Morley Glass Boosts Uni-Blinds Manufacturing Capacity As Integral Blind Demand Jumps 46%
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 [...]
Fenestration Leaders Interviews: Ian Short, MD Of Morley Glass
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 [...]
Glass Shortages Could End This Year
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 [...]
Calls For Help As Pilkington Energy Bills Rise To £8m Per Month
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. [...]
Saint-Gobain Completes Eggborough Float Line Upgrades
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 [...]
Latest Plimsoll Report Fires Warning On UK Glass Production
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. [...]
Morley Glass Triples Post-Consumer Glass Recycling Capacity
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 [...]
Guardian Glass Plant Repairs And Upgrades Will Be Finished This Month
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. [...]
This Is How Much You Actually Save By Recycling Glass
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 [...]
The Growth Potential For Integral Blinds Remains Huge
Our sector, like others, always looks for new products and niches where we think there could be major potential for growth. Whilst it's always exciting to be on the [...]
New AM-III Glass As Hard As Diamonds Developed In China
Scientists in China have developed a new type of glass, called AM-III, which is so hard it can leave s scratch on a diamond. We are used to saying [...]
When Will The Glass Shortage End?
Deliveries delayed? Missing items? It's probably because of glass. There is an acute glass shortage right now, and it's really beginning to bite. It's not as if this is [...]
Saint-Gobain’s New Glass Furnace Reaches Halfway Point
Saint-Gobain's new glass furnace, currently being built in Eggborough, North Yorkshire, has reached the halfway point. This is an important milestone for the company and the supply of glass [...]
Tornado Strikes Pellini Blinds Factory in Czech Republic
There was devastating news last week as a rare tornado in the Czech Republic struck the town of Hodonin. Unfortunately, five lives were lost in the extreme weather incident, [...]
Press Glass Secures £227m Financing Agreement
Press Glass have announced that they have secured new £227m bank financing (PLN1.2bn) in order to refinance debt, as well as build two new production plants, one in Lithuania [...]
Planning Permission Granted For £54m Glass Futures Development
This is a press release issued by Glass Futures: St Helens Borough Council Planning Committee has today granted planning permission for delivery of the £54million global glass research and [...]
These Windows Made With Silver Promise Super-Quick Transition
Technological advances in glass are moving at an incredible pace. Perhaps faster than in any other part of the wider fenestration market. And that innovation continues with a product developed [...]
Could The Solid Roof Market Be Just A Temporary Niche?
I am a massive believer that the rapid rise of the solid roof market was down to the fact that there simply was not a good enough conservatory roof product [...]
The Best Smart Window May Just Have Arrived
Innovations in the glass sector always continue to amaze me. Out of all the facets which make up the fenestration sector, glass is perhaps the most advanced right now. That [...]
Electrochromic Glass To Become a $4.2bn Market By 2023
The glass we use in our windows and doors in the residential and commercial sectors is getting smarter, quickly. It's not just becoming more and more energy efficient, but we [...]
Mixed Fortunes For The Two Largest Glass Houses
My post yesterday made for good reading for many of the companies featured, as their share graphs showed a nice steady rise throughout the year. A good thing of course. [...]