SAINT GOBAIN GLASS UK LTD
Suppliers of: one way vision glass Solar Control Glass Solar Control Glazing acoustic glass structural glazing security glass self cleaning glazing
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS UK officially opened the group’s first float glass manufacturing plant in the UK in April 2000. Near Selby, North Yorkshire, the 650-tonne-per-day process plant is strategically located to manufacture and supply the UK and Ireland with float glass of the highest quality.
Nowadays the diverse range of glass types, functions and performance allow architects the freedom to be creative and original with glass design. Be it thermal insulation, acoustics, safety, security, coloured glass, structural glazing glass, self-cleaning or solar control glass, Saint-Gobain Glass has an extensive range of high performance solutions for the construction market.
Our comprehensive range of glass and glazing systems cover a spectrum of applications such as:
Thermal, Acoustic & Solar Control Glass.
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS manufacture glazing that have been especially developed with thermal and acoustic insulation properties. Their function spans both commercial and residential applications being equally effectively in new build as in refurbishments.
Installed into windows and façades, both single and double glazed solar control glass provides thermal insulation during the cooler seasons and protection from overheating during warm periods. Thermal and acoustic glass provide energy savings in heating systems, air conditioning and artificial lighting and insulation against outside noise.
Visual & Light Control
The variety within the SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS allows for new and innovative interior design solutions. Whether transparent, translucent or opaque or one way glass, each product can be used on its own for a particular application or it can be combined with other products in the range. As well as their obvious aesthetic properties, SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS can also respond equally well to both security and thermal insulation requirements.
Structural Glazing Systems
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS offers structural glass solutions to one of the most noted trends in contemporary architecture: the use of glass as a structural element. This extends to both components and complete, ready-to-install Structural Glazing. Fabrication, processing and assembly technologies also offer great freedom during the conception of innovative projects.
Security, Protection of People and Possessions.
The level of safety and security now demanded in the building industry is of prime importance. Modern glasses must be able to resist external impacts whilst protecting individuals internally. Our wide range of functional fire resistant and safety glass products allows the effective management and protection from the associated risks of accidents, break-ins, vandalism and fire.
Self Cleaning Glass.
Designed specifically with ‘ease of use’ in mind, we manufacture the Bioclean range of self-cleaning glass. Bioclean greatly reduces cleaning requirements and our self cleaning glass are equally well suited to the residential and commercial sectors.
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Proposed Amendments to Part L
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SGG Bioclean Dual Action Self Cleaning Glass
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SGG Cool-Lite Solar Control Glass
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SGG Decorglass Traditional Patterned Glass
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SGG Diamant Extra Clear Low Iron Glass
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SGG Emalit Evolution Lead Free Toughened Enamelled Glass
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SGG Feeling Glass Tiles
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SGG Lite-Floor Glass Floor Panels
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SGG Masterglass Contemporary Geometric Glass
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SGG Miralite Contrast Patterned or Acid etched Glass
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SGG Miralite Evolution Ultra Double Silvered Glass
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SGG Planilaque Evolution Laquered Glass
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SGG Planitherm High Performance Low Emissivity Glass
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SGG Planitherm one Superior Low E Glass
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SGG Planitherm Total + Low E Glass
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SGG Priva-Lite Electrically Operated Vision Control Glass
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SGG Satinovo Acid etched Glass
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SGG Securit Toughened Safety Glass
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SGG Seralit Evolution Lead Free Toughened Glass
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SGG Stadip Color Laminated Colour Glass
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SGG Stadip Silence Acoustic PVB Safety Glass
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SGG Stadip, Stadip Protect Laminated Safety Glass
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Launch of 1.0 U-Value Temperable Low-E Glass
October 2011
Saint-Gobain Glass has launched SGG PLANITHERM ONE and the unique SGG PLANITHERM ONE II which boast a remarkable optimum centre-pane U-value of just 1.0W/m2K. The new products are the latest innovative additions to the Saint-Gobain Glass popular PLANITHERM range and are now available from stock.
SGG PLANITHERM ONE is incredibly versatile, improving the whole window U-values for all frame types, helping specifiers to confidently meet and exceed Building Regulations requirements. The product is particularly suited to residential new build, light commercial new build and renovation applications. When used in an IGU with a 90% argon filling, SGG PLANITHERM ONE provides a U-value of 1.0W/m2K, yet maintains a light transmittance of 71%, giving it an enviable neutral appearance which is unmatched by competing low-E products.
Also launched by Saint-Gobain Glass is the unique SGG PLANITHERM ONE II - the only temperable low-E product with a 1.0W/m2K U-value on the market. The temperable version possesses the same aesthetics and performance as annealed PLANITHERM ONE and meets the safety glazing performance requirements of BS EN 12150.
“Thanks to the Saint-Gobain Glass ongoing investment in research and development, the PLANITHERM range of products is the most energy efficient low-E family of glass products on the market today,” Craig Dodsworth, Residential Market Manager, Saint-Gobain Glass explained, “SGG PLANITHERM ONE and SGG PLANITHERM ONE II are perfect additions to that family and offer versatile solutions for architects looking to create comfortable interiors and to reduce heat loss.
“SGG PLANITHERM ONE II in particular – the only product of its kind on the market – can help achieve this where toughened or heat-strengthened glass is required.”
SGG PLANITHERM ONE and SGG PLANITHERM ONE II are truly environmentally friendly products for today’s forward-thinking glass processors, window fabricators and architects. Primarily, their insulation qualities help buildings consume far less CO2 because of the reduced energy required to heat them. Furthermore, thanks to their remarkable neutral appearance, daylight can be harnessed more effectively, cutting down on the artificial light required.
Please contact Craig Dodsworth – 01977 666154 or craig.dodsworth@saint-gobain.com – for a copy of the SGG PLANITHERM ONE/ONE II brochure.
Triple Glazing Will Be Crowned
October 2011
Triple Glazing Will Be Crowned
Despite all the recent debate, triple glazing remains a relatively niche alternative to double glazing. However, it is a sleeping giant, and it could dominate the market within the decade argues Derek Dragten, Saint-Gobain Glass’ Sales and Marketing Director.
Shifting demands
Market research conducted before launching our recent Planitherm marketing campaign found that energy efficiency isn’t at the top of homeowner’s reasons to consider replacing their windows, primarily because they wrongly believe the old double glazing they have already does the job. However, consumers are recognising the need to improve their homes and reduce their energy bills. When it is explained that newer products and glass coatings are now far more energy efficient, this becomes a significant differentiating factor. So, although a leap to triple glazing might feel slightly premature to some, we can only see the demand rising as homeowners become more aware of the need to improve the energy efficiency of their homes.
This is tethered to Government thinking on the matter. Current building regulations only stipulate a C rating in WERs (or an equivalent U-value of 1.6 W/m2K), which, thanks in part to advances in glass technology, is more than comfortably achieved with double glazing. However, Saint-Gobain Glass is confident that building regulations will tighten as the Government looks at reducing CO2 emissions in the coming years to meet the stringent targets they have set. With this in mind, we are working towards A rated windows as standard by 2016, with triple glazing taking around 30% of the market.
To look at the future of triple glazing, one should look at the UK market’s relationship with Germany, who have led the way in adopting thermal regulations and new glass technologies. The UK has historically tended to follow the trends of the German market by around five to ten years and has actually been catching up in recent times. After adopting triple glazing, Germany’s growth in that area went from 3% in the 1st year growing to 37% over the next 5 years. We believe the UK is now in its first year of this german model.
There are some within our industry who believe that the UK market will respond quicker than our estimates. Gordon Dickson of Ravensby Glass, for example, believes that 30% penetration will be achieved by 2014. He has said that that many of the window manufacturers/extruders are making available sections to take 44mm units (the same size as a typical TGU), which means they also see the future to be triple glazing.
As always, SGG is leading the way as an innovator and we are already developing specific TGU products for the UK market which will give an optimal balance of U-value and g-value.
Ravensby Glass currently makes TGUs using SGG PLANITHERM TOTAL+ glass on the middle and inner panes in a 4/16/4/16/4 configuration, and filled with argon gas. The resulting U-value is a remarkable 0.6W/m2K. If light transmittance or g-value (solar gain) needs to be improved, then the ultra-clear SGG DIAMANT low-iron glass can be used. In the future thinner cavity widths will also be possible without necessarily affecting the overall performance of the unit in energy balance terms.
Removing barriers
One of the current barriers to TGU penetration is the investment costs for the fabricators, as it is difficult for the small and medium sized fabricators to invest in re-tooling for TGU profiles. This is coupled with the fact that the designs of UK windows are primarily PVC and outward opening, which means that there needs to be further reinforcement of the frames to take the weight of TGUs, affecting the thermal transmission – nonetheless this is something that system manufactures (many of them german) and fabricators are addressing and the barriers are not set to last.
Since WERs is the main driver behind the development of energy efficient windows, and the leading players are pushing for better A-rated windows, it is only natural that more people will seriously look at triple glazing as the next evolution for energy rated windows.
Until now, the extra costs associated with take-up have been restrictively more than the marketing costs associated with WERs etc. This is combined with the fact that the replacement market is quite saturated. Despite the sterling efforts of many within the industry, consumers generally think that DGUs are naturally thermally efficient even if they haven’t got SGG PLANITHERM TOTAL+ glass. But triple glazing is by its very physical nature, the key to unlocking the potential for windows to be recognized as a tabgible energy efficiency improvement. Triple glazing can help put an end to this lack of inertia and actually increase the rate of replacement that has been in decline for so long.
We at Saint-Gobain Glass believe that the move to triple glazing is the logical conclusion to the energy efficient window debate, with the Government tightening regulations over the coming years and more discerning consumers looking for the best products available. The talk of triple glazing is not something that will pass; it represents a real opportunity for the market and is something that we as an industry should be embracing.
It gives us the opportunity to offer something new to the consumer and, like razor manufacturers adding extra blades to their products, give them a third pane of glass and you present something tangible that they are able to quantify.