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GUARDIAN
®
ULTRACLEAR LOW-IRON

GLASS HELPS INTERIOR

DESIGNERS AND ARCHITECTS

Fabricated, laminated, silk screened,
painted, bent and heat-treated like
standard float glass, UltraClear glass
elevates the performance and aesthet-
ics of a wide range of glass products.
UltraClear glass is available in thick-
nesses from 2 to 12mm and sizes up applications, including spandrel, to
Guardian Glass is helping interior to 130” x 204”. combine vivid clarity with the high
designers and architects amplify their Guardian UltraClear low-iron glass is performance SunGuard coatings
®
work with Guardian UltraClear low- a featured product from the Guard- bring.
iron glass. ian interior glass product portfolio, We debuted a new video at GlassBuild
Delivering clean lines, true colours a complete offering of interior glass America and launched a comprehen-
and breath-taking views with no dis- solutions. The versatility of UltraClear sive website to help inspire interior
tractions, UltraClear glass reduces the glass means the product can also be designers, architects, fabricators and
®
green tint found in standard glass to used with many Guardian SunGuard glass dealers to ‘find their groove’ with
maximize light transmission. low-E glass coatings for commercial UltraClear glass,” she adds.
“Interior designers and architects
choose Guardian UltraClear glass to
bring natural light deep into interiors,” VITRO GLASS
explains Sarah Wansack, marketing
manager – Interiors Segment, Guard- PRODUCTIVITY MANAGER AND
ian Glass. “We’ve created a compre-
hensive campaign to help our custom- TECHNICAL SERVICES ENGINEER FOR
ers identify their best applications for
UltraClear glass. INTERCEPT SPACER SYSTEM
Interior applications for Guardian
UltraClear glass includes frameless Vitro Architectural Glass announced that it has hired William Davis as productiv-
enclosures, walls, partitions, entrance- ity manager and technical services engineer in support of the company’s Inter-
®
ways, display cases, tables, railings cept stainless steel spacer system technology.
and more – all bringing pure, bright Davis, who previously worked for 11 years in glass research and development for
and boundless clarity to clear glass, PPG Industries in Pittsburgh, where he was part of the team that developed Inter-
or vivid, true colour match to back- cept, will conduct on-site audits of licensee facilities and provide direct feedback
painted glass. on ways to help them improve productivity, product quality and efficiencies.
“Guardian UltraClear glass allows “Bill has worked with several material suppliers in the industry,” said Bradley
natural light to pass through with Boone, market segment manager, Vitro Architectural Glass. “His contributions on
remarkable clarity and brilliance that the early development of Intercept spacer technology will be very beneficial as we
is perfect for shower applications,” look to enhance Vitro’s processes and operations. His knowledge base will serve
says Jared Ross, president, Cardi- him, and our licensees, well in the quest for continuous process improvement.”
nal Shower Enclosures. “Frameless In addition to his experience at PPG, Davis was the inside sales manager for ABEL
shower enclosures are in high demand, Pumps in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, and held engineering positions at Sika Corp.,
and customers want the true colour of Lyndhurst, New Jersey.
transmission without the green tint Developed by PPG, the Intercept spacer system, which is constructed with tin-
from standard glass. Guardian Ultra- plated steel or stainless steel rather than traditional metal or foam because of its
Clear glass offers colour neutrality all strength, durability and thermal performance, has been fabricated into more than
the way through to the edge.” 600 million windows in Europe and North America.

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