Around this time last year, I had a set of Decalu88 aluminium bi-folding doors installed at my home, with W Smart System Uni-Blinds kindly provided by Morley Glass. After a year of using the W Smart System, this is what I think of them. W Smart System: simple automation Whenever it comes to “smart” [...]
This is sponsored news from Morley Glass: The 2022 FIT Show proved to be a tremendous success for Uni-Blinds® integral blind systems manufacturer Morley Glass, with an incredible response from the industry to its range and, in particular, it's newly launched systems, according to managing director Ian Short. The company’s largest-ever FIT Show stand [...]
The race to produce glass with as little impact on the planet as possible continues to heat up, with the announcement that Saint-Gobain has become the first in the world to achieve zero-carbon production of flat glass. This follows in the wake of the news from Pilkington that they were the first to burn [...]
Fenestration industry M&A activity gears up again in the glass sector as Clayton Glass announce they have done a deal with Saint-Gobain to purchase two manufacturing facilities. One in Scotland and one in England. This is the statement provided by the company: Clayton Glass can today announce the exchange of contracts in a deal [...]
The war in Ukraine continues to cause heartbreaking death and destruction across the country. It is also causing mayhem and disruption for businesses of all kinds across a variety of different sectors. Fenestration is not immune from that disruption. Since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, a number of companies in the fenestration space [...]
This is quite a major moment for glass production in the UK. Pilkington has become the first glass company in the world to fire a furnace on 100% biofuel. Considering the vast amount of energy to keep these machines running at all times, to be able to now demonstrate that this process can now [...]
Finally, a slight reprieve in the relentless surge of price increases that have hit the UK fenestration sector for the best part of two years! glass energy surcharges are to reduce slightly in March. So although that is not a complete removal, it's the first time in a long time where we have seen [...]
This is a sponsored article by Morley Glass: Morley Glass has invested more than £750,000 to increase its capacity for manufacturing its UK market-leading Uni-Blinds range of integrated window and door blinds by a further 50%. The investment comes in a year when Morley Glass has produced record volumes of Uni-Blinds, up 46% versus [...]
DGB is launching a special series of written interviews with some of the sector's key leaders and innovators. MD's and CEO's from all parts of the fenestration supply chain will be taking part in what I hope will be a series of insightful interviews. Each leader will be asked the same questions, where we [...]
Glass shortages were a major problem for the fenestration sector last year. Of course, much of the entire supply chain was under immense pressure and 2021 was littered with shortages of all sorts of products, from PVCu profile, hardware, decorative glass, spacer bars and more. Seemingly, nothing was spared. However, I feel like hope [...]
As we sift through the conveyor belt of crazy news headlines, the major issue that is affecting all of us is the cost of living and the energy crisis. Whether you are a homeowner or a business, you cannot have escaped the fact that keeping your lights on, your rooms warm and the factories [...]
In positive news for UK fenestration, Saint-Gobain has announced that their project to upgrade their float line facility at Eggborough is now complete. They have released an article on their website in the last few weeks reporting on the completion of the float line upgrades, alongside a video. Here is what their statement says: [...]
A worrying new report from Plimsoll, a global research and analysis business, has published a new report which says that there is significant trouble ahead for UK glass production. This warning comes on the back of sustained problems with glass supply in the UK, and a backdrop of supply chain problems that have affected [...]
This is a sponsored article by Morley Glass: The UK’s largest manufacturer of Screenline integral blinds will be recycling more post-consumer glass and supporting more local good causes than ever following the installation of a new state of the art automated machinery to process waste glass collected from Uni-Blinds® installers. The new plant commissioned [...]
At long last, some good news on the glass front. According to Guardian Glass, repairs and upgrades at their facility in Goole are due to be completed this month. They released a statement on their website yesterday to give a progress report on the state of play at their plant in East Yorkshire, and [...]
Recycling is going to play a massive part in the fenestration sector's efforts to reach net zero. PVCu recycling has continued to grow at a good clip, but one area that I believe needs massive improvement is glass recycling. Glass is pretty simple to recycle, yet the number of companies that have taken to [...]
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