Soft coat wasn’t a hard choice
10th November 2015

QUICKSLIDE has invested in the glass unit manufacture element of the business to offer soft coat glass in all of its product including sliding sash windows, allowing them to offer an ‘A’ rating as standard, and an ‘A+’ as an upgrade.

The Brighouse-based vertical slider specialist has manufacture units using Pilkington K hard coat glass but outsourced soft coat alternatives to a local supplier.

Michael Connor, Quickslide’s Managing Director, explained: “Even though our standard VS window was ‘B’ rated previously, the industry mind-set had shifted towards soft coat being the standard, and we didn’t feel it was right for Quickslide to deviate away from that.

“We trialed the soft coat glass process for three months before we introduced it in to our mainstream manufacturing. This period ensured that we had learned as much about soft coat glass as possible – including its limitations, shelf life and how to move it through a glass production line, all of which are very different from hard coat glass,” Michael said.

Quickslide now uses Pilkington KS, which is the most recent soft coat glass on the market: “Quickslide’s relationship with Pilkington spans well over a decade and in that time they have been one of our very top performing suppliers so it made perfect sense to use their product,” Michael explained.

“Defaulting to Pilkington KS has resulted in savings, simplified glass purchases, and brought full control of glass manufacture in house. As a result, our customers will reap the benefits including getting an A rated window as standard.”

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