New thin triple-glazed unit
Director of Clayton Glass, Ryan Green, took time out at the Aluk Exploration Day to describe his new triple glazed unit to Total Fabricator editor Nathan Bushell.
The unique element is that it’s a thin triple glazed unit, so the centre pane is 1.6mm, which makes it 17% lighter than a conventional 4mm 4-4-4 triple glazed unit.
It’s also suspended. So, from a sealant perspective, it’s a one seal process, which makes it twice as quick to manufacture and therefore reduces the cost.
Our Swindon plant, which opened in July, is ready and capable for manufacturing this product.
I think it’s a niche product at present. I think it’s going to take a few years for gain real traction in the market, and I think it’s going to be a value-added product from our perspective. I think it’ll probably take five to ten years to get real volume and traction.
We’ve got seven manufacturing plants, but only one of those plants is currently capable of manufacturing this product, and currently, there are two manufacturers in the UK capable of doing it.
