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Gary Dean, managing director of OnLevel UK, discusses Building Information Modelling. BIM (Building Information Modelling) is a smart 3D model-based procedure that provides the architect, engineer, builder and designer the understanding and relevant tools to more efficiently plan, design, build, and maintain buildings and infrastructure. BIM was brought to our attention in 2011 when published in the UK Government Construction...
Writing ahead of the G17 Awards, Global Glass managing director Derren Gittins explains why the IGU manufacturer is positive against tough competition in the Glass Company of the Year category. The market is being painted as a gloomy place by many in the industry with sales down by as much as 20% due to market conditions and economic uncertainty. Vying...
Phil Brown, European regulatory marketing manager at Pilkington UK, discusses the requirements for glass manifestation, and how they’re needed to help prevent injuries. Many of us remember watching those old black-and-white slapstick comedies and chuckling at the two hapless heroes carrying a large pane of glass, knowing that an unsuspecting passer-by was about to walk into it. And, dare I...
This month Bohle hands over its monthly column to Aaron Dewhurst from The Glass Wipe Board Company, who argues that the glass processing sector ignores sustainability at its peril. We started the Glass Wipe Board Company in 2010. We’d previously been working in commercial fit-out but with 2008 and the downturn, margins had become so eroded that we decided we...
Phil Brown, European regulatory marketing manager for Pilkington UK, explains why understanding the terminology behind solar control glazing will help to ensure the right products are specified. The ability to reduce heat gain from the sun to create comfortable environments to live and work is becoming more important in building design, even in the temperate climate that we have in...
Mark Hickox, sales director at Thermoseal Group, discusses the group’s current perception of the market for energy efficient products. In the UK, we supply the highest volume of spacer systems to the majority of sealed unit manufacturers, which accounts for approximately 60% of the market, so our sales trends should be reflective of the UK market in general. We know...
Andy Everett, national account manager at Swisspacer, says real innovation lies in making energy efficiency affordable for more homeowners. We have seen many leading innovations in our industry over the years, particularly for energy efficient products. Will this continue? We believe it will because homeowners will continue to demand high performing windows, simply because they want to reduce the amount...
Fraser Caithness, sales and marketing director at Birmingham-based glass processor and manufacturer MiGlass looks at issues regarding the verification of heat soaking for toughened glass and how having his car serviced gave him a bright idea for a solution. Despite modern production methods and quality controls, glass can be subject to contamination by a variety of elements, including nickel sulphite....
Jason McCabe, commercial and site director of Clayton Glass, discusses the relationship between product innovation and customer demand. There are many variables affecting the market for energy efficient products, not just in our industry, but across many global industrial and consumer sectors; while customer demand can often drive product design and specification, it’s sometimes a bigger influence such as government...
Glass is widely accepted as a building’s weak point from a safety and security perspective. It enables relatively easy access to potential intruders and it is an easy target for vandals looking to cause a lot of damage and disruption. Micky Calcott, MD at The Window Film Company, looks at how quality window film can drastically improve the safety and...
An open letter from Ritec International to all users of alcohol-based glass surface treatments and their suppliers. This open letter is based on information compiled from independent, third-party sources as a public service by Ritec International. The objective is to raise awareness of risks and hidden dangers caused by hazardous, alcohol-based glass surface treatments (GSTs) and suppliers. Actions by authorities...
Phil Brown, European regulatory marketing manager at Pilkington UK, discusses how loopholes in new energy efficiency legislation for landlords could result in a missed opportunity for the glass and glazing sector. From April 2018, it will be illegal for landlords to rent out a property with the lowest energy-efficiency ratings of F and G. It’s estimated that almost 10% of...
Adrian Adams, facades market manager at Saint-Gobain Building Glass, discusses the advantages of the company’s latest solar control glass technology. Innovations where our product range can positively impact customers’ productivity is a key focus for Saint-Gobain Building Glass, and the latest SGG Easypro coating meets that criteria perfectly. SGG Easypro is a revolutionary new polymer coating that enhances the method...
Mark Norcliffe, director at Cornwall Glass, discuss how colour PVB interlayers are creating a wealth of new opportunities for glass processors. Now a landmark on the south east London skyline, Peckham Library, designed by Alsop and Störmer, claimed the Stirling Prize for Architecture in 2000 – the first and to date only library to win British architecture’s highest honour. The...
As part of its sponsorship of the Stalybridge Celtic Foundation, Bohle became shirt sponsors for Vintage Celtic, an over 60s walking football team in the summer. In this month’s column Dave Broxton MD argues that business has a vital part to play in the wider community. As a football fan you sometimes need a sense of humour. 40 years plus...
Mike Gaillard, joint managing director of CENSolutions, respond to the recent story in Glass Times about the challenge to products that don’t meet building regulations. I read with great interest the Glass Times leader ‘Demand for illegal products challenged’ and associated story from The Saveheat Group. The fact that Colin Torley and the Saveheat team have decided to make a...
As Liverpool’s Custom Glass celebrates 30 years in business this year, owner and managing director Jeff Hooson tells Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell how the company has continued to maintain an efficient business and a relevant product offering. Jeff Hooson, owner and managing director of Liverpool’s Custom Glass, is an experienced glass man, having followed his father into the glass...
Architectural glass is being used in a growing number of residential applications. Adam Shaylor explains how Cornwall Architectural Glass is helping architectural glazing specialists meet demand. The boom seen in the application of structural and architectural glass in the commercial sector in the past decade is today being replicated in high-end residential markets. The Grand Designs effect, plus a greater...
In this second part of our series on the trickier words and phrases in the glass and glazing vocabulary, Phil Brown, European regulatory marketing manager at Pilkington UK, offers an M-Z guide to the industry. What do we mean by ‘safety glass’ and ‘toughened glass’? Do you get a rebate from HMRC or find it in a window frame? The...
As TuffX celebrates 20 years in business, Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell met managing director Graham Price at the company’s base in Knowsley to find out how the company keeps ahead of the curve. Glass Times has been to see TuffX several times over the years, and the atmosphere within the company has always been the same: that there is...