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Glass specialist, TuffX, has announced the launch of the UK’s most energy efficient rooflight, Infinity Ecolite. According to TuffX, the rooflight design includes a number of unique properties, most notably an impressively high solar factor which minimises solar heat gain whilst still maintaining a high level of light transmission. Typically, solar glass products include a glass tint that is applied...
The Cornwall Group has invested more than £1m across the manufacturing and merchanting divisions as part of an ongoing programme of maintenance and development. Three new straight line edgers and a specialist fire saw are included in the mix, as are four new lorries and a fleet of bespoke transit vans. Group directors will also be travelling to Glasstec in...
AGC Glass has announced a new glass range with a ‘significantly reduced carbon footprint’, to be launched by the end of 2022. The company will be revealing more details at Glasstec in Düsseldorf this September. As part of a roadmap to carbon neutrality, AGC is said to be focusing on switching to new key technologies, sustainable raw materials, alternative energies...
A Walsall-based glass merchant and processor is investing in its business to capitalise on growing demand and cement its position as the one of the industry’s leading independent firms. Brownhills Glass has invested over £160,000 in two new high-quality machines to bolster its glass processing division, thanks to hire purchase facilities provided by Lloyds Bank. The business has benefitted from...
UK-produced glass sent to Europe to prop-up volumes there is threatening supply in the UK, according to a leading glass company. Mark Mitchell, chair of the Cornwall Group, said 20% of all glass produced by the UK’s three main float lines is being exported. Further restrictions on glass manufacture in Europe will require further support from UK float lines in...
Sapphire Glass Merchants has invested in automated Super Spacer application technology. The Hinckley-based company has been using Super Spacer to provide IGUs to trade and retail customers around the region for over 15 years. However, by 2021, Sapphire had reached the point where the many benefits of embracing automation were becoming increasingly hard to ignore, as director, Stefan O’Meara, explained....
A perfect storm of escalating energy costs and market instability as we move into the latter half of 2022 and into 2023 will put many glass companies under the most intense pressure for a generation, a leading glass company has warned. Cornwall Group said rising energy prices in 2023 will eclipse 2022 levels, putting greater pressure on glass companies to...
A three-week job to install a medium-sized conservatory at a home in Buckinghamshire should have been a relatively straightforward task for Hampton Conservatories, a company with more than 30 years’ experience producing bespoke extensions, until the build was hit by supply issues and delays ensued. However, a call to safety glass specialist, TuffX, was all it took to get the...
Fire resistant glazing specialist, Promat UK, has developed Systemglas Stratum, a new load bearing walk on floor system designed to give architects greater creative scope when designing with integrated passive fire protection. Systemglas Stratum combines a structural glass floor with either EI30 or EI60 glass to provide insulation and integrity fire protection between floors of either 30 or 60 minutes....
Hegla Boraident has developed laser printing technology as a method for preventing bird strikes. Up to 100 million birds reportedly die in Europe each year because they cannot detect glass facades, bus stops, balcony glazing, greenhouses and windows. Glass that has a patterned finish, however, can be detected much more easily by birds. Hegla Boraident’s technology can cater for applications...
Paul Smith, head of marketing at F.H. Brundle, explains the many benefits of Marano aluminium handrailing. Glass panel railings are a lucrative growth area for thousands of tradespeople around the country – or at least they should be. The love of sleek, elegant barriers that let in natural light and make the most of scenic views is at an all-time...
Eyrise dynamic liquid crystal glazing has contributed to an improved energy performance certificate (EPC) for the iconic Grade II listed headquarters of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in London. Following the recent completion of major renovation works at 195 Piccadilly to enhance facilities and double the building’s capacity so it can increase its charitable programme, BAFTA’s certification has been upgraded to...
Dundee-based Ravensby Glass Co has modernised one of its factories with new machinery following a £3million investment. The specialist glass manufacturer will use the funding to purchase new furnaces and robotic handling equipment that will significantly upgrade and enhance its production line. Established in 1985, Ravensby Glass is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers and processors of insulated glass units....
Glass processor, Glassolutions, has invested over £1.5m into its Dudley factory including the installation of a larger furnace with 20% increased capacity and the ability to toughen even larger pieces of glass; an automated arriser to ensure high quality and consistent finishing; and a power upgrade to futureproof the site and enable further expansion plans. Glassolutions says that the investment...
Hegla has developed an antibacterial finishing treatment for glass. The antibacterial finish is applied with its Laserbird laser system, which coats the glass in silver ions, and can be used on all types of flat glass and IGUs. According to Hegla, the Laserbird system creates a permanent antibacterial function, and has been designed for applications with strict hygiene requirements such...
Custom Glass says that it has gone from ‘strength to strength’ since the installation of a Hegla Optimax cutting table and a fully automated Rapidstore system. Having steered a path through the pandemic, Custom adds that its team has been able to support its customers by providing consistently high-quality products for large and small installations. The company handles over 30...
Pilkington UK has become the world’s first flat glass manufacturer to fire its furnace on 100% biofuel, as part of an industry trial to find sustainable alternatives to natural gas. A sustainable biofuel made from organic waste materials powered the St Helens glass manufacturer’s furnace entirely for four days, creating 165,000m2 of the lowest carbon float glass ever made. The...
Guardian Glass has introduced Guardian ClimaGuard Neutral 1.0, which has been developed specifically to meet the new UK Building Regulations Part L for windows in new and existing residential builds. Featuring a thermal insulating coated glass for double-glazed windows that has a Ug-value of 1.0 W/m2K, ClimaGuard Neutral 1.0 offers improved aesthetics with a more neutral colour and a lower...
The centrepiece of Fosse Park in Leicester is a retail terrace which is anchored at each end by a 90,000ft2 major retail store. Its whole length features double-height glass shopfronts, giving maximum uninterrupted views in and out by having no opaque framing or other support below 2.7m in height. The wall of glass was made possible thanks to Pilkington Planar structural glazing,...
Morley Glass has invested more than £750,000 to increase its capacity for manufacturing its Uni-Blinds range of integrated window and door blinds by a further 50%. The investment comes in a year when Morley Glass has produced record volumes of Uni-Blinds, up 46% versus the previous year. A new state-of-the-art production line for making insulating glass units complete with ScreenLine...