Suppliers
Software & IT
Some of our Members are experts in IT, this expertise usually relates to helping our other GGF Members become more efficient.
Sales, manufacture, resale and installation and administration of glass, windows and conservatories are all areas that can benefit from software specifically written to deal with these complex and demanding problems. These Members have decades of experience of providing production and IT consultancy within their chosen fields.
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Test Houses
The GGF has a number of test houses in membership, they are involved in testing the suitability of glass and glazing products in a range of situations such as fire resistance, bomb blast and safety and security.
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The GGF itself has a test house facility which provides testing for facades, window and doors and glass. GGF Members can get discounted rates at the GGF test facility.
For further information contact Steve Rice, Director of Glazing srice@ggf.org.uk
Consultancy Services
The GGF has a number of Members who as independent consultants provide technical reports and expert witness services.
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GGF Consultancy Service
The GGF has been at the centre of technical and legislative issues in the fenestration and glazing industry for many years. Indeed its technical staff have played a major role in the development of standards in the UK, Europe and beyond.
Now this valuable resource of knowledge and experience is being made available to the industry.
So, whether you are a specifier, architect, designer, installer, provider of glazing products or homeowner and need advice at any level including:
- Technical advice on products
- Independent on-site consultancy
- Technical audit service
- Expert witness service
then the GGF Consultancy Service is just what you are looking for.
For further information contact Alan Barnard abarnard@ggf.org.uk
Glass and Window Carrying Vehicles
Glass carriers are produced by specialist vehicle builders and converters in a full range of weights and sizes to suit all aspects of the industry.
A standard van for example can be converted by adding an internal and external rack system, the most popular weigh range being 3.5 tonnes gross. At the larger end of the scale, 26 tonne glass carriers are produced to transport 15 tonnes of glass in a single load.
Glass carrying body specifications vary widely to suit individual transport requirements of a particular company. These transport requirements for example can include ability to transport glass as a palleted load, or full size 'Jumbo' plates normally carried on an external rack.
Glass is one of the most difficult and potentially dangerous cargos transportable by road. Safety information is available from the GGF's publications 'Glass Handling, Storage and Transport' and 'Use of Stillages by Glass Suppliers' To purchase a copy, click here. Further information can also be found in the Department of Transport's 'Safety of Loads on Vehicles' - Section 17 http://www.dft.gov.uk/
The GGF has also been working on two European Standards:
BS EN 13035-1:2008 Machines and plants for the manufacture, treatment and processing of flat glass - Safety requirements Part 1 Storage, handling and transportation equipment inside the factory and BS EN 13035-2:2008 Machines and plants for the manufacture, treatment and processing of flat glass - Safety requirements Part 1 Storage, handling and transportation equipment outside the factory.
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