SEVENTHINGS
ONE DECADE IN BUSINESS
Seven Things You
Didn’t Know About
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Last year Fire Glass UK celebrated its first decade in business. Founded
in 2008, by Managing Director Sean Haynes, Fire Glass UK started out
as a single cutting bench in the corner of a small factory, focussing on
providing fire-rated glass to the joinery, construction and glass industry,
with just two employees. Fast forward ten years and it has grown into
a market leader for fire-rated and specialist safety glass; now having
over 100 employees across five successful branches nationwide.
1: FULLY-FOCUSSED
ON PRODUCTS
Fire Glass UK remains fully focussed to
ensuring the company and its product
catalogue continues to grow from strength
to strength; offering a huge range of specialist
glass which includes: fire-rated acoustic,
laminated, toughened safety, IGUs, heritage
units, silvered glass, cut glass, and integral
blinds. All products supplied by Fire Glass UK
meet or exceed all relevant standards meeting
BS EN 12600 and BS EN 12150.
Fire Glass UK has recently strengthened its
position as one of the UK’s leading specialist
glass suppliers by investing in a new Toughening
Plant at its UK Branch, based in Oldbury. This
latest investment compliments the current
set up at the UK Branch and meets growing
demand for toughened products. When
looking at security needs, toughened glass is
stronger than laminated glass and requires a far
greater force to be shattered. Toughened glass
achieves a Class 1C1 rating (depend¬ing on its
thickness) when tested to BS EN 12600 (Class
A under BS 6206). This is the highest rating for
safety glass.
SAFETY
QUALITY
SERVICE
2: THE FIRE GLASS PROMISE
Fire Glass UK is dedicated to not only
supplying fire rated and other specialist
glass but, to also give the customer an
outstanding experience, even when
the job has been completed. Customer
service is at the heart of everything
it does. Fire Glass UK sets customer
satisfaction goals on three key areas:
Safety, Quality and Service. SQS is the
winning formula for the ‘Fire Glass
Promise’ and defines the company’s
commitment to its customers.
Safety: Safety is the key factor that
customers look for when deciding on
what product to use.
Quality: Companies who put safety
first tend to produce higher quality
products.
Service: Service starts right from the
initial contact in helping customers
select the right glass for their next
project, offering technical advice
supported by autonomous test
evidence along with site surveys and
inspections.
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3: DEDICATED
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
With lots of industry confusion and regulation
changes, an increased level of help is a must to
ensure safety is met at all times. Understanding
how daunting it can be to choose the right
kind of glass for the right application, Fire
Glass UK’s technical support and advice sets it
apart from anyone else, by making sure all glass
supplied and installed for your project, meets
the required safety standards and is installed
to Firas certification. Working together with
customers to interpret their specifications and
find the right product for the job all at the best
price, the expert tech team knows all there is
about fire rated glass.
If you need support email:
[email protected]