Clearview National July 2017 - Issue 188 | Page 104
GLASS&SEALEDUNITS
THE FUTURE OF DOMESTIC GLAZING
» » THE FIRST EVER INSTALLATION OF
SMARTGLASS® Dynamic has resulted in
overwhelming praise from the homeowner of
the newly refurbished conservatory, that has
benefitted from this revolutionary, wireless,
self-tinting glass technology.
Phil Stow, who had already specified
SMARTGLASS Ultimate, approached
Clayton Glass in February 2017 about the
performance characteristics of specialist
conservatory glass on dull days before
the commencement of his conservatory
refurbishment project in Houghton on the
Hill, Leicester.
Jason McCabe, commercial and site
director of Clayton Glass, suggested that
SMARTGLASS® Dynamic would outperform
any other conservatory roof glass on hot sunny
days, yet provide light transmission, very close
to that of a standard IGU on duller days. The
quote below is taken directly from an e-mail
received on 3rd May from Phil Stow.
He commented: “My conservatory refit
by Mike Jarvis of Custom Conservatories is
nearly complete, and I currently have a couple
of Ultimate panes which will be replaced next
week. This has allowed me to compare and
contrast the products literally side by side.”
He continued: “The Ultimate glass, which
was my initial choice, is a pretty glass which
performs well and I’m sure I would have
been very happy with it. The Dynamic glass
however, is in a completely different league
in my opinion. In a clear state like your
literature states it performs similar to standard
glass, giving true colours of the outside
world. Furthermore, on dull days, the light
transmitted is clearly noticeable as greater than
the Ultimate. So far, I cannot comment on
hot day performance, but when the sun did
briefly emerge and the outside temperature
was around 14 Celsius the Dynamic magically
tinted to the colour of Ultimate.”
And finally, he added: “SMARTGLASS®
Dynamic is a fantastic product and I hope
it produces the success for Clayton Glass
you deserve for developing it. Thank you
once again for letting me be one of the first
customers to appreciate it.”
Jason McCabe, commercial and site
director, enthused: “Without question this is
the future for domestic glazing, particularly
in the roofing plane and we look forward to
building further sales and working with key
partners to bring this technology to the mass
market.”
For a free SMARTGLASS® Dynamic sample
kit, e-mail [email protected] or
call the sales office on 01207 288200.
HEATED GLASS FOR BI-FOLDING DOORS
» » GLOW HEATED GLASS IS THE
latest innovative technology to take the glazing
industry by storm. This pioneering product
has been showcased exclusively at this year’s
Grand Designs live show.
With over 20 years manufacturing experience
and continuous research and development within
the glass industry, Tuff X is able to combine
the very latest technology with consumer’s
expectation to become the UK’s first company to
offer heated glass for Bi-folding doors.
Glow heated glass is electrically heated,
which converts electric power into heat
and are thermostatically controlled with
temperatures up 35-40c.
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KEY FEATURES:
•
Thermostatically controlled
•
Surface Temperatures up to 40 c
•
1.1 U-value
•
Toughened Safety Glass
•
Flexible warm edge spacer bar
•
Argon gas
MD, Graham Price, commented, “The
consumer reaction to the GLOW brand has
been overwhelming with a strategic planned
growth now being implemented. We are
now actively seeking a select number of
trade partners to be part of this exciting new
product.”
For further information,
email [email protected]
or call 0345 3400 200. For partnerships
email [email protected]