GLASS&SEALEDUNITS
35% POST-LOCKDOWN PRODUCTION BOOST
» MORLEY GLASS & GLAZING
has achieved a 35% increase in
production of its sealed units with
integral blinds inside compared
to pre-lockdown manufacturing
levels. In the first week of June,
the £18M turnover company
manufactured 3400 integral blinds
compared to a weekly average
of 2500 which was typically
produced prior to lockdown.
Managing Director Ian Short
said: “Since our return to work
in mid-May, demand has been
higher than ever. At first, we
thought it was everybody playing
catch-up and fulfilling existing
orders; and we were expecting
orders to drop. But demand has
increased and there is no sign
of it abating. This is great news
for the industry and long may it
last. Everyone is adapting to new
ways of working, observing social
distancing and implementing new
measures that give consumers
confidence that they can safely
improve their homes during the
COVID-19 period.
“We suspect that as many
people have been working from
home or have been spending
more time at home on furlough,
they have been reviewing their
properties and deciding to invest
in home improvements including
the installation of new doors and
windows – many with integral
blinds inside. The fact that most
people will not be able to take
holidays abroad this summer, also
means there may be more cash for
home improvements and creating
more suitable, longer-term home
working and home entertainment
environments.”
Morley Glass & Glazing
manufactures Uni-Blind sealed
units with ScreenLine integral
blinds inside. The blinds are
available with a choice of five
operating systems including
manual, cordless, solar controlled
and fully automated. Slimline
blinds for composite doors and
vertical sliding sash windows
are also available. Morley has
recently launched fire-rated Uni-
Blinds in a partnership with fire
glass manufacturer Pyroguard.
And most recently the company
has invested in an app that allows
users to operate the electric blinds
from their smartphone or tablet.
Morley Glass & Glazing also
holds £1m of ScreenLine spare
parts and accessories in stock for
order from its website with next
day delivery.
All orders placed for Uni-
Blinds sealed units by 11am every
Friday are delivered in just 10
days. Delivery is free to mainland
UK addresses.
www.morleyglass.co.uk
Sustainability credentials
showcased in new brochure
» POST-CONSUMER GLASS
recycling, a green funding initiative, and
making use of waste products through
upcycling are some of the measures featured
in a new sustainability brochure from Morley
Glass & Glazing.
The sealed unit manufacturer that
specialises in integral blinds has created the
new brochure and new sustainability area of
its website to illustrate its credentials and also
help demonstrate to other manufacturers how
they too could become more sustainable and
support their local communities.
Ian Short, managing director at Morley
Glass & Glazing said: “We still have a long
way to go in our green journey but we hope
that by sharing our experiences we’ll be
able to inspire others to do the same. As
a profitable and successful company, we’ve
always believed in giving back and supporting
local communities and good causes through
donations and sponsorship. We also aim to
improve our own environmental sustainability
within the factory, as well as finance the
creation of new environmental projects in
our local area with our newly launched green
fund.”
Morley Glass & Glazing recently teamed
up with Saint-Gobain Glass to recycle postconsumer
glass from installers and other
tradespeople, helping to divert old windows
from landfill. A glass crushing machine has
been installed at Morley’s factory in Leeds
to create cullet, which is then returned to
Saint-Gobain Glass for the manufacture of
new float glass. Morley is then donating the
money from the scheme to local good causes
that focus on green projects such as sensory
gardens, allotments, and other environmental
initiatives.
Also, as a UK manufacturer there are a
number of sustainable resources from Morley’s
supply chain which can be easily upcycled
to create environmentally friendly products.
These include glass offcuts which are made
into pieces of art, coasters and decorations,
and wooden packaging boxes which have been
turned into time capsules, treasure chests and
memory boxes, toy boxes and display cases –
some of which are then sold and the money
raised donated to charity.
Download the brochure at https://www.
morleyglass.co.uk/wp-content/pdf/FV-
Morley-Glass-Forever-A4-singles.pdf
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