Clearview National April 2020 - Issue 221 | Page 70

GLASS&SEALEDUNITS
GGF LAUNCHES THINK GLASS CAMPAIGN
» HELPING CONSUMERS
Understand the Lifestyle Benefits of Glass
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) has
launched a new consumer PR campaign called
“Think Glass” to increase awareness of the
lifestyle benefits of glass to homeowners.
James Lee, GGF Director of External
Affairs commented on the new campaign,
“This is a very exciting and unique campaign.
We will also be working closely with glass
experts in the manufacturing sector to
communicate to millions of homeowners how
glass and its technology can improve their
lifestyles.”
The GGF’s broad aims of the campaign are:
• To integrate and repurpose the GGF’s broad
messages and technical information on fire
safety, safety and energy efficiency to educate
and inform consumers on the different types
of glass and how they benefit their everyday
lifestyles.
• To underline the GGF and its Members as
the leading authorities in glass.
• To create and increase greater awareness of
the GGF and its Members to consumers via
MyGlazing.com, the GGF’s award winning
website.
• To drive more traffic to MyGlazing.com and
to subsequently reach the GGF’s consumer
facing members on MyGlazing.com.
www.myglazing.com
The Clear Choice for Quality Builds
» WHEN IT CAME TO
choosing the best glazing for
a balcony and balustrades in a
new, high-spec Scottish home,
toughened glass specialist TuffX
was the only name in the frame.
The single dwelling set in
beautiful rural Scotland has a
stunning, clear glass balcony
to the rear of the property,
giving uninterrupted views over
the surrounding countryside
while being tough enough
to stand up to the harshest
extremes of the Scottish weather.
Inside, the minimalist, white
and contemporary design is
complemented with bespoke clear
glass balustrades enhancing the
overall feeling of light and space.
TuffX supplies glass
balustrading to both smaller
domestic projects and large-scale
commercial builds, manufactured
in a range of glass thicknesses
with drilled holes, cut-outs or
shaping as required. In this
case, the specification was for
ten panels of 12mm thick clear
glass, with a polished edge finish
and radius corners for a clean,
contemporary appearance. The
seven panels on the balcony
required 14mm drilled holes,
while the three for the stairs had
26mm drilled holes.
www.tuffxglass.co.uk
FIRE-RATING FIRST FOR
MORLEY GLASS & GLAZING
» MORLEY GLASS & GLAZING HAS
become the first company in the UK to
achieve a fire-rating accreditation for its
insulated glass units with integral blinds
inside. The fire-rated Uni-Blinds sealed units
with ScreenLine integral blinds inside now
comply with the performance criteria set out
in the EU 305/2011 Construction Products
Regulation, and have been independently
verified by TUV UK, a UKAS accredited third
party testing house.
This latest innovation from Morley Glass
& Glazing gives architects and specifiers
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design flexibility and peace of mind that
glass partitions, facades, doors and windows
that require fire protection, can now feature
integral or “between glass” blinds, without
compromising safety or aesthetics.
The integral blinds are available in a choice
of manual or motorised control options, and
are popular due to the fact that the blinds,
which are housed between the panes of glass,
are protected from damage, remain clean and
hygienic, are low maintenance, provide privacy
and shading, and are available in a wide range
of colours.
www.morleyglass.co.uk