Sustained uplift in demand
19th May 2020

Mackenzie Glass has said that it has seen a sustained uplift in demand as the industry starts the journey back to work.

Reopening with a small team to meet demand from emergency contractors last month, the glass merchant says it has since seen a steady increase in demand, including significantly laminates, as glass processors access demand for protective screening.

Joint managing director Mark Herbert said: “We had some customers, working in emergency repair and essential healthcare, including the Nightingale Hospital scheme, who continued to work throughout the crisis, generating sustained but low-level demand.

“In the past couple of weeks, we’ve seen customers now coming back in greater volume, increasing demand for product, particularly laminate glass. We will continue to phase the return of our teams in line with that increasing demand.”

The company reported a 30% jump in demand for cut to size laminate, prior to ‘lockdown’ driven by new regulatory requirements under PAS24, as well as the increased specification of larger IGUs.

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