01 April 2015

Pilkington on float glass production _ float bath and annealing

Second chapter on float glass production – float bath andamp; annealing Pilkington float glass line in the UK This time, Mike Woodhead, line manager at Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, talks us through the process at the heart of float glass production, the bath of molten tin on which the glass spreads out to form a[…]

  • 01 April 2015

  • 01 April 2015

31 March 2015

Fire safety in the new MENA rail networks

Wrightstyle’s technical director Lee Coates looks at fire safety in the booming MENA rail networks including the Dubai Metro. It was a transport dream that started in 1856 with the opening of the first railway line in the Middle East, the Alexandria to Cairo line.  It was followed two years later by the Izmir-Seydikoy line[…]

  • 31 March 2015

21 March 2015

New SGG LIVE online support from Saint-Gobain Glass UK

New SGG LIVE online support from Saint-Gobain Glass UK SAINT-GOBAIN GOES ‘LIVE’ WITH MAJOR ONLINE SUPPORT INITIATIVE Saint-Gobain Glass UK has launched SGG LIVE, a powerful new online tool to empower users of its products with a wealth of technical, marketing and specification support. SGG LIVE is a business support hub designed for Saint-Gobain Glass’[…]

  • 21 March 2015

20 March 2015

Eurocell’s first interactive CPD module is now online

Eurocell’s first interactive CPD module is now online Eurocell’s new interactive online CPD module Watch the CPD answer the questions ands within a couple of minutes your certificate will be emailed to you – it really is that simple! An easy and effective way of gaining information and CPD points Follow the link and click[…]

  • 20 March 2015

19 March 2015

BFRC warn about misleading ‘A-rated glass as standard’ adverts

BFRC warn about misleading advertising The British Fenestration Rating Council (BFRC), the UK’s national system for rating Energy Efficient Windows, warn both Trade and consumer customers about the dangers of misleading advertising. British Fenestration Rating Council BFRC technical director, Dr Gary Morgan: “There is no scheme in the UK that rates glass in isolation. All[…]

  • 19 March 2015

19 March 2015

BFRC warn about misleading ‘A-rated glass as standard’ adverts

BFRC warn about misleading advertising The British Fenestration Rating Council (BFRC), the UK’s national system for rating Energy Efficient Windows, warn both Trade and consumer customers about the dangers of misleading advertising. British Fenestration Rating Council BFRC technical director, Dr Gary Morgan: ñThere is no scheme in the UK that rates glass in isolation. All[…]

  • 19 March 2015

  • 18 March 2015

  • 18 March 2015

16 March 2015

Green Deal is not enough to install energy efficient glazing

New £70m Green Deal Fund now open The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced that the scheme, now open to new applications, is with up to £5,600 available to households in England and Wales to help with the cost of installing certain energy saving measures such as solid wall insulation, double glazing, boilers,[…]

  • 16 March 2015