Saint-Gobain assures long-term UK supply with £30m Eggborough rebuild
Saint-Gobain Glass this week began work on £30m rebuild of its Eggborough manufacturing unit, including a new float glass furnace, which it says will secure the long-term supply of its glass products in the...
Thermoseal says ‘get the right desiccant’ with 7-step guide
Thermoseal Group has issued a 7-step guide to guide IG manufacturers in choosing the right molecular sieve desiccant to prevent premature failure of the units.
Sales director Mark Hickox, pictured, explained: “When constructing IG units...
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...
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...
EPD verifies lowest carbon claim for Pilkington Mirai
Pilkington Mirai has been independently verified as the lowest carbon glass of its kind.
The glass, developed by the company in collaboration with the Glass Futures organisation https://www.the-glazine.com/?p=10672, has been confirmed by a new Environmental...
More investment planned at Cornwall
Cornwall Group is set to invest £5 million in plant, machinery and IT over the next 18 months. This figure is over and above the investment in the acquisition of Forward Glass last year.
“Plant...
New Sparklike 2.1 from Inagas
Inagas is bringing the latest Sparklike Laser Portable 2.1, to the UK market.
“This latest version of the Sparklike Laser is smaller and more portable than its predecessor, but with a larger, 12 inch screen,”...
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...
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...
Pilks looks to its past with heritage hub
Pilkington UK is celebrating nearly two centuries of history with the creation of a new online heritage hub with images of the company and the people who worked there.
The hub recognises the seminal contributions...
