Guardian achieves 6% reflectivity with Clarity Neutral
Guardian Glass has introduced Clarity Neutral anti-reflective glass with a reflectivity of 0.6% a successor to its existing Clarity glass at 0.7%.
Clarity Neutral provides even higher transparency by reducing the bluish reflections that remain...
Cornwall goes large with £6million investment plan
Cornwall Glass Manufacturing aims to more than triple the size of its Highbridge IGU and glass processing operation to £55,000sqft as part of a three-year £6million investment programme that will enable large glass sizes...
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...
‘Burn waste to make lower-carbon glass’ – report
New research by the Glass Futures organisation has shown that glass manufacturing can be decarbonised further by using low-grade waste biofuels such as discarded cooking and other oils.
The organisation, which recently launched its £54million...
Alternative fuel research and high recycling lead to Pilkington Mirai with ‘50% less embodied...
Pilkington UK has drawn on collaborative research with the Glass Futures organisation in creating Pilkington Mirai, a glass range launched today (Oct 10), with 50% less embodied carbon compared to standard float glass.
Mirai, said...
Another green first for Pilkington with all-biofuel firing
Pilkington is claiming another world first towards net-zero glass production after a trial run of its furnace powered entirely by biofuel.
The four-day run produced 165,000sqft of what the company says is the lowest-carbon float...
Mackenzie invests for more cut-to-size
Mackenzie Glass has increased its capacity to offer cut-to-size product with a six-figure investment in a new automatic Boterro cutting line and table.
The facility will include a Bottero 630CBM-R automatic loading machine, 343BCS-R automatic...
Inagas confirmed official UK Distributor for Sparklike
Inagas, provider of manual IGU gas filling and testing equipment has announced it is now the official UK & Ireland distributor for Sparklike, manufacturer of equipment for measuring IGU gas content.
Inagas director Chris Kemp...
Pilkington Avisafe at Lancashire nature reserve
Pilkington has given further details of the trial installation of its ‘bird-friendly’ Avisafe glass which led to the product being launched to the UK market.
Mere Sands Wood nature reserve in West Lancashire, itself the...
Climate change and Building Regs drive growth in specialist glasses – survey
Climate change and the impending new Building Regs are driving a growing demand for specialist glasses with more than 60% of specifiers seeing a spike in orders for solar control glass and over half...
