The Exciting Possibilities Of Glass Technology
Something a little different for today's post, a video. I found this small Israeli company, based in Tel Aviv, who specialise in glass technology. They are called Gauzy and this [...]
Reader Question: Faulty Sealed Units?
Another post, another question from a homeowner. You can see why I need to build a consumer section to this site! Anyway, this time round it is a homeowner who [...]
Is There Any Money Left In Glass?
That might sound like a bit of an odd question to ask, seen as though we all need glass throughout all parts of life. It's an essential material we simply could [...]
Where’s The Glass?
Usually, there's not much discussion on a Friday night on twitter about our industry that is worth talking about. But when @glassmanjamie asked me if I knew of any specialist [...]
A Day Made Of Glass 2
Remember when I posted the video on this blog of the Corning Glass inspired life we all might living in the near future? If not, here's the link to that [...]
Lots Of Leads, Lots Of Glass
I'm happy to report today that the busy period after the Summer Slump has continued this week. Plenty of leads made and sales completed. But it is the nature of [...]
London Is The Tail, Wagging The British Dog
I have just spent a fantastic early Valentines weekend with my girlfriend down in London! Its has been a few years since I was there last to stay over, and [...]
The Shard: The Glazing Industry’s Showpiece
Rarely does glass get to show itself off in such a dramatic and permanent way. The Shard, London's newest and the EU's soon-to-be tallest skyscraper, displays glass to city of [...]
Pilks To Close A Third Of It’s UK Lines
This looks like the first bit of major bad news for the glass area of our industry. Pilkington have announced that they are to shut one of it's three UK [...]
>Energy Efficient Windows 2.0?
>Some very smart people in South Korea have produced a new type of 'smart glass', which has the potential be cheaper and be more reliable than the current market offering.How [...]
>No More Price Increases?
>I don't want to tempt fate here, but has everyone noticed that the steady stream of price increase letters from suppliers seems to have dried up a little?During the spring [...]
>Pilkington To Open £36 Million Energy Efficient Glazing Line
>More good news has been released from Pilkington, with their announcement that they are to open a new energy-efficient coating facility at their current base in St Helens, worth £36 [...]
>Polymer Prices Set To Rise Further
>Due to the recent Japanese Earthquake, Toray Fine Chemicals Company Ltd, producer of polysulphide polymer, has had to cease production for an unspecified period of time. The plant was damaged [...]
>Pilkington To Reopen Operations
>Pilkington have announced that they are to reopen one of their float lines in St Helens. This is intended to produce glass for the solar energy market.This is obvious good [...]
>How Hard Is It To Produce Shaped Sealed Units?
>A job I have just recently finished pricing involved trying to produce some very intricate sealed units to fit into the stone work frames of an old chapel being converted [...]
>Star Product: Uni-Blind
>I might do more of these types of posts to help highlight some of the better individual products that are around in our market.We have been using the Integral/Uni-Blind system [...]
>The UK Unexpectedly Stays In Recession
>The UK economy was dealt a bit of a disaster blow this morning after it was revealed the economy shrunk a further -0.4% in the last quarter, meaning we remain [...]
>Artificial Glass Shortages, More Price Increases?
>Well, as if we didn't need any more hindrance from Pilkington's massively unjustified price increases; there are now rumors that they are to shut down a number of plants across [...]
>Not PVCu, But Glazing Non The Less
>Found this on the glass times website, unitised curtain walling at it's best if you ask me:Now sadly this isn't a UK project, it's actually been constructed in Doha, Qatar. [...]
>Triple Glazed Units
>We all know how fast the energy efficiency of double glazed units is improving. But does anyone know the energy rating for a window that is triple glazed?This has only [...]
>Replacement Sealed Units
>Replacement glass units are a great source of revenue for us as a company. Many companies don't want the work because they don't see the job as being worth it. [...]