Thermoseal Group Ltd.

As it is a Passive House approved component, Thermobar achieves a phA and phA+ (with Hot Melt) rating for Arctic Climate Zones and all other climate regions with lower requirements. It also has the highest rating in Passive House Hygiene requirements and best thermal values as certified by Bundesverband Flachglas Association Data Sheets.

By creating our own warm edge spacer systems, we have complete control of the content and quality of the product from the initial mixture to the mixture to product processing, packaging and final distribution. Ensuring you always get the very best quality and service from us.

Suppling the largest volume and range of spacer bar accessories to the international market means you’ll find over 2,500 components detailed on our website, but if you can’t find what you’re looking for, please give us a call.

All desiccant is continually batch-tested and benchmarked against other market-leading molecular sieve desiccants. Every single shipment is comprehensively tested and delivered with a Certificate of Analysis, not only this but all deliveries we receive are examined on arrival. Any shipments found not to meet our exacting standards are immediately returned for replacement. This ensures only the highest quality reaches our customers.

Our desiccant’s thorough testing include checks for Gas Desorption (a premium desiccant will only adsorb moisture vapour and not inert gases in the sealed unit); Delta-T Results (generally, but not conclusively, an active desiccant will generate heat upon contact with moisture); Initial Moisture Content (should be less than 2.5%); Moisture Adsorption Capacity (tested to proposed revisions to EN1279 standards); Dust Content (to check consistent bead size); Bulk Density (to check volume).

 

Our range of Polyisobutylene (PIB) sealants are used as a primary seal, they serve several purposes including: as a handling aid, as a barrier to prevent moisture gaining access and to help minimise the loss of energy saving inert gases from the unit.

Secondary sealants bond to the spacer bar and seal the edge of the IG unit from moisture ingress and protect the unit from gases passing out of and into the internal construction they include Hot Melt, Polysulfide, Silicone and Polyurethane.

All sealants are independently tested to EN1279 part 2 and 3 standards.  Our sealants are all continually tested and benchmarked to EN1279 standards in our own in-house test facilities to ensure good adhesion to glass and spacer; optimum tensile properties; low density, as well as very low moisture vapour and gas transfer rates.

TGE (Thermoseal Glass Equipment), part of the Thermoseal Group, manufacture a superior range of glass machinery built specifically for the production of insulated glass units.

Our machines cater for all levels of sealed unit production and are built with a range of features to ease the job of the operator and help smoothen the production process. 

We take our responsibility towards the environment seriously, so building energy efficient machines is a big priority. Of course, helping our customers to save money is also a bonus!

All new machines come with a 12-month parts and labour contract within the UK mainland.

We also supply a range of used machinery, so if you're looking for a second-hand machine for any level of sealed unit production, you'll find some details on our site. All used machines are refurbished and come with support from our TGE service team.

 

You can purchase components to create your own Georgian Design or Victorian Grille Pattern, we supply one of the UK’s largest ranges of high-quality bar and fittings suitable for any design. We also supply Surface Mount Bar to fit over internal muntin bar or duplex systems (we manufacture and supply energy efficient Interbar and Duplex Fittings). 

If you don’t want to manufacture your own patterns, our Georgian fabrication department is dedicated to offering one of the largest ranges of Georgian bar and grille patterns available. They come in a multitude of sizes and differing colours - we can match any colour through powder coating or foiling bar and fittings. We make internal grid systems that can be tailor-made to your own design and to fit a specific shape and size of the window. A range of stock patterns is also available to order. The only limit is your imagination!

We have invested in a modern state-of-the-art design studio in Wigan to produce bespoke designs for our customers so they can use them in their own insulated glass units. Our Films are also extremely popular in the crafts market as they can be used on any glass surface to give a stained-glass look.