GLASS&SEALEDUNITS
OUTSTANDING
LONGEVITY,
DURABILITY AND
THERMAL EFFICIENCY
» IT WAS ALREADY ONE
of the world’s most outstanding
flexible warm edge spacers – but
now, Edgetech has launched
an even better version of
the celebrated Super Spacer®
T-Spacer™.
Super Spacer® T-Spacer™
SG is a metal-free, siliconebased
warm edge spacer made
of structural foam with an
integrated desiccant, that’s
been designed for the toughest
commercial applications.
On demanding glazing
projects using extra-large glass
panes, its extremely durable
edge seal guarantees decades of
exceptional performance and
stability.
“Structural glazing continues
to be hugely in demand, and
Super Spacer® T-Spacer™ SG is
a world-leading spacer product
for the toughest commercial
glazing projects,” comments
Edgetech Managing Director
Chris Alderson.
T-Spacer™ SG offers enhanced
shape memory, which is critical
for the long-term integrity
of the edge seal. Its elastic
structural foam follows climaterelated
movements of the glass,
relieving a large proportion of
the load from the butyl seal.
This is a huge advantage
in parts of the world that
experience fluctuating
temperatures.
T-Spacer™ SG also follows in
the long-established Edgetech
tradition of offering superb
energy efficiency, achieving
thermal conductivity of just
0.19 W/m2k – much lower
than the commercial metal
and hybrid rigid spacers on the
market.
www.edgetechig.co.uk
Machinery hire gets a lift
with West Mids depot
» MINI CRANES, GLASS
lifting and powered access hire
specialist Hird has expanded its
network by opening of a new
depot in the West Midlands.
Hird has its headquarters in Hull,
East Yorkshire, and now operates
four depots, the Northern
Hub in Hull, a Central Hub in
Doncaster, South Yorkshire, a
Southern Hub, in Redhill, Surrey,
and the new depot in Halesowen
on the Hayes Trading Estate.
The new depot has 20,000 sq
ft of high-quality indoor space for
storage and machine maintenance
and is the regional centre for
Hird’s industrial training services.
It also fills a strategic gap in
Hird’s hire network, allowing the
company to offer its services more
easily in Birmingham and the
West Midlands and throughout
the West of England along
the M5, M6, M40 and M54
corridors.
Hird Managing Director Phil
Hird said: “We’re stocking a
complete range of new machines,
lifting equipment and training
expertise on site so we can quickly
fulfil the requirements of our
customers. We’re already ordering
additional equipment to increase
our fleet size as our stocks are
been so highly utilised.”
www.hird.co.uk
MANUFACTURER LAUNCHES ONLINE ‘GLASS-OPEDIA’
» PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM
Limited, part of the NSG Group, has
launched Ask Pilkington, a searchable online
encyclopaedia of all things glass to help
customers get quick answers to technical
queries.
Hosted on the Pilkington UK website, Ask
Pilkington offers dedicated zones for trade,
homeowners and architects and specifiers. Users
can type in a question or keyword to quickly
find what they’re looking for. The smart search
function gathers relevant answers and related
information out of hundreds of articles.
The online knowledge centre bolsters
Pilkington UK’s range of educational apps
designed to provide technical information
and inspiration. While the portal will
be constantly updated with the latest
information, users can also submit new
questions that they want answering. They can
also see what the most popular questions are
from their peers.
Phil Brown, European regulatory marketing
manager said: “Glass technology has made
great strides in the 21st century, with an
increasing number of products available
for keeping buildings warm, cool, clean,
compliant and safe. With so many solutions
that play critical roles in buildings, it’s
important that people have access to trusted
information to help them pick the right
glass.”
www.pilkington.co.uk/askpilkington
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