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FIRST CLARITY USER CONFERENCE We are the largest specialist insulated glass
component manufacturer and distributor in
the UK, supplying over 2,000 components
The user conference offered a very to the window industry. Our products are
good opportunity to network with engineered in our own Technical Centre
‘colleagues’ from all over Europe. and made to exacting standards.
“A successful event, with good in-
Our focus on technical progression and
formation and background informa- our strides for export ensure that our
For the first time the A+W Clarity tion,” said Thomas Fisker-Jepsen flagship products remain two of the highest
User Conference Europe took place of Glaseksperten. He continued: “A performance warm edge spacers available
in Niedernhausen near Wiesbaden at great opportunity to get to know to the worldwide market. We now ship
to 22 countries in Europe, North America,
the beginning of June. The success- other customers and their solu- South America, Asia and Oceania.
ful get-together party on the evening tions.”
before the conference served as the Heiko Schuh, Sales Director Central
kick-off for the event, followed by Europe A+W Clarity, explains: “A
two days with different workshops successful event with high-quality
and lectures led by experts. and interesting questions from
Participants took the opportunity customers during and after the
to expand their knowledge and find individual sessions. The focus was
new inspiration. Siegfried Krös, clearly on the exchange of experi-
Glashandelsgesellschaft Profi: “The ences based on existing solution
user conference fulfilled my expecta- approaches.”
tions, it was a great even at which With this user-related event, A+W
we were able to discuss current offers its customers optimal prereq-
developments and challenges and uisites for using the software as well
from which we took along many as possible. The A+W Clarity User
new ideas. Conference thus creates a very nice
A variety of software topics were complement to the regular expert
illuminated and user questions clari- group ‘A+W Round Table’, where
fied, but suggestions for technical customers actively participate in the
improvements were also discussed. enhancement of the software.

AGC GLASS
TRANSFORMATION OF 120-YEAR-OLD

FLOAT PLANT PLANNED Thermof lex ™ Thermobar ™
Warm Edge Spacer Tube
Warm Edge Spacer
AGC Glass Europe, the largest French for prestige architectural projects. (Thermal Conductivity (Thermal Conductivity
Value 0.135W/mK and Psi Value 0.14W/mK and Psi
producer of flat glass, with two float Alexandre Coppens, Plant Director, values as low as 0.027) values as low as 0.029)
lines and a total capacity of more than said: “As a float producing plant, the
1,300 tonnes per day, specialises in next logical step for us would be to
production of clear glass (Planibel evaluate the possibilities of expanding
Clearlite) and glass with high light our activities to new types of products. FIND OUT MORE
transmission (Planibel Clearvision) We would like to be a plant of trans-
for the construction industry and the formation. This will of course depend
indoor furnishings market. The plant on market evolution and the strategy of
recently distinguished itself with pro- our group but we are convinced that we
D e di ca t e d t o I nsul a t e d G las s
duction of XXL glass sheets having an have a bright future ahead.”
outsize length of 16 metres (compared Proud winners of The Queen’s Award for
with the industry standard of 6 metres) Enterprise: International Trade 2017

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