Clear Quality : Showcasing Our Glass Cabinet Range
There ’ s nowhere to hide with glass showcases . And that ’ s entirely the point . Whatever it is you want to put on display , you want the clearest possible view .
You also want everything - the cabinet included - to look great . That , again , is the point . Whether it ’ s a retail display or an art or museum exhibit or a trophy cabinet in your home , the very fact that you are putting things on show behind glass means you want to draw the eye . You want to create a certain visual appeal .
That means the cabinet itself has to pull its weight . A great-looking display starts with a great-looking case . Easy enough , you might think . After all , glass is glass .
But it ’ s with the different components used to put the glass panels together - hinges , brackets , locks - that things can become tricky for designers . With locks and hinges in particular , most manufacturers have traditionally focused on making one or the other . That makes it hard to match styles .
We know that ’ s a major bugbear interior designers have with architectural and furnishing components full stop . But if you ’ re installing a glass cabinet and you can ’ t find hinges and locks that match , it can be infuriating . There ’ s no hiding the differences behind glass . Everything is on display .
Building on innovation
Our own market research highlighted just how much demand there is amongst designers for end-to-end , stylistically consistent glass component ranges . That inspired us to bring a solution to market . The fact that our world-class engineering team includes expert locksmiths as well as specialists in hinge mechanism design put us in a unique position to do so .
Our XL series was a market first - a complete range of glass showcase fittings , locks and hinges included , boasting total design coordination .
This was a major innovation in the glass hardware industry , empowering cabinet makers to achieve premium quality , consistent finishes with ease . But the XL range was just the start of the journey .
Ref . XL-GC Series
While the XL series was designed with small to medium sized display cabinets in mind , our follow up GS-G series was developed to offer a complete solution for all glass installations . With a simple yet sophisticated aesthetic , the GS-G range includes hinges , mounting brackets , locks and , for added safety and convenience , doorstops . All are characterised by a slimline , flush-to-the-surface profile , elegantly compact rectangular designs , and premium finishes in a choice of chrome , gold or black .
The key distinguishing feature of the GS-G series is the fact that it offers components for such a large range of different cabinet types . In terms of size , hinges range from the GS-GH5 , suitable for doors up to 900mm x 600mm with glass thickness of 5-6mm , all the way up to the GS-GH50 , which can hold full length doors up to 2.5m in height with glass thickness of up to 12.7mm . That provides solutions for walk-in display cabinets of the kind found in shop windows and museums .
For each size of hinge , we recommend matching brackets and locks . So because GS-GH50 hinges are larger than the GS- GH5 and other models , you can pair them with locks and brackets of the same size for a premium finish . But at the same time , even if you have , say , walk-in display cases alongside smaller cabinets , the matching aesthetic of all GS-G components guarantees pleasing consistency in style across all .
Our glass cabinet locks are available in cylinder and cam lock types . All require just a single drilled round hole for mounting , making installation quick and simple . We offer locks for single and double swing doors , and several of our glass cabinet locks are part of our Million Lock series , which allows you to use a single key to lock and unlock multiple cabinets for ultimate convenience .
Adapt and thrive
Ref . HES3D Glass Adapter
Ref . Olympia Glass Adapter
As well as dedicated ranges for glass hardware , we also manufacture specially designed adapters that allow some of our best-selling door components to be fitted to glass . This includes our ground-breaking HES3D concealed hinge , which reimagines that standard pivot-arm concealed hinge design with a much more compact , sleek design .
While many glass door adapters for cabinet hinges require large mounting plates that can look pretty obtrusive on glass , our HES3D adapters maintain the benefits of the slimline original design with a long , narrow plate installed in portrait orientation .
Our HES3D adapters are joined by similar products for our damper-fitted soft close Olympia and J95 concealed hinges . While the GS-G range is perfect in commercial settings where all-glass display cabinets are common , glass tends to be used more sparingly in homes , and often with glass doors fitted to wooden cabinets . Our concealed hinge adapters are ideal for this kind of hybrid mounting , and when the same hinges can be used for all cabinet types across the home , you again get that magical benefit all designers appreciate - consistency .