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Posted On - 19/07/2022
Cornwall Glass & Glazing has created a presence at the National Self Build & Renovation Centre in Swindon, which will help support its national presence. We talk to MD, Paul Garrard, about its significance, and how the company continues to adapt after 45 years of business. Cornwall Glass & Glazing is at the sharp end of the Cornwall Group. It...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
With energy price hikes driving up raw material prices and manufacturing costs, is there a way for glass processors to keep a lid on overheads? The glass processing sector, already reeling from big increases last year in the cost and availability of product, has been hit by another series of whammies at the start of this year in the form...
Posted On - 18/07/2022
Mackenzie Glass has spent the first quarter of 2022 investing £1m in infrastructure, introducing new products, and mending greenhouses. We report. For most people, February’s Storm Eunice caused mayhem, as it ripped through the country disrupting energy networks, rail services, sports fixtures, and causing a huge amount of destruction. For those tasked with repairing the damage, the fortunes were different...
Posted On - 18/07/2022
Jotika’s managing director, Brian Gold, highlights seven key areas for glass companies to benchmark their performance, target resources and measure ongoing improvement. There are a lot of things you can do to improve an established glass business – and Jotika can help with quite a few of them – but to put everything on a really good footing, you need...
Posted On - 18/07/2022
Glass Times editor, Luke Wood, visits Aylesbury glass company, JCL Glass, which has recently invested in a new, state of the art automatic IGU line from Unilam. We have done well over the course of the pandemic, demand has been high thanks to the boom in demand for home improvements and we have been well placed to respond to that,”...
Posted On - 18/07/2022
Liam Williamson, marketing segment manager at Guardian Glass, discusses the new changes to Part L and how these will affect the UK glass industry, including the impact on glazing products for new dwellings. The 2021 edition of Approved Document L introduces new minimum efficiency standards (backstop values) for both new and replacement thermal elements, windows and doors. New build schemes...
Posted On - 18/07/2022
Rising energy prices have meant a closer look at waste associated with glass processing. We talk to Bohle’s Dave Broxton to find out more. Bohle has launched its own Silberschnitt range cutting fluids, which form a critical part of the overall Silberschnitt range of cutting wheels and other consumables. Choosing the right cutting fluid is essential for cutting glass efficiently:...
Posted On - 14/07/2022
As continued price increases and energy surcharges threaten to squeeze profit margins, we ask joint managing director of Mackenzie Glass, Matt Prowse, the lengths they go to help customers add value. Joint managing director of Mackenzie Glass, Matt Prowse, typically spends most of his time with customers discussing new products and opportunities. But since he is increasingly dedicating time to...
Posted On - 14/07/2022
GS-MR’s IG-L robotic loading system, which loads glass onto IGU lines by the edge, rather than using suction on the face of the glass, is being heralded as a game changer for the industry. Offering consistent, improved quality and safety, Glass Times magazine finds out more about the exciting innovation. An unplanned meeting, which took place in 2018 between two...
Posted On - 14/07/2022
How did Bohle become the consumables supplier of choice in the glass processing market? We talk to MD Dave Broxton to find out. This includes Silberschnitt cutting fluids, manufactured by Bohle, which form a critical part of the overall Silberschnitt range of cutting wheels and other consumables. Choosing the right cutting fluid is essential for cutting glass efficiently: cutting fluid...
Posted On - 16/05/2022
Proposed changes to Building Regs will likely have a significant impact on the supply of glass units, according to Angus Herdman, commercial and technical director of Cornwall Glass Manufacturing. Revisions to Part L of the Building Regulations are already on the cards for this summer, which will affect the U-values of windows and doors going in to both newbuild properties...
Posted On - 16/05/2022
The super-deduction tax break runs out in less than 12-months. This short guide from Bohle gives you the basics as well as food for thought on some qualifying options. Furlough, bounce back loans – they’ve been and gone but one Government funded COVID-recovery scheme is still very much with us and that’s the catchily named, super-deduction tax break. It offers...
Posted On - 30/03/2022
Chris Alderson, managing director of Edgetech, explores the challenges facing IGU manufacturers, and whether the situation is starting to improve. In January 2020, I went to Peterborough for a roundtable discussion on the state of Britain’s IGU sector. For years, I’d strongly felt that British IG manufacturers were getting a raw deal. They’d driven huge improvements in unit performance and...
Posted On - 30/03/2022
The shift to internal glass partitioning has led to an increase in demand for sliding door hardware. We talk to Bohle’s Dave Broxton to find out more. While the German design and build is winning loyal customers, Bohle has seen homeowners and installers turn away from the far east for their hardware. The shift in consumer behaviour towards the quality...
Posted On - 11/02/2022
Edgetech’s managing director, Chris Alderson, gives his thoughts on the UK’s transition from CE to UKCA marking. We might be suffering through the worst supply chain disruption in a generation, with huge knock-on impacts for businesses around the globe, but here’s something to be grateful for – it was nearly a lot worse. When the UK voted to leave the EU, it...
Posted On - 11/02/2022
STANDFIRST: We catch up with Dave Broxton, Managing Director at Bohle, who explains how customers are benefitting from the company’s decision to invest in higher levels of core stock product, available ‘on the ground’ in the UK. FEATURE: “10 years ago, our product range extended to 17,000 items, with 6,500 products available from stock,” says Dave Broxton, Managing Director, Bohle....
Posted On - 21/12/2021
OnLevel explains how construction trends for 2022 will focus on comfort and aspirational living. Renovations to properties will see new building trends juxtaposed with timeless design. With a renewed appetite for home décor, inspired by the pandemic, homeowners are now more discerning about how they furnish their homes and the layout of their living space. OnLevel supplies and installs glass...
Posted On - 21/12/2021
While 2021 was bittersweet, Mark Mitchell, chairman of the Cornwall Group, explores what 2022 will hold for the glass industry I’ve recently returned from a visit to one of our companies, Mackenzie Glass. It’s one of the things that I continue to do as chairman: sit down and make the time to talk to colleagues and really understand how things...
Posted On - 13/12/2021
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...
Posted On - 13/12/2021
Sam Bamforth, manager at MP Glass, discusses a recently installed bespoke glass walkway and balustrade using the VetroMount system from Bohle. Over the course of the pandemic, we’ve noticed a big upturn in the volume of enquiries from the retail sector. A lot of homeowners have found themselves with additional savings thanks to Covid; they’ve not been able to spend...
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