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We interviewed Reiner Mack, head of Onyx Solar in Germany 1. Taking into account your background at sustainable energy, what have led you to start a business relationship with Onyx Solar?
The world’s most important glass trade fair, glasstec, and GlassPrint, Europe’s only dedicated conference and exhibition for glass decoration have agreed to renew their successful cooperation. glasstec will ‘power’ GlassPrint 2015 and the two events…
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) attended the Infrastructure Conference on the 3rd February at the Institute of Civil Engineers in Westminster and called for politicians and policy makers to put more emphasis on energy efficiency with regards…
Ahead of next month’s Budget, the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) has written to the Chancellor, George Osborne MP to outline GGF Members’ concerns on several issues that are affecting the Glass and Glazing industry.
At the end of January, the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) welcomed Roseview Windows into full GGF Membership with Brian Baker, GGF President, presenting Willie Kerr, Roseview’s Managing Director, their Membership Certificate at the first Joint…
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) is pleased to announce that it has recently increased the amount of deposit cover to Members’ domestic customers.
The GGF expressed delight as the Federation’s online presence continues to grow at a considerable rate with January, showing a 25% increase in unique users and sessions against the same period in 2014.
The GGF is pleased to announce that it will once again be sponsoring the G15 awards. The G15 Awards will be the 12th annual Award celebration for the glass and glazing industry and the GGF looks forward to GGF Members entering and attending what has…
The Glass and Glazing Federation is delighted to announce the appointment of Andrew Glover, Managing Director of West Yorkshire Windows as the GGF’s new Vice President.
The GGF continues to be disappointed with slow progress of Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO) following this week’s release of the latest statistics which continue to show how the scheme is not working for the replacement window industry.
The GGF this week responded to the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s (DECC) Consultation on the extension plans for Energy Company Obligation (ECO) 2015-2017.
The GGF has released a new publication entitled “Acoustics - How glazing can help reduce noise”. The new document offers excellent guidance to homeowners and the industry on the complex subject, of how the installation of suitable glazing can help…
For many years the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) has supported The Glass Performance Days (GPD) in Finland.
Tradition tells us a good day starts with the morning, but sometimes favorable omens can even appear at the end of the day.
If, given the struggling economy, the fortunes of the European market offer limited and fluctuating satisfaction for professionals in the world of glass, all it takes is a glance at the other international markets to quickly lift one’s mood.
The GGF raised its profile at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh in the first week in December with three jam packed days that included a GGF exhibition, meetings with over 20 Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs), input at the…
Following this week’s news on the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund the GGF is frustrated that glazing is still not high on the agenda.
The Government is extending ECO (Energy Company Obligation), introducing a new obligation period from April 2015 to March 2017, termed ‘ECO2’. The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2014 (the ‘ECO2 Order’) sets out the…
This week, Chancellor George Osborne delivered his final Autumn Statement before next year’s General Election in May.
Thanks to the many innovative machines and systems in operation, the Glasstec visitors who visited the HEGLA booth were given the chance of experiencing technology live in action.
The GGF was delighted with the success of the recent G14 Awards at Park Lane Hilton which saw 5 GGF Member Companies pick up awards.
Plansee presented a new cooling system for molybdenum electrodes at the Glasstec trade fair in Düsseldorf. It is intended to protect against premature boiling water corrosion. For decades, we have been well known among glass manufacturers for our…
Some days have passed already since glasstec 2014. The international trade fair glasstec has been an absolute must for futronic since many years and of course we did not want to miss it this year to meet our customers and business partners and to…
The number of visitors at Neptun’s stand during the recent exhibition Glasstec 2014 was higher than expected, especially from Eastern Europe, North Africa, Australia and Brazil.