Clearview National December 2018 - Issue 205 | Page 49
PROUD SPONSOR OF
GLASS & SEALED UNITS EXTRA
Glass & Sealed Units Extra
Glazing begins
at home
» » INTEGRAL BLINDS
manufacturer Morley Glass & Glazing has
installed 84 sealed units with integral blinds
inside into its own business premises.
Morley Glass & Glazing made the £1M
move to a new factory, showroom and office
space in Leeds, West Yorkshire, two years
ago and has made several improvements to
the two-storey premises during that time,
including the replacement of all the windows
- 113 m 2 of glass in total.
Ian Short, managing director of Morley
Glass & Glazing said: “Our Uni-Blind sealed
units with ScreenLine integral blinds inside
are ideal for residential and commercial
premises. They are our primary product
and we are totally committed to showcasing
our full range and demonstrating that we’re
the biggest and most trusted brand in the
industry. So why wouldn’t we fit our own
product range into our premises? We strive
to give our customers the best product with
the best service – and we wanted to treat
ourselves in the same way. The result looks
amazing.”
Two types of operating systems have been
installed: 42 C Systems, which are manual cord
operated and 42 MB systems, which are electronic
motorised blinds. All feature Technoform warm
edge spacer bars for thermal efficiency and utilise
the Smart Aluminium curtain walling system and
COOL-LITE SKN176 II solar control glass from
GLASSOLUTIONS.
Morley Glass & Glazing is celebrating its
20th anniversary this year and has 80% share
of the ScreenLine integral blinds market in the
UK. The specialist manufacturer has a unique
relationship with Pellini Spa in Italy, who
manufacture the ScreenLine range, and is the
only UK company to guarantee its customers
deliveries in just 10 days.
www.morleyglass.co.uk
New lab accelerates innovation
» » WARM-EDGE EXPERT EDGETECH IS
gearing up for future innovation with the
opening of a new research laboratory.
Situated at the company’s Coventry
headquarters, it’s been built to enable Edgetech
to develop new products, assist customers
in meeting accreditation and compliance
requirements, and generally distribute
technical expertise more widely throughout the
company.
Thanks to parent company Quanex,
Edgetech is already blessed with world-class
testing facilities in Akron, Ohio – but this is
the first time the firm has had the capacity to
develop products independently in the UK.
“The demands placed on IGU manufacturers
are growing all the time,” comments Technical
Development Manager Gary Shoesmith.
“They’re caught in a squeeze between the
increasingly stringent standards demanded of
them by governments and regulators, and their
customers and end-users wanting exceptional
performance for ever-more competitive
prices.
“On top of that, we’re seeing more and
more volatility in the supply chain. Raw
material prices have risen, sometimes quite
substantially, in the wake of Brexit – and, most
pressingly of all at the moment, the silicone
shortage is causing headaches throughout the
industry.
“At Edgetech, we take these issues
extremely seriously – and now, thanks to the
new laboratory, I’m spending a significant
amount of time and resources on helping our
customers respond.
“At the time of writing, I’m evaluating no
less than five potential new products, capable of
delivering the same outstanding performance
the industry has come to expect from us, using
materials that are more readily available.”
Managing Director Chris Alderson
comments: “This is a major milestone for
Edgetech – and with it, we’ll be able to help
our customers face up to the challenges of the
modern marketplace better than ever before.”
www.edgetechig.co.uk
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