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Posted On - 28/03/2023
How to maximise sales opportunities by having different conversation about the comfort benefits of glass will be the focus for Saint-Gobain Glass when it exhibits at the FIT Show 2023 on stand R42. The company’s Planitherm Comfort range is used widely in the door and window industry, and provides a range of solutions including energy efficiency, noise reduction, reduced overheating,...
Posted On - 28/03/2023
Construction has begun on a flood defence wall in Kendal, located in southern Cumbria. Using high-performance glass within a high specification stainless steel frame, this feature of the flood scheme is designed to protect homes and businesses from flooding, without spoiling the town’s historic beauty and retaining riverside views. The 39m wall is under construction following planning approval for the...
Posted On - 07/03/2023
Saint-Gobain Glass has launched Calumen, a free online glass configuration and specification tool, designed to help window fabricators and glass processors select the right glass for their residential and commercial projects. Calumen – a combination of ‘calculation’ and ‘lumen’ – is the first online tool from the company’s new collection of digital services Calumen Suite and replaces the former CalumenLive...
Posted On - 28/02/2023
IGU manufacturer, Cleartherm, has invested in an automated Super Spacer application line. The Leicester-based company was an early adopter of the technology, becoming only the third UK company to acquire an automated Forel Super Spacer hot melt line in 2006. “When we first started using Super Spacer, we applied it by hand,” explained Cleartherm managing director, David Laing. “Then, following...
Posted On - 28/02/2023
It’s a failure to invest that will cause you serious problems, not market pressures, argues Cornwall Group’s chairman, Mark Mitchell. Current market conditions are creating a real headache for business owners, who are seeing costs increase as demand starts to stagnate, Cornwall Group’s chair, Mark Mitchell, believes. “We are feeling all the pain of a recession, even if it isn’t...
Posted On - 22/02/2023
Modular Group Investments (MGI) has acquired Oakland Glass. It is said to be a key strategic addition to the group, adding significant capacity and capability in IGU production, and providing established routes to market for Oakland Glass through MGI’s existing and future channels. MGI has purchased the entire share capital of Oakland Glass, which was established in 1986, with the...
Posted On - 14/02/2023
Double and triple glazed windows featuring high-performance glass from Saint-Gobain Glass will be put to the test in a unique £16m research facility designed to help create the energy efficient homes of the future. Two full-size three-bedroom detached houses have been built inside the climate-controlled chamber of Energy House 2.0 at the University of Salford, using the latest sustainable building...
Posted On - 14/02/2023
A Supreme Court decision that residents have a right to privacy even when their homes are overlooked should spark industry conversations about smart shading technologies, says Russell Hand, head of product management and technical at Rehau. Russell argues that the court’s findings that flat owners opposite the Tate Modern’s viewing gallery faced an unacceptable level of intrusion into their homes...
Posted On - 14/02/2023
Guardian Glass has attained Bronze level Cradle to Cradle re-certification for its float, coated and laminated glass product ranges – manufactured at its European plants. The initial Cradle to Cradle (C2C) Bronze level Certification version 3.1 for the three European product ranges was attained in December 2019. Not only are these products now re-certified overall to C2C Bronze level version...
Posted On - 14/02/2023
Cero-gel from Bohle removes small marks and scratches on glass left behind by lifting equipment used during the installation process, or by the glass handling equipment in the glass processing factory. According to Bohle, the microscopic imperfections in glass can attract dirt, including particles deposited by vacuum lifting cups, which can be a source of customer complaint. “Trying to remove...
Posted On - 01/02/2023
TuffX has made a £500k investment to further grow its production by expanding into an adjoining unit at its Knowsley premises. This expansion is in addition to an ongoing 30,000ft2 extension that is due to be completed by the end of this year. “We need additional space to create more room for our popular Infinity rooflights production, as well as...
Posted On - 01/02/2023
Fire glass specialist Promat UK has helped an interior design and build contractor to successfully complete an office fit-out scheme in Sheffield, meeting the tightest of client deadlines at its busiest time of the year. More than 50m2 of Promat Systemglas Ligna timber framed fire-resistant glazing was manufactured in two-thirds of the usual timeframe for an office refurbishment project by...
Posted On - 01/02/2023
An Edgetech customer has started to manufacture the only Super Spacer Heritage double-glazed units in Ireland which have passed BS EN 1279 Part 3. Based in Banbridge, County Down, IMC Glass is a specialist in heritage glazing, supplying customers throughout Ireland and the UK – its Slim-Glaze units are reported to be particularly popular. The company’s Krypton-filled double-glazing units start...
Posted On - 17/01/2023
F.H Brundle’s online Liveconfigurator tool, which allows users to configure balustrades, has now been upgraded with the addition of Pro-Railing components. This means it can now be used to design stairways, glass panels and decking With new layout options and the opportunity to use standard glass panels from stock, a complete system can be delivered ‘in days’. Once a customer...
Posted On - 10/01/2023
Partnering with suppliers of premium shower hardware, such as Bohle, will help you maximise opportunities in high-end bathroom fitouts, according to Stowmarket Glass’s managing director Luke Browes. “Shower screens are 25% of our work,” Luke said. “It’s not a huge amount, but it's a constant source of work, given the fact that English buildings are wonky and you need unusual...
Posted On - 20/12/2022
The energy relief scheme comes to an end in only three months. Will rising energy prices and potentially falling sales price create the perfect storm in glass and IGU supply in 2023? The Energy Bill Relief Scheme came into effect in October 2022 and will run until 31 March 2023. Government has effectively subsidised business by discounting wholesale gas prices,...
Posted On - 20/12/2022
AGC Glass Europe has launched its low carbon Planibel Clearlite range, a low-carbon float glass whose carbon footprint has been reduced by 40% to just 7kg of CO2 per m² (4mm thick). Low-carbon Planibel Clearlite is available for AGC’s key ranges of functional glazing products, including: Safety glass: low-carbon Stratobel and low-carbon Stratophone Thermal insulation glass: low-carbon iplus 1.0 and...
Posted On - 07/12/2022
Morley Glass has saved over 1,000 tonnes of post-consumer glass from going to landfill in just two years, diverting it instead into the production of new glass in a scheme that has provided funding of more than £60,000 for environmental and community schemes in West Yorkshire. Morley Glass is the UK’s largest manufacturers of double-glazed units with ScreenLine integral blind...
Posted On - 22/11/2022
AGC Glass UK and OnLevel UK have announced that Stratobel Strong laminated safety glass is now certified in OnLevel’s frameless balustrade systems TL6020, TL3020 and Skyforce Juliet balcony for loads up to 0.74kN. OnLevel’s UK operations director, Martyn Eveleigh, commented: “After learning about AGC’s Stratobel Strong laminated glass, we recognised that it would be a useful addition to the suite...
Posted On - 15/11/2022
Morley Glass is progressing plans for the 2023 FIT Show and is said to be working hard ahead of May’s event to be ready to launch a series of new developments for Uni-Blinds, with two new products already confirmed for launch in April. Ian Short, MD of Morley Glass, said: “Speaking with our customers and supply chain partners, the FIT...
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