Clearview National December 2019 - Issue 217 | Page 52

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GLASS & SEALED UNITS EXTRA
Glass & Sealed Units Extra
Doubling up on ‘Apertunities’
» CLAYTON GLASS LTD HAS
acquired both Global Glass manufacturing
sites from Aperture Trading Limited, in a deal
that will see the specialist IGU manufacturer
take on the plant and equipment, goodwill,
premises and workforce of these two
established businesses, which also includes the
Celsius brand.
Combined, this will give Clayton Glass the
capacity to manufacture over 50,000 IGU’s
every week thanks to these additional sites in
Blackburn and Huthwaite, supporting their
main Co Durham and North Shields facilities.
This strategic acquisition will also allow
Clayton Glass to spread their geographical
reach and realise operational efficiencies across
all four sites.
As an owner managed group, this
acquisition of two brands will facilitate further
investment in both businesses, at a time when
Clayton Glass has just installed a third state-
of-the-art automated IGU line at their existing
site.
Over the coming months the immediate
plan is to grow each manufacturing facility to
its potential, under the best practice experience
of Clayton Glass, which has again been listed
again as one of the 1000 Companies to Inspire
Britain in 2019. The company was joint
winner in the recent National Fenestration
Awards as IGU Manufacturer 2019.
Ryan Green, managing director and
owner of Clayton Glass commented:
“This strategic acquisition of the Celsius
and Global Glass brands is a perfect fit
in our long-term business plan. They will
provide us with greater geographical reach
and the opportunities in which to enjoy
greater operational synergies across all the
businesses.
“This is also good news for the respective
workforces in each business and we’ll be
looking to bring our hands-on management
approach to both of them, with a view to
investing in each over the long-term. It’s also
great news for the valued customers of all of
our respective brands, as we’ll introduce a
robust financial platform for the future.”
Clayton Glass is one of the UK’s
largest independent insulated glass unit
manufacturers, with sales across the group
now totalling in excess of £40 million, after
the acquisition of Celsius Glass and Global
Glass from Aperture Trading Limited in
October 2019. The company has again been
listed again as one of the 1000 Companies to
Inspire Britain in 2019.
Clayton Glass has built up an excellent
reputation as a customer centric business
and today boats two of the most prominent
brands for conservatory roof glass in the form
of Celsius Glass and SMARTGLASS®. Recent
investments, including a new IGU line at the
main facility, ensure that product quality and
consistency are first class, with OTIF delivery
levels consistently at 99%.
claytonglass.co.uk
MODERN STYLE TO 100YR + HOLIDAY PARK
» NESTLED AMID THE NARROW
lanes and open fields of Dorset lies a coastal
oasis for British holidaymakers. A leader in
the glazing field for over 25 years, Tuffx has
certainly brought expertise and contemporary
style to the oldest establishment in the
Hoburne group. First opened in 1912, the
park can now continue to bring pleasure to
many holidaymakers for years to come.
The brief for this ongoing, phased project
has been to supply over 250m 2 of 10mm
toughened clear glass, and 10mm toughened
grey glass balustrade panels – installed to
provide elegant finishes to the decking
areas of hundreds of Hoburne Park’s on-site
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caravans. Standing at approximately 1m high,
the glass evokes a sense of privacy without
compromising the community feel residents
and visitors enjoy from close-proximity
living.
The park had specified polished edges and
dubbed corners, in part to ensure the safety
of the numerate families and young children
visiting each year. Selected for their reputation
for speed, reliability and consistent high
quality, high concern for customer wellbeing
makes Tuffx an ideal partner for commercial
projects such as Hoburne.
www.tuffxglass.co.uk