TuffX puts £500k into two new lines
TuffX has invested £500,000 to add two more production lines at its Knowsley factory.
A third laminating line has been installed to meet demand for laminated glass. The Sagertec glass laminating machine will allow TuffX...
AGC adds thicker options to Clearvision range
Planibel Clearvision, the neutral colour low-iron from AGC is now available in two thicker options.
The manufacturer says it has applied additional technology to produce 15mm and 19mm versions with uniform thicknesses, making it easier...
Saint-Gobain Glass launches ‘next generation’ Tech Hub
Saint-Gobain Glass says the launch of its next generation Tech Hub is “part of an ongoing project, to develop responsive, digital capability to enable comprehensive support to all involved in the specification of glazing...
Choice of glass could save a third of energy – report
UK buildings could cut nearly a third of their energy consumption by 2030 by choosing the right types of glass, according to the latest research commissioned by Glass for Europe, and as more than...
Guardian brings low-carbon Nexa to Europe
Guardian Glass is introducing Guardian Nexa, a lower-carbon float glass to the European market.
Nexa is said to reduce embodied carbon by more than 30% to approximately 7.0 kg CO2e/m2 for 4mm float glass.
It boasts a...
‘Business as usual’ as Cornwall Group acquires Forward Glass
Cornwall Group has acquired 100% of the share capital of £10million-sales Forward Glass, the Midlands’ largest independent toughened glass manufacturer and stock distributor, as well as its 100,000sqft site in Birmingham.
Cornwall chairman Mark Mitchell...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
