Reaching out across the Westcountry the group acquired a large glass processing facility in Highbridge, Somerset which was opened as the “M5 Glass Centre” by local MP Tessa Munt. With a third toughening furnace, specialising in painted and patterned glass alongside production of DGU’s, the branch quickly established itself in the local community.

Westcountry Glass, was established in Saltash with a purpose built factory it housed the company’s second toughening furnace. With the Acorn fund growing faster than anyone could have imagined the group’s named charitable fund, “The Cornwall Glass Fund,” was born and active charitable work in the communities surrounding company branches began in earnest

The groups’ first Wiltshire  branch, Warminster Glass Centre opened in Woodcock Trading Estate servicing customers in Wiltshire, Dorset, Berkshire and Somerset. By now Cornwall Glass had established it’s self as a real presence in the South West serving trade and commercial customers as well as homeowners

With a £2 million investment at the St Austell premises the group installed their first toughening plant and production of our own “Chough Tough” EN toughened glass began alongside the semi-automatic sealed unit line.

Dave and a team of dedicated colleagues developed the firms Plymouth branch in Devon, while St Austell started to take deliveries from the UK and the Continent broadening the company’s glass offering. Iconic Yellow delivery vehicles became a familiar sight on the roads of Cornwall and Devon. Dave Mitchell stepped back from the day to [...]

Always looking for ways to grow and improve, the opportunity to manufacture glass products, in house, became reality with the acquisition of Solaglas in St Austell. The company changed its name to Cornwall Glass and Glazing. Inheriting a wealth of knowledge from a well-established workforce, Cornwall Glass started with 14 colleagues