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According to industry experts, the bifold door market has grown substantially in recent years, which looks set to continue. But the sliding door market has also seen an upturn lately. Nick Welsh, managing director of SafeGuard Glass and Glazing, explains why the humble sliding door shouldn’t be overlooked. For quite some time now, in terms of patio doors, the growth...
Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell met Tina Moorhouse, managing director of Oakland Glass, to discuss how the market for toughened glass has changed over the last 20 years. Oakland Glass, which recently celebrated its 30th birthday, is something of a veteren when it comes to toughened glass, having bought its first furnace in 1997. “Back then it was a niche...
With FIT now behind us, MD of Bohle Dave Broxton discusses what the show tells us about trends in the UK glazing industry. Innovation and diversification go hand in hand with industry exhibitions. If you track industry expos such as Glassex from the early 1990s, we’ve had the white PVC juggernaut, coloured and wood grain foiling, the rise and fall...
On April 10 2014, Edgetech UK hosted the Triple Glazing Question, the largest live debate in the history of the glazing industry with an audience of more than 600. Three years on, Edgetech’s head of marketing Charlotte Davies talks about the development of triple glazing since then and how Super Spacer can deliver the best performance for triple glazed units....
Gwain Paterson, managing director of Thermoseal Group, talks to Glass Times about the awards the business has won over the past 12 months. Which awards has Thermoseal Group won in the past year? It is with great honour I can tell you that we will shortly be presented with one of The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise: International Trade 2017. The...
Phil Brown, European regulatory marketing manager at Pilkington UK, looks at the importance of safety marks and explains why glass processors should avoid omitting them, even if requested by request by a client. We’ve recently heard of instances where clients of glass processors have asked for the safety mark to be removed, despite regulatory requirements that safety glass intended for...
Gary Dean returns to the pages of Glass Times in a new role. Yes, I am back. Having been a little stifled by the corporate machine that instructed me that they didn't believe in PR I am now free as the co-owner and CEO of OnLevel to revisit these pages with random thoughts and reflection. I thank Andy and Mandy...
Glass Times reports on how Bohle’s R&D programme is driving change in the glass processing sector. Listed as among Germany’s most innovative SME’s by Business Week – no small achievement in a country renowned for manufacturing innovation – Bohle has been at the forefront of innovation in glass processing technologies for almost a century. “It’s quite amazing to see where...
Dave Broxton, managing director of Bohle, warns that glass processors could face potentially crippling fines if they’re found to have polluted water systems. In March, Thames Water was fined a record £20.4 million for polluting the River Thames with 1.4 billion litres of raw sewage. The company allowed huge amounts of untreated effluent to enter the waterway in Oxfordshire...
Consolidation in the glass processing sector has continued with Cornwall Glass’s acquisition of LW Architectural Glass. Glass Times reports. Cornwall Glass announced its acquisition of LW Architectural Glass last month. Completed at the end of March, the deal saw the £4m turnover former glass division of commercial and architectural specialist, Lee Warren Fabrication and Design, become the latest acquisition by...
Phil Brown, European regulatory marketing manager at Pilkington UK, outlines what type of glass should be supplied in settings where indoor plant life is concerned. “Will windows be bad for my indoor plants?” isn’t a question frequently put to installers or insulating glass unit (IGU) manufacturers. But it’s certainly an important concern when specifying glazing for orangeries and atria, or...
Whatever happens to the price of energy, the UK has the leakiest homes in Europe, and energy efficiency is one of homeowners’ most important concerns: they expect their windows to be increasingly energy efficient. Swisspacer talks to Glass Times. The glazing industry is moving on from A to A+ and A++ rated windows, and now Passivhaus. At every stage of...
Sika’s sales manager David Fraser outlines why he feels the UK market is ready for bonded window technology. We do things differently here – sometimes for no good reason. In the world of window design we definitely do things differently in the UK, but I believe that the window market is set to change dramatically, with bonded window technology poised...
Dave Broxton, managing director of Bohle UK, talks about glass at the FIT Show. Architectural glass applications are seeing very real growth. The opportunities that this brings are fully accessible to window and door installers through a new generation of easy-install glass systems and hardware. This has been an important element in Bohle’s design philosophy. We have, for example, developed...
CRL, a company known for its strength in the glass consumables business, is developing relationships with window, door and conservatory installers. Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell met UK managing director Simon Boocock to find out how and why. When Glass Times met CRL in March, the company was preparing for the FIT Show, having not long recovered from a spell...
As we enter spring, Phil Brown, European regulatory marketing manager at Pilkington UK, explains why external condensation can be a common problem for homeowners, particularly at this time of year. The beginning of March signals the last leg of winter. While springtime officially starts on March 20, the days are already noticeably longer with patches of warm weather gesturing that...
Double R Glass & Roofing Systems has invested in the world’s fastest vertical Super Spacer automatic hot melt IGU line. MD Ian Sims explains why. The commissioning of the world’s fastest vertical Super Spacer automatic hot melt IGU line is now complete at Double R’s Wellingborough manufacturing facility. Our significant deal with the Promac Group will not only provide much-needed...
With glass processors in court for fraudulent supply of fire glass, Bohle’s managing director Dave Broxton warns even genuine errors could lead to crippling liabilities. It was described by the police as ‘absolutely reckless’. Meanwhile, in court, the presiding judge said that it was only ‘by the grace of God’ that serious injury to the public had been avoided....
Clayton Glass has just unveiled Smartglass Dynamic, using self-tinting, wireless glass technology. Jason McCabe, commercial director of Clayton Glass, outlines his vision for a new genre of dynamic conservatory. High performance conservatory glass has been around for over a decade now and we’ve done much to lead the way in terms of product performance and innovation, as our latest Smartglass...
Glasstec offers an insight into the trends that are defining glass processing, now and into the future. Dave Broxton, managing director, Bohle explains. Glasstec is on an altogether different scale. It’s not just the size of Düsseldorf’s Messe exhibition centre, it’s about who is there, where they come from, and what they have to say. Glasstec is about leading-edge global...