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LOOKING AHEAD TO EXCITING 2024 AFTER CAPPING SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Ian Short , MD , Morley Glass
“ There have been so many highlights for our business during 2023 , but for me personally the stand out events were undoubtedly the FIT Show and winning at the G Awards ! Both occasions reflect the great energy , enthusiasm and innovation that fuels our industry , and we are delighted to have played our part over the last 12 months by driving forward with our recycling scheme and introducing new products , both of which can help installers thrive .”
With a host of new products launched , multiple award wins , a busy FIT Show behind it and important milestones reached in its pioneering glass recycling initiative , Morley Glass has not only strengthened its position as the UK ’ s market leader in integral blind systems but developed strong foundations for a successful 2024 .
Over the past 12 months , the company was first to bring a variety of new integral blind products to the UK market which have unlocked valuable new market potential for installers . Most notable of these was a new integral blind for flat glass rooflights , a high-quality pleated blackout blind with motorised operation encapsulated within a high performance double glazed unit .
This is already providing installers with an attractive option for homeowners who are looking to complete their new roof glazing installation , particularly where properties are overlooked . It is a system that offers a dependable , high-quality shading and privacy solution , as does another of the 2023-launched new Morley Glass products , switchable smart glass , which is perfect for all kinds of windows and doors in high-end residential and commercial projects .
Morley Glass also enhanced its Uni-Blinds ® range of Venetian integral blinds during 2023 with several new contemporary colours including its exclusive black ( B160 ) integral blind , agate grey ( S120 ) and slate grey ( S158 ) – all of which offered homeowners alternatives to the ever-popular anthracite and white blind slats . And a dual-coloured slat , which is white on the inside and anthracite on the outside , also debuted at the 2023 FIT Show , receiving a warm reception from installers .
This show was a big success for Morley Glass , bolstered by an award-winning marketing campaign that generated the strongest ever footfall to their stand . In August , Morley Glass was recognised for its efforts here by winning the coveted ‘ Best Use of Social Media ’ award in the FIT Show Marketing Awards .
It was the third major award win of 2023 for Morley Glass , which followed a special sustainability award from Saint-Gobain Glass and success at the GGP Installer Awards in March . Here , the company scooped the award for ‘ Best Installer Support Programme or Service Initiative ’ in recognition for its post-consumer glass collection and recycling service for installers .
The icing on the cake for Morley Glass , however , was winning the ‘ Sustainability Initiative of the Year ’ award at the prestigious G23 Awards . In addition to giving everyone involved in this scheme high level recognition from industry peers , it was a significant step in raising awareness of post-consumer glass recycling and showing a clear way forward for the industry as a whole .
Important milestones have been reached over the past 12 months in the recycling scheme in which Morley Glass crushes old , end-oflife IGUs into cullet . The initiative cuts resource and energy use in the glass manufacturing industry , saves installers money on waste disposal and raises money for charities , groups and individuals working on environmental and social improvement projects .
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In early 2023 , Morley Glass generated its 1,000th tonne of cullet and now that figure is around 1,500 tonnes – a level that means the scheme has cut CO2 emissions in the glass making process by over 1,000 tonnes .
Over three decades Morley Glass has evolved to become the world ’ s largest manufacturer of bespoke high performance ScreenLine ® integral blinds , with an average of 4,000 units produced every week sold nationally under its Uni-Blinds ® brand .
The scale of Morley Glass ’ s operation enables British window and door installers to benefit from the shortest lead times , and early access to new ScreenLine ® integral blinds developed by manufacturer Pellini S . p . A . The partnership between the two companies means Uni-Blinds ® integral blinds are available in as little as 10-12 working days , giving installers and homeowners an attractive timeframe for completion of the windows , doors and blinds package .
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