AB Glass boosts management team

AB Glass, an aluminium manufacturing and installation company based in Swansea, has appointed two new managers to help enhance business growth. Geraint Thomas, aged 44 from Pontarddulais, has joined AB Glass as trade department manager. He has worked in the glazing industry for 20 years and brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience. Thomas has been appointed by the award winning company to assist the trade department to reach business objectives and bring a wider knowledge base to this area of the company.  Chris Hughes, aged 37 from Carmarthenshire, also joins the team through his appointment as business development manager, to steer the continued growth of the business. Chris previously worked as a commercial manager in the sector, with a record for achieving unprecedented growth. In addition to his extensive experience in business development, Chris brings with him in-depth knowledge of the construction market across Wales and the South of England. 

Nigel Harvey, director of operations at AB Glass, commented: “We are really pleased to welcome Chris and Geraint to the team. They both have significant experience within the glazing and manufacturing fields and will undoubtedly be a real asset to AB Glass. The company has ambitious growth objectives and with the addition of Chris and Geraint to the management team, we are confident these will be achieved.” 

AB Glass boasts an impressive project portfolio, having worked on a number of multimillion pound projects across the UK during its 25 years in business. The company was also announced Manufacturing Business of the Year and the overall Business of the Year at the Swansea Bay Business Awards 2017, which were held in March. These two awards add to the many accolades the business has won over the years.

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Specialist in IGUs and conservatory roofs, Double R Glass & Roofing Systems has announced the expansion of its Decorative and Specialist IGU Centre with the addition of a 2,500sq ft manufacturing facility.

“The demand for something different – whether coloured front doors or decorative glass – is showing no sign of slowing down,” explains Ian Sims, Managing Director of Double R, “and because we believe in staying ahead of market trends on behalf of our customers, we wanted to add additional capacity to this area of the business before we needed to. Our Decorative and Specialist IGU Centre produces hand finished decorative units, the manufacture of units for decorative finishing as well as the application of the easy-clean system, TruShield^TM. We can deliver any decorative style from contemporary to the more traditional designs, as well as completely bespoke images for something more unusual.

“The specialist division, as with the rest of our business, is dedicated to delivering top quality and offers a wide range of services including: fused tile panels, sandblasting, supply only sandblast resists, lead soldering and decorative bevel panels. The Centre also offers training to customers who want more information and support in this area.

“Double R believes in forming long-term relationships with customers but to do this we need to consistently deliver what they need, when they need it. Expanding to stay ahead of growing demand allows us to do exactly that.”

For more information visit www.glassandroofs.com or call 01933 443658

The new sliding folding ‘MB-86 FOLD LINE’ is the latest addition in a wide range of sliding doors systems from leading European aluminium systems company, Aluprof.  With one of the slimmest hinged stile sight line of just 133mm, the new system maximises the all important glass area.  Designed for heavy duty use, the system is suitable for both residential and commercial installations, and offers excellent life expectancy.

The MB-86 FOLD LINE features a 77mm wide, triple chamber door leaf profile, with a 34mm polyamide thermal break for excellent thermal insulation and strength, allowing doors of up to 2700 mm high and 1000 mm wide.  The Aluprof designed, dedicated hardware, allows door leafs of up to 100Kg in weight to be accommodated with the option of triple, or quadruple glazing, to be easily specified up to 60mm in thickness.  Rebated and low-level thresholds are an option as well as open in and open out options for the folding arrangement.

With a low profile count, for what is a very flexible sliding folding system, fabricators do not need to stock an extensive range of profiles to manufacture the complete system.  Furthermore, the ‘MB-86 FOLD LINE’ is fully compatible with the MB-86 range of framing, door and window systems making it one of the most flexible systems for any application.

It should therefore come as no surprise that Aluprof systems are increasingly being specified on a wide range of residential and commercial projects across the UK.  All systems are designed and installed by selected, specially trained companies to ensure each product meets the Aluprof exacting standards.  Further information is available on the company website at aluprof.co.uk and specialist advice is available directly from Aluprof UK offices on 0161 941 4005.