architects, and explains what the UK’s glass industry can learn from global developments. I recently returned from the annual global network meeting for distributors of evguard at the manufacturing facility of Folienwerk Wolfen based near Leipzig, Germany. During the two...
Posted On - 20/11/2019
Ian Short, managing director of Morley Glass and Glazing, explains how integral blinds are increasingly popular with homeowners, especially for bifold and sliding doors where other types of window dressing and privacy control are not suitable. With the growth of the home automation market and smart technology, integral blind technology has also moved on. The fully electronic or motorised MB...
Posted On - 20/11/2019
Michael Shoer, technical sales manager at Pyroguard, considers how time-critical projects can be kept on track without compromising on safety. When WeWorks – the global co-working operator that provides office and temporary workspaces – decided to transform No.2 Dublin Landings into a destination for business, safety and aesthetics were high on its list of priorities. As a traditional industrial building...
Posted On - 20/11/2019
The proposal for a third runway at Heathrow Airport has divided opinion. Not only has there been concern around the environmental impact, but also how the increase in noise levels will affect those living and working in the areas surrounding the new site. Phil Brown, technical advisory service manager at Pilkington UK, explains. The latest proposal for the third runway...
Posted On - 14/11/2019
Thermoseal Group’s sales director Mark Hickox talks about energy efficiency and how proposed revisions to Document L are set to change the current energy efficiency requirements for glazing. Like everything else, the construction industry is continually evolving and changes are influenced by many factors such as legislation, technological changes, market trends, capital investment, industry structure, and overall management. Thermoseal Group...
Posted On - 15/10/2019
Phil Brown, technical advisory service manager at Pilkington UK, discusses whether the self-cleaning glass market could face disruption from the rise of robots, as building managers look at alternative solutions to keeping facades sparkling. Cleaning glass-clad skyscrapers can be a mammoth task. Did you know it takes three months to clean the 24,000 windows on the Burj Khalifa, the world’s...
Posted On - 14/10/2019
Windows and doors are often bought for their aesthetics. But, says Graham Price of TuffX Processed Glass, exciting developments mean that high performance glass will increasingly drive sales for windows and doors. Today, our company bears little resemblance to the firm founded by my grandfather in 1947. In fact, the only thing in common is that we continue to sell...
Posted On - 14/10/2019
Ten years since the Celtic Tiger came to a screaming halt, the Irish economy – and with it, construction – is once again roaring. Glass Times reports. Economic forecasts predict Irish GDP will record 4.1% growth this year, while construction growth will hit more than 20%. The economy is resurgent, confident and focused on sustained and sustainable growth. If the...
Posted On - 14/10/2019
With turnover up 20% in its first full-year of trading, Mackenzie Glass’s expanded product and service offer is, according to joint managing directorMark Herbert, laying the foundations for long-term growth. Tankers take time to turn. Yet, this is exactly what Mackenzie Glass has done in the space of less than a year’s full-trading. Reporting our end of year results for...
Posted On - 16/09/2019
By Steve Bond, customer and technical support manager, fire protection at Pilkington UK. It’s well known that the world of fire protection is going through a shake-up, with specifiers rightly looking for much more assurance that the products they use are fit for purpose. This applies to both passive protection products, including fire resistant glazing systems and doors, and active...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
Andy Everett, national account manager at Swisspacer UK, says with skyscrapers getting taller and taller, the impact of increased atmospheric pressure on installed glass units is becoming a growing consideration for specifiers and sealed unit manufacturers. Our history as a country where church steeples and cathedrals were the highest structures is no more. The UK’s landscape is changing dramatically, with...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
Bigger units, heavier glass, and increased use of laminates is making manual handling of glass higher risk. Glass Times talked to Dave Broxton, managing director of Bohle. Glass is being used as a main structural element of the building envelope, and on an increasing scale. The floor-to-ceiling installations, which have dominated high rise designs for decades, have now migrated into...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
Phil Brown, technical advisory service manager (UK and Ireland) and European regulatory marketing manager at Pilkington UK, discusses glazing’s central role in creating a carbon-neutral economy. You could be forgiven for thinking that the UK has taken its foot off the pedal when it comes to creating landmark policies to reduce carbon emissions. The end of short-lived initiatives like zero-carbon...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
Cornwall Glass has announced a major restructure, allowing its own businesses to buy from competitors, and even dropping ‘glass’ from the name of its newly formed Group. Glass Times reports. Cornwall Glass – or, perhaps more accurately, the newly formed Cornwall Group – announced a major restructure of its businesses at the beginning of this month. With effect from July...
Posted On - 16/07/2019
Ian Sims, MD of Double R Glass and Roofing Systems, looks at the reasons behind the increased sales across its glass, decorative and roof divisions. A successful internet entrepreneur once said “customer service shouldn’t be a department, it should be an entire company,” and that’s precisely the philosophy in place at Double R. Established in 2000, one of the things...
Posted On - 17/06/2019
Tina Moorhouse, managing director of Oakland Glass, takes a closer look at Skillexit, what it means for the glass industry and what employers can do to rise to the challenge. The skills’ shortage is not a new topic for our industry. And for good reason; a sustainable commitment to attracting, retaining, training and developing the best talent lies at the...
Posted On - 17/06/2019
Andy Cocker, director of heritage unit specialists Slenderline Glass, explains the challenges facing smaller IGU manufacturers, and how Slenderline. When I joined the family business just over 30 years ago, the IGU sector was incredibly buoyant with a whole host of sealed unit manufacturers set up across the country, supplying fabricators, installers and joiners with glass. But as demand has...
Posted On - 17/06/2019
With UK building stock facing an overheating issue, Phil Brown, European regulatory marketing manager at Pilkington UK, outlines the measures being taken to alleviate the problem. Every winter, the UK’s abundance of draughty homes and the reality of fuel poverty exposes the vulnerable to the serious health risks that come with cold weather, including respiratory and heart diseases. The health...
Posted On - 17/06/2019
Glass Times met Andrew Taylor, managing director of Specialist Glass, to find out more about the investment into infrastructure and machinery, and the impact this will have on the company and its customers. Operating from its Huddersfield base, Specialist Glass is a structural glass manufacturer specialising in annealed, laminated and toughened bends, as well as manufacturing and supplying all types...
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