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IGU manufacturers turn to automation as skills crisis bites

February 7, 2022

Edgetech IGU manufacturing automation Interest in automation among British IGU manufacturers is higher than ever according to world-leading spacer bar... Read more

Have we finally accepted we need to pay more for IGUs?

January 27, 2022

Chris Alderson, Managing Director of Edgetech, explores the challenges facing IGU manufacturers, and whether the situation is starting to improve.... Read more

A reliable supplier through challenging times

January 21, 2022

In addition to offering high-quality warm-edge spacer bar products, Edgetech, a subsidiary of Quanex, always strives to offer the best... Read more

New York icons revitalised with Super Spacer® T-Spacer® SG

January 18, 2022

High-performance Super Spacer® T-Spacer® SG from Edgetech, a subsidiary of Quanex, has helped revitalise three historic features of the New... Read more

You can’t rush quality – why the UK needs a pragmatic approach on UKCA marking

January 6, 2022

Edgetech Managing Director Chris Alderson gives his thoughts on the UK’s transition from CE to UKCA marking. We might be suffering through... Read more

Ravensby Glass invests in the future with new Super Spacer® TriSeal ™ line

November 23, 2021

One of the UK’s leading IGU manufacturers has made a substantial investment in state-of-the-art manufacturing technology. Dundee-based Ravensby Glass has... Read more

Edgetech helps homeowners find Energy Saving Glazing with new lead-gen website

November 8, 2021

Edgetech has launched a consumer-facing lead-generation website, the latest result of the company’s long-standing commitment to investing to support its... Read more

As the skills crisis worsens, automation’s time is now

November 2, 2021

Edgetech Managing Director Chris Alderson argues that, for IGU manufacturers, automation is the only long-term solution to the ongoing skills... Read more

“We’ve never been let down”: why Building Product Solutions work with Edgetech

September 1, 2021

A leading South Yorkshire IGU manufacturer has begun buying from warm-edge pioneers Edgetech – motivated in part by the company’s... Read more

Heritage success for Slenderpane

July 29, 2021

Double-glazing has been the norm for so long now that it’s easy to forget there are still thousands of buildings... Read more

“The IGU sector is extremely robust”- Iain Britton of Edgetech of 2020/21

July 17, 2021

In fenestration, no-one’s life has changed more over the past few years than those who work in sales. In the... Read more

Silicone spacers for Mexico City’s Capital Reforma buildings

July 2, 2021

The Capital Reforma buildings are two steel framed skyscrapers located in the heart of Mexico City. Construction of the two... Read more