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SISECAM FLAT GLASS dwellings, residences, villas and store front glazing where
neutral appearance and low reflectance are required.
HIGH-TECH PRODUCTS Having a light transmittance rate of 50%, double silvered
Sisecam Temperable Solar Control Low-E Glass Neutral
AT EURASIA GLASS 2018 50/27 is preferred for projects such as offices, hotels and
hospitals where not only optimum daylight transmission and
A member of the Sisecam Group, a global player in the neutrality but also a touch of blue on the façade is required.
glass industry, Sisecam Flat Glass attended the Eurasia Sisecam Temperable Solar Control Low-E Glass Neutral
Glass Fair 2018, the most important glass-industry fair 51/28 has the same specifications, yet it creates a green
in Eurasia, with its high-performance products. effect on the façade.
Presenting its latest high-tech products, Sisecam Flat Sisecam Temperable Solar Control Low-E Glass Deep
Glass revealed its expertise on product development and Blue 40/28, which is given colour by coating on the clear
on Research & Development while informing fair visi- glass, is preferred for skylights or warm climate areas
tors about its latest products developed for energy saving, where daylight control and more efficient solar protection
safety and security, noise control and decoration. is required. This innovative product creates a blue effect
Sisecam Temperable Solar Control Low-E Glass Neutral when looking from the outside while protecting its neutral
70/37 is developed for the architectural glass market and effect on the inside.
provides efficient thermal insulation. Enabling high light The high quality products of Sisecam Flat Glass decreass
transmittance, the double silvered Sisecam Temperable carbon dioxide emissions and enable to obtain environ-
Solar Control Low-E Glass Neutral 70/37 is preferred for mentally friendly green buildings.

8 Salisbury Square is a modern, PRESS GLASS
10-storey office building situated
in the heart of the City of London. STRUCTURAL GLAZING
Owing to a thorough reorganisation
of its use, the building gained addi- two-storey ground floor reception, and with no prior trading history
tional office space and a modernised with glazing reaching just under 6 between our two companies, the spe-
façade with contemporary glazing. metres. The reception is illuminated cialist façade contractor approached
Press Glass supplied near 200 m2 of by three separate structural glazed Press Glass quite late in the project,
complex point fixed structural glazing screens. The doorway is situated in to find a delivery partner for the most
to the centre-piece two storey ground the highest central screen, measur- structurally complex glazing elements
floor main entrance screens. ing over 5,800mm. According to the to be installed in the new façade.
The office building, advertised as a design requirements Press Glass pro- Press Glass assisted with the design
‘space to think’, is located behind the duced and supplied high complexity and supply,” commented Matthew
bustling Fleet Street, in a quiet area silicone-sealed tempered and lami- Kershaw, Area Sales Manager, Press
complete with garden access. TP nated insulated glass units (IGU’s) Glass UK.
Bennet Architects’ design involved and structural glass fins. To improve Press Glass informed that the left
renovating and thoroughly recon- thermal insulation and reduce and right screens incorporated panes
structing the post-modern building. uncomfortable heat gain, all IGU’s up to 1900mm x 4000mm with the
The architectural and construction incorporated the latest technology central screen utilising dimensions as
design provided new Grade A office triple silver solar control coatings. To challenging as 400mm x 5800mm.
accommodation over lower ground, comply with the client’s request to “The sizes, the special handling
ground and eight upper floors, and obscure structural steelwork behind required to protect the delicate glass
benefited from impressive external the façade, some IGU’s also incorpo- coating, the printing of the glass, the
terraces on five floors. The original rated a high quality digital print. The complex processing requirements
structure has been reinforced and IGU’s and glass fins where installed for the structural point fixings and
extended by approx. 3,200 m2 addi- using articulated stainless-steel point the specialist packing and transport
tional office space. The development fixings, processed and supplied as required to get product to site safely
offers over 14,000 m2 of Class A of- part of the IGU construction, to a all required an individual approach
fice spaces, including 6 roof terraces very high tolerance. to each stage of the order implemen-
with views across the City. A high- “With historic suppliers providing tation – from concept to delivery,”
light of the building is its modern, standard products to the main façade added Matthew Kershaw.

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