Two thirds love light in the home – survey
Natural light is the most sought-after feature in UK residents’ wishes for a ‘perfect home’ according to new research by Pilkington United Kingdom.
While almost two thirds (64%) citied natural light as being ‘very important’...
Govt adds £15m to Glass Futures excellence centre plan
Plans for a Glass Futures Global Centre of Excellence in glass research have received a further boost with a £15million investment from central government as part of UK Research and Innovation Transforming Foundation Industries...
‘World’s first’ antimicrobial glass set to launch with third-party verification
Pilkington owner NSG Group is claiming a world first in glazing with SaniTise, an on-line coated glass with a photocatalytic coating, that provides antimicrobial properties, and is now poised to launch the product following...
Guardian and Eastman introduce UltraClear LamiGlass Neutral
Guardian Glass and Eastman are jointly announcing Eastman’s new Saflex Crystal Clear PVB interlayer, which is said to produce one of the most colour neutral, brilliant laminated low-iron glass products available today – Guardian...
Pilkington and Cambridge Uni add a curve to conductive glass
Pilkington owner NSG Group and University of Cambridge are working together to find new ways of printing conductive materials onto wide areas of curved glass surfaces.
Dr Su Varma, R&D incubator academic programme director at...
AGC adds more features to Glass Configurator
AGC Glass Europe has unveiled an updated version of its Glass Configurator with more functionality plus new features including acoustic calculations and photorealistic renderings.
The Glass Configurator is a tool that glass processors, facade and...
Bovone makes it a million for Tuffx
Toughened glass processor TuffX has completed a million linear metres of product on the Bovone ELB 12 HS straight line edging machine in the two years since it was installed at its Merseyside factory.
The...
Sparklike upgrades Laser Portable reader
Sparklike has introduced its renewed and improved Laser Portable 2.0 device that allows mobile and non-destructive measurement of insulating gas concentration for triple and double glazed insulating glass units, including coated and laminated glasses.
The...
Saint-Gobain launches Visiosun textured privacy glass
Saint-Gobain Glass has announced the launch of Visiosun, a textured glass said to provide high levels of privacy without sacrificing natural light.
The privacy glass is recommended for interior design projects such as doors and...
AGC introduces Stopray Vision-70
AGC has introduced Stopray Vision‑70 and toughenable Vision‑70T solar control glass.
Colour neutral at Ra,D = 97 with a transmission of TL = 70% and solar factor of 35%, the product is said to reduce the air conditioning requirements...
