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Insulating Glass Production Line Buyer’s Guide

Are you considering adding insulating glass products to your production mix? Or are you thinking of reconfiguring your current equipment to deliver new and better services to your customers? Growth and expansion are natural and essential for all businesses. But how do you do it in the right way to tap into the...

Glas Lang and LiSEC: From small glazier to major player on the market

The co-operation between Glas Lang and LiSEC began with investment in a LiSEC laminating system. 60 employees, total floor space of 9,500 m² over two sites and over 50 years in existence – these are the key data behind Glas Lang GmbH, which operates successfully in the fields of glass production and glass construction...

Social Distancing Guide for Glazing Industry

In 2020, across every industry in the country, social distancing is likely to become the new norm. Ken Wilson of Caldwell UK offers his advice on implementing it in the glazing sector. Lockdown is the biggest challenge glass and glazing has faced in a generation, but some fabricators are managing to continue, even if...

Padiham Glass UK reopens as part of a safe and phased return to work

Insulating glass unit specialist, Padiham Glass in United Kingdom has restarted manufacture after temporarily suspending its operations in response to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. John Spiby, CEO, Padiham Glass Padiham Glass was among the vast majority of industry manufacturers to have closed its doors at the...

Victorian Sliders supercharges glass line with £250,000 Lisec investment

Victorian Sliders, Europe’s biggest sash window manufacturer, has invested over half a million pounds in sealed unit production. With the acquisition of a £250,000 Lisec fully-automated sealed unit line, the company has significantly expanded its glass capacity – just in time for the busiest and most ambitious year in...

Panoglass enters administration

Northampton/United Kingdom based Panoglass – part of the Panoramic Group – has entered administration, in a bid to “stem substantial losses”. The management has offered reassurance that the other divisions within the group “continue to trade successfully and financially securely”. Alan Rees, the company’s managing...

Cornwall Glass: Preparing for a World beyond glass

Cornwall Group was formed at the beginning of July, following a restructure of the former Cornwall Glass Group, which included Cornwall Glass and Mackenzie Glass. As a regional powerhouse and loyal Saint-Gobain Glass customer, Cornwall Glass Group was on a successful trajectory, especially after buying (and turning...

Lisec: How the production affects the glass cutting process

Everyone who processes this material knows that laminated safety glass (LSG) is unconventional and requires a great deal of sensitivity. The laminated safety glass cracks and chips and finally the question arises: What was to blame for the breakage? Was the cutting pressure too low? Was the crushing pressure too high...

Thermoseal Group: New 2 Acre Warm Edge Spacer Production Site in Wigan

As part of Thermoseal Group’s strategy to become a world leader in the warm edge spacer market, the Group has purchased a new 2-acre production site in Wigan – the location previously owned by Global Glass.  The new site is on Challenge Way, Martland Park in Wigan, which is a stones-throw from the Group’s other...

SWISSPACER receives first “Passive House Innovation Award“

SWISSPACER Triple spacer bar receives award from the Passive House Institute in China The first “Passive House Innovation Award” was presented to the SWISSPACER Triple in China – © SWISSPACER In early October, the renowned Passive House Institute Darmstadt (PHI) held its International Passive House...

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