Uniglaze 2 rises in the east

To celebrate its 21st birthday, glazing company Uniglaze 2 in East Anglia, has built a state of the art £12m production facility.

Central to its success is the strong relationship the company enjoys with glass supplier.

Pilkington Building Products - UK, emphasised by the fact that the building has been glazed with Pilkington products to create a modern and stylish building, outwardly reflecting Uniglaze 2's confidence and status.

The new building contains 550 sealed units totalling 750m2 of Pilkington Artic Blue' and Pilkington Optitherm'.

The two combine perfectly to create a comfortable working environment and a dynamic aesthetic appearance.

Pilkington Optitherm' is a low emissivity glass, which offers tremendous advantages to the designer.

It is ideal for large-scale curtain walling applications and commercial projects.

As an ultra low-e product, it offers increased thermal performance while also offering neutrality in appearance.

Pilkington Artic Blue' has a cool blue colour that creates a comfortable interior without sacrificing natural light.

The result is a striking appearance which helps to create a positive and upwardly stylish corporate image.

Mervyn Raby and Pat Latimer first set up Uniglaze 2 with the intention of supplying sealed coated glass units to the glazing trade, made primarily with Pilkington products.

Starting with just four employees in 1983 the company has flourished and is now the largest independent in the country, with a turnover of £28m and employing over 350 people.

The new 13-acre site in Forest Way, Norwich, is home to seven production lines, two toughened plants, cutting tables and offices.

Mick Hunton, manufacturing director, said: "We have enjoyed considerable growth over the last 21 years and customers trust and respect us for our level of expertise.

Working with Pilkington Building Products - UK allows us to take advantage of its technical proficiency on building legislation and glazing issues; knowledge that is passed onto our customers.

The quality of its products is second to none and it allows us to comfortably meet heightening demands on glass performance.

We advise our clients to use Pilkington products, so we were more than happy to build our new production facility using its glass.

"Our investment in new facilities will enable us to expand our product portfolio and it gives us even more production flexibility.

It provides us with the platform to develop our business and to meet our objective of offering a fast, efficient and reliable service.

The sharing of knowledge, expertise and ambition is crucial to this and we look forward to further developing the excellent relationship we already have with Pilkington Building Products - UK.".

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