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Posted On - 03/12/2021
Is triple glazing the answer to the stricter requirements for energy efficient windows and doors in the proposed changes to Part L? Mark Norcliffe, joint MD of Cornwall Glass, argues that double-glazed units with high performance glass can often present a more cost effective and greener solution. This year may have been dominated by news of high demand, material shortages...
Posted On - 15/11/2021
Phil Brown, European regulatory marketing manager at Pilkington UK, reflects on the glass and glazing sector’s sustainable transformation in the face of climate change. It’s difficult to think of any other time in history where climate change has been such a dominant influence in everyday life: recent research from Cardiff University revealed that UK climate anxiety is at an all-time...
Posted On - 11/11/2021
Kevin Cox, director of Ramsgate Glass, explains how the company took advantage of increasing demand for high-end home improvements through its investment in glass processing and a 35-year working relationship with Bohle. We’ve noticed a big uplift in demand over the last 18 months, which is a direct result of Covid and lockdown. People who would have normally enjoyed a...
Posted On - 03/11/2021
By OnLevel’s Gary Dean. In June 2019 the UK government announced a legally binding target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Net zero carbon is reached when the amount of greenhouse gas produced balances with the amount removed from the atmosphere. The pursuit of a net zero carbon economy has imposed widespread implications on the built environment. As a...
Posted On - 20/10/2021
New legislation coming into force in 2022 will raise the bar on window energy performance. Careful specification, manufacture and installation of a window’s sealed unit is essential to comply, says John Cooper, commercial director at Swisspacer. According to the Climate Change Committee, the built environment accounts for around 40% of the UK’s greenhouse emissions, with 14% of this coming from...
Posted On - 20/10/2021
Shirley Sergeant, R&D director for Europe at the NSG Group, parent company of Pilkington UK, reflects on 60 years of innovation at the company’s facility in Lancashire. St Helens is a Merseyside town known for its industrial heritage. It’s where almost 70 years ago we pioneered the modern float glass process that’s used to this day around the world. And...
Posted On - 20/10/2021
Gary Dean, managing director of OnLevel, discusses why the popularity of glass staircase balustrades has increased in recent years. The aesthetic benefits of using a glass balustrade solution are great: light airy interior spaces, and clean lines with minimal disruption on the eye. But what about the detail? Does the client want the all-glass appeal with the absolute minimum glass...
Posted On - 20/10/2021
Glass is being used by leading companies to build brands, which is why supply chain reliability is so critical for those working with them. Angela Worgan, managing director of Abbey Glass, talks to Glass Times. “We make decisions on programmes based on our relationship with Mackenzie Glass,” Angela Worgan, managing director of Abbey Glass. said. “We get involved right at...
Posted On - 12/10/2021
Industry needs to brace itself for new price increases as wholesale energy costs rocket. Glass Times talks to Mark Mitchell, chairman of Cornwall Group, to find out why. Twelve energy companies have collapsed so far this year, each having struggled to cope with an increase in wholesale gas prices which currently sit 250% higher than they were in January, and...
Posted On - 24/09/2021
OnLevel’s Gary Dean reports from Glass Build America. The first glass exhibition that I have been able to attend for almost two years was always going to be weird. Add to that the rather complex efforts required to get to the USA in September in Covid times, the strange tough-to-lax rules in Atlanta, and some exhibitors not allowed in to...
Posted On - 24/09/2021
Mark Mitchell reflects on the first two years of the Cornwall Group, including lockdowns, product shortages and £multi-million investment plans. Cornwall Group was created in July 2019 from the restructure of Cornwall Glass, creating three distinct divisions, each with its own focus on a key area of glass supply. The strategic aim, announced at the time by its then managing...
Posted On - 24/09/2021
Phil Brown, European regulatory marketing manager at Pilkington UK, explains some of the misunderstandings and misconceptions surrounding the use of solar control glass. A recent study we carried out found that three in five (61%) glass and glazing installers have seen increased demand for solar control products over the last five years. Sitting behind this growing demand is a multitude...
Posted On - 01/09/2021
Following the end of the Green Homes Grant scheme, and the announcement of an ambitious new carbon reduction target for 2035, Edgetech’s managing director Chris Alderson argues that now is the time for a retrofit revolution. At the end of March, the government announced the cancellation of its Green Homes Grant scheme. Few will mourn its passing. After an initial...
Posted On - 19/08/2021
Ten years ago, Edgetech was acquired by NYSE-listed Quanex, which is introducing a new four-pillar strategy, as Edgetech’s managing director Chris Alderson explains. One of the best things about being part of Quanex is that it constantly challenges us to do better. Back when it first bought the business, Edgetech was already a world-renowned spacer manufacturer with a decades-long legacy...
Posted On - 19/08/2021
Steve Bond, customer support manager for fire protection at Pilkington UK, explains how the glass and glazing industry is undertaking research into the performance of laminated safety glass when subjected to fire to help the government consider an exemption for the use of laminated safety glass in balustrades on high-risk high-rise balconies. Architects like glass balustrades. They’ve been used for...
Posted On - 22/07/2021
Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell visited Decorative Door Products’ new warehouse in Hawick, and talked to RegaLead’s joint MD Guy Hubble to discover why a small change in order from a regular customer redefined how the company operates. Decorative Door Products was acquired by RegaLead 10 years ago as part of a strategy to meet the evolving demands of the...
Posted On - 22/07/2021
Phil Brown, European regulatory marketing manager at Pilkington UK, explains why glass suppliers are fielding a rise in requests from architects for thermal safety checks on solar control glass. Solar control facades and insulating glass units (IGUs) rise to the call of duty as summer sun finally returns to the UK. High performance solar control glass is gaining popularity as...
Posted On - 20/07/2021
With increasing pressure for remote workers to return to the office post lockdown, companies now have a duty of care to provide a safe space for staff, according to Bohle managing director Dave Broxton. By the time you read this, the UK should have met the conditions outlined by government in step four of its roadmap to releasing lockdown restrictions....
Posted On - 20/07/2021
When it comes to self-cleaning glass conservatories, it is important for both your business and the industry that customers understand exactly what you are offering, as TuffX’s managing director Graham Price explains. Along with being energy efficient, durable, and providing ambient temperatures, what most homeowners want from their conservatory glass is ease of maintenance. Self-cleaning glass is often an obvious...
Posted On - 29/06/2021
By OnLevel managing director Gary Dean. Glass balustrading has grown in popularity over the years, becoming the go-to choice for balconies, screening and barrier applications. Today, the market for glass balustrading is vast, with a broad range of manufacturers and suppliers to choose from. With so much choice, how do you ensure you are specifying the best solution? Unfortunately, not...
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