Pilkington set to save 15,000 tonnes CO2 with £multi-million site consolidation plan
Pilkington UK has revealed a £multi-million investment that will see its flat and rolled glass operations brought together on one site as well as saving 15,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually.
The project, partly funded...
In-house capabilities expanded with new IGU production line
Pyroguard, the independent provider of fire safety glass, has made a significant investment in a new Insulated Glazed Unit (IGU) production line at its Seingbouse facility in France. This strategic move is in direct...
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...
‘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...
‘UK’s biggest’ stock glass depot opened by Glassolutions
A new £1million stock glass distribution centre said to be UK’s largest at 40,000 sqft has been opened in Elland, West Yorkshire.
The Glassolutions Northern Hub replaces the group’s former premises in nearby Huddersfield and...
Interactive 3D house is centrepiece of new combined Saint-Gobain site
An interactive 3D render of a house is the centrepiece of a new website launched by Saint-Gobain Glass, which combines the existing Tech Hub, Glassolutions and Saint-Gobain Glass websites into one.
The interactive house helps...
Glass Conference rescheduled to run alongside FIT Show 2025
Following the announcement last week that the Glass Conference, a joint venture between the organisers of FIT Show, the Glass and Glazing Federation and FENSA, is to be postponed and rescheduled to run alongside...
Glasscraft acquires Hytech Glass
West Yorkshire based sealed glass unit manufacturer, Glasscraft, is delighted to announce that it has acquired Hytech Glass.
Liverpool based Hytech has been established for over 20 years and Glasscraft’s management team saw a great...
Glass Futures names contractor for £54m research site
Glass Futures has announced that Bowmer + Kirkland has been appointed to build the £54million Global Centre of Excellence at Saints Retail Park in St Helen’s.
The contractor will begin construction at the former United...
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...
