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Wine By The Glass

When our Exeter branch was approached with a photograph of a glass wine rack and asked “Can you make something like this for us?” their answer was of course. “We’ll have ago” Several months, lots of head scratching and hard graft later these beautiful, bespoke wine racks are occupying pride of place in our clients [...]

2018-09-04T12:13:20+00:00

EVA Laminate

EVA laminates are taking ground from PVB but if you’re installing architectural glass, which route should you go? It’s a numbers game. In the last three-years volumes of laminate glass production has increased according to analysts by anywhere between 16 and 24%. That’s substantial growth in anyone’s book. It’s also something which could accelerate further [...]

2018-08-02T16:05:08+00:00

Brighton Grand Hotel

Cornwall Glass has worked as a key supply Partner to David Salisbury Commercial, in the replacement of windows and doors in Brighton’s landmark, Grand Hotel. There is no more iconic image of the English seaside than the Grand Hotel, Brighton. The centrepiece of it’s promenade, the Grand Hotel was celebrated in Quadrophenia, the 1979 re-telling [...]

2021-04-22T15:22:08+00:00

Our Apprentice Journey through Home Grown Talent

Cornwall Glass is closing the skills gap through a highly innovative training partnership with Exeter College. The UK lies fourth from bottom in the EU’s table of participation in job-related adult learning. If our standing in EU league tables may not matter much after Brexit, it should nonetheless raise a red flag for manufacturing and [...]

2018-05-03T11:28:17+00:00

Turning Art Into Architecture

Proto Studios has completed a high-profile commission for Toronto Transit Commission, drawing on specialist IGU expertise from Cornwall Glass.  Glass has been synonymous with art since its very beginning. And it continues to be used to define a new generation of buildings today, creating exciting public spaces, which combine both form and function. This is [...]

2018-04-26T13:54:56+00:00

£400 for 40 Community Groups

Cornwall Glass to grant £400 to 40 community groups celebrating 40 years in business! Cornwall Glass celebrates 40 years in business and to mark this milestone is awarding 40 grants of £400 from their Cornwall Glass Fund to community groups throughout Cornwall.  Mark Mitchell, Chairman of Cornwall Glass, says “Being part of the community is [...]

2018-05-03T10:19:50+00:00

New Sales Appointment for Cornwall Glass

Cornwall Glass is delighted to welcome Steven Marques on board as Sales Manager for the company. Steven comes with over twenty years’ experience in the glass industry. Moving from South Africa to the UK 2 years ago, Steven spent 18 months with Glass Solutions as their area sales manager in Bristol and his expertise and [...]

2018-04-26T13:37:16+00:00

Local Heroes Awards 2018

Nominations for the 2018 Pirate FM Local Heroes Awards are now OPEN! Cornwall Glass is a family owned business specialising in the manufacture and production of glass and glazing products, serving commercial, trade, architectural and domestic customers for 40 years is delighted to be part of the awards this year. We have 15 branches that stretch from [...]

2018-01-29T15:33:32+00:00

Cornwall Glass Acquires Pilkington Bristol Site

Cornwall Glass acquires Pilkington Merchant glass business   Mackenzie Glass, part of the Cornwall Glass group of businesses has agreed contracts on the acquisition of Pilkington Bristol from NSG. The sale, which is expected to complete at the end of November, will see the transfer of Pilkington Bristol assets to Mackenzie Glass. This is also expected [...]

2018-04-26T13:58:31+00:00

Oh What A Smashing Year!

They say time flies when you're busy and boy, oh boy have we had a busy year here at Cornwall Glass! Starting the year with some post-Christmas blues, things soon picked up with the decision to rebrand all the branches of the company to trade under one name. After much head scratching and consultation with [...]

2017-12-20T17:03:18+00:00