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Welcome to the January issue of Glass International. This issue features a host of exclusives with some of the biggest names in the industry.
A few days ago, a team from Siemens in China visited LandGlass glass tempering furnace manufacturing plant accompanied by Mr.
The family that owns a controlling stake in Swiss chemicals firm Sika said on Monday it has filed a lawsuit to help push through a 2.75 billion Swiss franc ($2.73 billion) takeover by French building materials company Saint-Gobain.
The GGF raised its profile at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh in the first week in December with three jam packed days that included a GGF exhibition, meetings with over 20 Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs), input at the…
Following this week’s news on the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund the GGF is frustrated that glazing is still not high on the agenda.
The Government is extending ECO (Energy Company Obligation), introducing a new obligation period from April 2015 to March 2017, termed ‘ECO2’. The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2014 (the ‘ECO2 Order’) sets out the…
This week, Chancellor George Osborne delivered his final Autumn Statement before next year’s General Election in May.
The GGF was delighted with the success of the recent G14 Awards at Park Lane Hilton which saw 5 GGF Member Companies pick up awards.
The GGF has released 4 new and updated publications to help and guide Members’, homeowners and the wider construction industry.
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) was pleased with the success of Glasstec Dusseldorf last month.
Folienwerk Wolfen, the high quality plastic film provider for PET, PC and PLA bases with a 20 year heritage is pleased to announce a partnership with RegaLead to supply its pioneering evguard® series of lamination films to the UK glass processing…
GGF Members’ Day was hailed a great success by Members and Staff alike as over 100 delegates attended and saw a packed conference programme of 16 presentations at the prestigious Glaziers’ Hall in London.
The GGF will yet again be in attendance at the political party conferences this Autumn to raise Members concerns across a range of political campaigns including: Reducing the rate of VAT on home improvements and energy efficient glazing The…
For the second successive year, the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) is sponsoring the National Home Improvement Council (NHIC) Awards.
The Group’s Managing Director, Gwain Paterson comments: “Sponsoring the G-Awards champagne reception is our contribution to what has always been a great evening." “We were one of the earliest sponsors of the event and enjoy seeing its…
The GGF was disappointed to hear this week, that newly appointed Energy Minister Amber Rudd has been forced to shut down the Green Deal money back scheme The Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) “with immediate effect” after it was overwhelmed…
The Society of Glass Technology’s Annual Conference will this year be held at the University of Durham, UK, on 10th-12th September.
IQ Glass - Sliding Doors meeting Glass FloorAs the UK’s leading architectural glazing company IQ Glass are often the first to see any emerging trends in residential architecture including materials used, building methods and design aspects.
The GGF has once again agreed to be a main sponsor of G14 Awards which will take place at London Hilton on Park Lane, on Friday 21st November. The G14 Awards is one of the highlights in the industry calendar as it showcases the very best of glass…
We are proud to announce that Easi-Dec has been approved as a member of the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF).
The country's Foreign Trade Chamber has taken action against six countries. The duties will be levied on flat glass imports from China, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, United States and Mexico.
The GGF Group was pleased with the success of the FIT Show held recently at The International Centre in Telford.
The GGF Fire Resistant Glazing Group (FRGG) has now published the new Standard for “The Specification and Installation of Fire-Resistant Barriers containing Glass for Resistance against the passage of Fire and Products of Combustion.
This week, the GGF welcomed Victoria Shelley as the Federation’s new Health & Safety and Environment Manager.
Synseal Extrusions, the leading UK-owned systems supplier, has joined the GGF and at a recent GGF Window and Door Group meeting, Head of Marketing Mark Schlotel was presented with their framed Membership certificate by Brian Baker, GGF President and…