Pilkington to close Birmingham merchanting site
NSG Group has announced it is to close its Pilkington merchanting site in Birmingham.
The site, one of 11 in the UK run by the company’s architectural glass operation, is due to close later this...
Glazing solutions inspire homeowners
Glass is the perfect answer for customers looking for novel designs solutions and to create personal statements. This is the view of Conor McGinty, General Manager of Cambridge-based Clear Glass, which has been supplying...
Work begins on 39m glass flood defence for flood-hit Kendal
Construction has begun on a flood defence wall in Kendal, Cumbria, using a 35mm thick glass/interlayer laminate using Optiwhite and Activ glass from Pilkington UK as part of a scheme to protect more than...
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...
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...
Glazier celebrating 150 years in business
A Scottish home improvement specialist is celebrating a major birthday this week when it turns 150 years old. R Mitchell (Glass) Ltd, which was launched in Hawick by Robert Mitchell in 1875, has marked...
AGC ramps up low-carbon production
AGC has begun production of its low-carbon Planibel Clearlite float glass at a second site, in Seingbouse, France, prior to a group-wide roll-out after launching the product at its site in Moustier, Belgium, six...
Glass futures appoints first Excellence site leaders
Glass Futures has begun recruiting director and other senior roles for its proposed £54million Global Centre of Excellence research, development and training facility to be built at St Helens on Merseyside.
Key managerial roles including...
TuffX launches Glow heated glass
TuffX has announced the official launch of its electrically heated glass product, Glow, backed up by a package of training on the features and installation of the product.
Commercial director Paul Higgins said: “With traditional...
Transforming Glass Manufacturing: Intelligent Robotic Inspection for Tiny Inclusions in Glass
i3D Robotics is excited to announce the successful completion of its cutting-edge research project, Intelligent Robotic Inspection for Foundation Industry Optimisation (IRIFIO). This pioneering initiative is set to transform defect detection in the glass...
