Pilkington and Cambridge Uni add a curve to conductive glass
Pilkington owner NSG Group and University of Cambridge are working together to find new ways of printing conductive materials onto wide areas of curved glass surfaces.
Dr Su Varma, R&D incubator academic programme director at...
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...
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...
TuffX grows again with £500K site addition
TuffX is planning further growth with the purchase of a an adjoining unit at its Knowsley premises in addition to an ongoing 30,000ft2 extension that is due to be completed by the end of...
‘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...
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...
AGC and Masterframe launch Fineo vacuum glass PVC-U sash
AGC Glass Europe and Masterframe have teamed up to claim a UK market exclusive with the launch of a PVC-U sash window with Fineo vacuum insulating glazing.
Fineo is an ultra-slim 10mm glazing with two...
Industry ‘shouts about UK glass’ to MPs
The role of glass in the UK’s journey to Net Zero in the International Year of Glass, was celebrated as British Glass hosted a Parliamentary reception at the Terrace Pavilion in the House of...
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...
