Dean Bradley, Sales Director, Glazpart

In 2025, Glazpart enjoyed a solid year of sales growth, product development and an increase in brand profile. It was yet another year of Glazpart’ s long and sustained period of success, so it is natural the company is optimistic about 2026.

2025 was a tough year for our industry so we were pleased to not only exceed our targets but also grow our product range with the introduction of three innovative products; the Bi-Fold Vent, the Modular Vent and the MSBP( Multi-System Bridge Packer). All are designed to make work easier for fabricators and installers and are proving popular since we launched them at FIT Show last year.

In the current challenging trading environment, Glazpart’ s business agility is proving key for growth. The company’ s new products in 2025 targeted niche sectors like vent the bi-fold door market and the Modular Vent aimed at the heritage sector, in particular UPVC vertical sliders. In addition, Glazpart’ s MSBP( Multi-System Bridge Packer) was designed for companies who use multiple UPVC systems when manufacturing windows and doors.

Staying ahead of the game, preparing for upcoming legislation and policy changes has been vitally important for Glazpart’ s growth strategies. For example in 2022, the interim changes in

Building Regulations( Approved Document F- means of ventilation) resulted in the launch of the award winning Link Vent 4000 which proved a valuable addition for many fabricators and installers making windows and doors for smaller habitable rooms. Regulations and compliance will also be important in 2026 as Dean Bradley highlights.

With Future Homes on the horizon, our industry now effectively has two years to prepare. It means from December 2026, Future Homes will be enforced with a 12-month transition period. It will affect new build only, but Glazpart will be monitoring the situation throughout 2026 to check how it will affect our customers, I’ d advise everyone in the industry to stay ahead of the regulations and prepare for any potential changes to make sure they are fully compliant.

Glazpart is also planning to participate in a full programme of events in 2026, with The Installer Awards, Interplas exhibition and Glazing Summit all fixed in their calendar. The Glazpart team will also continue to work with professional trade bodies by attending and taking

part at meetings and events throughout the year ahead.

In addition to the above, Glazpart has also recently announced a new event series for 2026 called“ Talking Shop with Glazpartners” in conjunction with PiGs( People in Glazing Society).

The first‘ Talking Shop’ kicks off in February, one hour before the PiGs social event in Bristol at the same venue. For this event, Glazpart has already confirmed presence from technical consultants and technical experts from professional bodies such as GGF( Glass and Glazing Federation) who will be happy to share knowledge, listen to and if possible, answer any queries and all in an informal setting.

It’ s yet another development of the Glazpartners initiative which as seen Glazpart grow the programme’ s subscription to 65 organisations across the glazing supply chain in three years. In early 2023, Glazpartners was set up to build closer relationships with customers and partners with collaboration on new products and projects, as well as offering

all Glazpartners multiple free brand promotional opportunities and PR benefits.

Generally the signs and economic experts indicate a slow and gradual improvement next year. We remain optimistic for 2026, with several new developments and partnerships including our new event‘ Talking Shop with Glazpartners’ which gives companies the opportunity to talk with technical and industry experts. Our success over the last 40 years is due to our ability to listen to our customers, our flexibility to provide product solutions and our reliability in delivering products on time. We are looking forward to continuing to work closer with our customers to consistently deliver product solutions on time, to help them meet the demands and expectations of their customers in 2026 and beyond.

For more information on Glazpart, please visit www. glazpart. com or contact Dean Bradley on dbradley @ glazpart. co. uk