Cornwall Group has crunched the figures to provide a complete breakdown of the products which saw the largest growth in 2024.
Operating across three divisions, including two focussing on trade, Cornwall Glass Manufacturing and glass merchanting businesses, Mackenzie and Forward Glass; plus, Cornwall Glass & Glazing, its’ installations, trade and retail supply business, the Group has a complete overview of the market.
Looking back at the last 12-months, it’s drawn up a league table of the products which it says saw the biggest growth in 2024.
This includes a major uplift in sales of tinted silvered mirror, up 33% on 2023, plus major growth in sales of restoration glass, which were up 28% year-on-year.
Mark Mitchell, chairman, Cornwall Group, said: “2024 was a tough year and everyone has had to work very hard to keep things moving, what we have seen, however, is significant growth in specific product areas.
“This includes tinted silvered, and particularly purple mirror, which saw an uplift of 33% reflecting continuing and high demand from KBB, Fit-out and high-end domestic markets, with antique mirror products also up 20%”
What were the top performing product areas by percentage increase in 2024?
- Tinted Silvered (particularly Purple Mirror): up 33%
- Restoration Glass (part of our heritage range): up 28%
- 4.4mm Laminated Glass: up 25%
- Ceramic (Heat resistant glass for woodburners, etc.): up 22%
- Antique Mirror Range: up 20%
- Easy Clean coated products: up 18%
- Thicker Float Glass (15mm – 19mm): up 15%
Cornwall Group supplies an extensive range of mirror products through Mackenzie and Forward Glass’ with more than 25 different products, ranging from standard 3mm to 6mm silvered; Safety-backed products; greys, bronzes, pinks, golds, champagne, black tints; Italian Antique and LED options.
More widely Cornwall Group companies provide stock products in packs, sheets, and cut sizes, with the widest range in the UK.
Highly acquisitive, most recently it bought Birmingham-based Forward Glass in December 2023, committing to a £3million spend this year in three new state-of-the-art Glaston Tempering Furnaces.
Mark continued: “We’ve also seen an increased pull-through of thicker float glass ranging from 15mm-19mm thicknesses which were up 15% year-on-year, reflecting increasing demand for architectural glass products.
“The investment we’re making right across the Group in three new state-of-the-the art tempering furnaces increases our toughening capacity and reflects growing demand for toughened and architectural products going forward this year and beyond.”
