Clearview National September 2017 - Issue 190 | Page 106

GLASS&SEALEDUNITS
Major factory expansion for Slenderline Glass
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heritage sealed units, Slenderline Glass,
have doubled their factory space following a
massive period of growth for their specialist
slimline sealed units.
Slenderline Glass, who are part of the
Kent-based E.J. Cocker Group, saw a 20%
increase in sales this July compared to July
last year, and recently took the decision
to invest in more factory space and new
machinery to accommodate demand.
Andy Cocker, Director of Slenderline
Glass and the E.J. Cocker Group,
commented: “The number joiners, of
builders and installers buying our specialist
slimline units is increasing every year, and we
decided now was the right time to invest in
our manufacturing facility.”
Slenderline Glass specialises in advanced
insulated glass units for all heritage and
sash windows. All Slenderline Glass units
combine both the warm edge technology
of Super Spacer and either Argon or
Krypton Gas to achieve first-class thermal
performance.
The firm has found success through its
compliance with the strict guidelines of
the UK’s conservation areas. Through its
sympathetic design, accurate dimensions and
high-performance, Slenderline sealed units
have become the solution of choice for listed
buildings, meeting the needs of the buoyant
restoration and replication markets.
www.slenderlineglass.com
Introducing Global Glass Essex
» » SYNSEAL GROUP HAS
rebranded the domestic
manufacturing arm of Village
Glass in Essex, which is now part
of the group’s £40 million Global
Glass division.
Global Glass Essex services the
domestic customers of Village
Glass, previously Euroview
Manufacturing Limited, and
gives additional capacity to the
360 Global Glass customers
which Synseal Group supplies
throughout the UK.
Following the acquisition in
December 2016, Global Glass
Essex has near tripled its IGU
capacity from 6,500 to 18,000
and has appointed 45 new staff
members in a range of roles
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including shop floor, sales and
engineering.
Derren Gittins, Glass
Managing Director at Synseal
Group, said:
“We’re having a brilliant year
at Global Glass and are very
pleased with the progress already
made at the Essex plant, where
we have almost tripled our sealed
unit capacity. It’s an excellent
state-of-the-art facility with a high
speed triple unit line and a very
talented team of staff committed
to delivering consistent quality for
our customers.
“We acquired the plant in
Essex to give us a regional base
in the South East and to respond
to the growing demand from our
nationwide customer base. Just
like our previous Global Glass
acquisitions, we are in a position
to fill our capacity and continue
to grow while providing 24/7
operational consistency to our
customers across four toughening
plants and six fully automated
sealed unit lines.
“We’re very proud that Global
Glass is now the largest UK
owned IGU supplier with a
capacity of 50,000 sealed units a
week.”
The glass factory in Essex
is the third major acquisition
for Global Glass in four years,
following on from the transition
of K2 Conservatories Ltd to
Global Glass Blackburn, and
Systems Glass to Global Glass
Wigan. Since 2011, Synseal
Group has invested more than
£10 million into its Global Glass
division which has gone from a
standing start to a £40 million
turnover in glass sales in just six
years.