Clearview National September 2019 - Issue 214 | Page 72

GLASS&SEALEDUNITS
Glass processors urged to ‘tap’
into EU funding for waste water
» » GLASS PROCESSORS HAVE LESS
than two months to ‘tap’ into EU funded
grants to improve the management of their
waste water, according to Bohle.
With the UK teetering on the brink of a
hard Brexit, the glass consumables, machinery
and hardware specialists warns EU funding
streams are about to run dry.
It warns this could mean that glass
processors miss out on the opportunity to
access of the purchase cost of coolant and
cleaning management systems, lowering their
operating costs, improving edge quality and
reducing the environmental impact of
their operations.
Dave Broxton, Managing
Director, Bohle said: “With the
high levels of usage of water
as coolant in glass processing
there is a major opportunity to
improve product quality, lower your
operating costs, while also reducing your
environmental impact by improving the way
that you manage coolant.”
Under the EU funding scheme, businesses
can apply for a 50% contribution towards
projects with a maximum
capital cost of £25,000 (maximum
£12,500 grant). This is accessed
through the Growth Hub network and Local
Enterprise Partnerships.
www.bohle.com
‘COMMON’ FARM GETS TOUCH OF GLASS
» » GLASS MANUFACTURER TUFFX
worked its glazing magic on a more unusual
residence recently by giving a contemporary
upgrade to a Staffordshire farm.
Earlier this year, Common Farm, near Stroke
on Trent, received brand new external, walk-on
glass floors, framed with 21.5mm laminated
glass balustrades. The property sits in a landscape
of rolling hills and trees; an environment where
natural light and the essence of space are innate
features.
TuffX Managing Director Graham Price is
especially pleased with the end result:
“Installing large panes of glass within such
a beautiful, scenic setting is simple; making it
appear as though it belongs, takes extra thought.
The polished surfaces reflect sunlight from every
angle, and ensure that the panoramic view of the
countryside is never compromised.”
Selected as the supplier due to their industry
reputation for speed, reliability and consistent
high quality, TuffX provided the project with
10m2 of 33mm laminated walk-on floor panels,
each finished with a Dream Anti-Slip glass layer.
Both these, and the perpendicular balustrades
were cut with radial corners, evoking soft shapes
to match the contours of the overlooked outdoor
swimming pool and dry stone walls.
www.tuffxglass.co.uk
OPEN LETTER IN RESPONSE TO GGF GUIDANCE
ON LOW SIGHTLINE GLASS UNITS
» » THE GGF ISSUED NEW
guidance in July following a
growing number of incidence of
failure – something which has
clear potential to damage the
reputations of not only those IGU
manufacturers and window and
door companies supplying them,
but also the industry at large.
Cornwall Glass Manufacturing
has been supplying heritage and
low sightline units since 2011. We
know first-hand the pressure that
is placed on manufacturers to get
sightlines down to a minimum,
however, there is a point where
in our opinion a glazing rebate
upstand, simply becomes too low
and too restrictive.
Of the more than 42,000
heritage IGUs we have supplied,
we have recorded only a handful
of failures. This is because we
haven’t been prepared to push
sealants beyond the limit of their
performance.
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With an 8mm
sightline you
still get a very
good match to a
traditional period
window - but
critically, you get
genuinely guaranteed
levels of performance.
Mark Norcliffe,
Managing Director,
Cornwall Glass Manufacturing