Glazing Vision mulipart flushglaze on the cover of AJ May edition, Hill Top House featured on page 44 onwards, the rooflight measured 3.6m x 2.3m and came complete with a wall abutment detail.  The Flushglaze is the original flat roof glass rooflight and has been installed in prestigeous locations throughout the UK, such as Silverstone racing drivers club, the Eden Project and the Royal gardens visitors centre in Windsor.

Today GV occupies a 40,000 square foot factory in Diss, Norfolk.

1994 to 2012

We employ around 80 direct employees from skilled engineers, designers, project managers and well trained sales staff to our own installation teams.

We have invested in both machinery and in our people to make sure that we are in control of our own quality, lead times and welfare our employees and the environment with which they work.Glazing Vision recognises the need for consistent quality and therefore operates an ISO approved system, in 2010 GV became ISO9001 compliant.  Furthermore in recognition of our environmental policy in 2011 GV obtained the ISO standard of ISO14001.

Also in 2011 Glazing Vision applied for CHAS registration, demonstrating the techniques used in our own factory and out in the field Glazing Vision has been awarded a CHAS certificate, meaning we conform to all necessary Health and Safety requirements.

In 2010 Glazing Vision being ISO9001 registered were able to apply to join the National Association of Rooflight Manufacturers, this means that Glazing Vision are now accountable to a recognised body, but also gives us the opportunity to lobby the government for improved standards for rooflight manufacture.

It is with all the above in mind that we have confidence in supplying rooflights all over the World.

]]> http://www.glazing-vision.co.uk/news/?feed=rss2&p=165 0 http://www.glazing-vision.co.uk/news/?p=156 http://www.glazing-vision.co.uk/news/?p=156#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:00:43 +0000 admin http://www.glazing-vision.co.uk/news/?p=156 The highlight of which is PV Cells integrated into a Flushglaze rooflight and heated glass into a Flushglaze.

Glazing Vision are at the forefront of Glass Rooflight innovation, Jon Shooter (Sales & Marketing Director) said “we keep on evolving our products to meet the demands of our clients. We are currently undertaking numerous projects involving different glass technologies into rooflights, from the heated glass rooflights going above swimming pools to Okalux glass into museums.  Clients choose Glazing Vision as we can give them that extra technical advice for their projects, we employ really talented people that are driving this industry forwards.  We don’t need to shout about our position in the market , our clients do that for us!”

Chris Chaney (Managing Director) also added the following “2012 is going to be a big year for Glazing Vision, we are proud to be members of the National Association of Rooflight Manufacturers, helping shape the way the industry is going forward, come and see us and we can show you what we have been working on”

Skydoor for access

The Skydoor is an electric hinged thermally broken rooflight with one touch opening to 90 degrees in under a minute, ideal for access where roof space is at a premium.  The rooflight can also be used for ventilation only by re-pressing the open/close button at the desired opening position.  Alternatively the operator can hold the open button to the desired        position.
The internal framework design is simple, sleek and in keeping with GV design principles of minimum framework, maximum daylight.
All control electronics,mechanisms and power supply are completely hidden within the framework.

If you would like to book a visit anywhere in Europe please contact sales@glazingvision.co.uk

Chris Chaney (Managing Director) & Jon Shooter (Sales & Marketing Director)

Diss-based Glazing Vision maps out future in both Norfolk and overseas

By shaun lowthorpe
Business editor
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
11:00 AM

Bosses at Diss-based Glazing Vision are hoping to capitalise on the increasing overseas demand for its products as – but are also looking to raise the company’s profile closer to home.

 The company, based on the Diss industrial estate in Saw Mills Road, specialises in the manufacture of specialist roof lights which can be installed in home, offices and public buildings and includes a number of high profile and celebrity clients as well as schools in Swaffham and Costessey, near Norwich among its customer base.

Last year it enjoyed a record £6.7m turnover and has opened up an office in Paris to build the increasing demand in Europe for its products. It is also looking at exports to the USA, and enjoys strong demand for rooflights particularly in central London where there has been a boom in homeowners fitting them to brighten up older properties.

Managing diretor Chris Chaney said growth had been fuelled since the company made a decision to relocate from several sites in Brandon, near Thetford, to he former Hamlin Electronics site last year.

The company, which employs 77 staff from fitters to specialist designers and research and developers, has also invested in a new paint shop which is due to open in April, while a new website is also being launched.

“The idea was to get under one roof,” Mr Chaney said. “We were expanding and we needed more space as we had forklift trucks going down the road from one building to another. We raised the roofs and increased the size of the doors.

“We wanted to stay in East Anglia, we looked at moving towards Cambridge. If you are a manufacturing company, you have got to look at costs. There’s a lot of hi-tech around Cambridge, and we are more manufacturing tech, so it was better for us to stay around here.

“Diss was attractive because it is a busy town so the guys have somewhere to pop out to at lunchtime and we get people visiting us from London

We went for it big time – new buildings, new offices. We spent £500,000 on machinery and opening up a French office.

Established in 1994 by current chairman Hugh Callacher, as a glazing refurbishments company, Mr Chaney repositioned the company to concentrate on the rooflights business, bringing in new workflow processes to streamline the production process and the process has paid dividends with the company becoming a market leader in its field.

“What we saw was a demand for those products and looking at the size of the company, it was worth focusing all the resources on the products and the maintenance work was almost a distraction to that and I decided to let it go,” he added. “We increased the production range and capability of the products. We brought in a different approach and we really needed a production line to cope with the volume.

Sales and marketing director Jon Shooter said that despite its growing international reputation and strong presence in London, the company was relatively unknown in Norfolk and it was looking to raise its profile among architects and the public.

“The missing thing at the moment is that people is that local people do not know we are here,” Mr Shooter said. “I speak to people all the time. Ideally over the next two to three years we want to change that so that when you mention Glazing Vision to people in East Anglia, they say they know who we are. We are trying to build relationships locally.”

CHAS logo

Glazing Vision is proud to announce that it is now an accredited company within CHAS (Contractors Health & Safety Assesment Scheme). Glazing Vision can now boast making quality rooflights (ISO9001) with consideration of our environment (ISO14001) offering safe working conditions from our factory to all our onsite installation teams (CHAS).

To achieve the CHAS accreditation Glazing Vision had to demonstrate all our Health and Safety procedures from manual handling to on site working at heights training. We would like to thank all employees for helping achieve this accreditation.

The video shows the rooflight undergoing final testing in our factory, all Glazing Vision rooflights are manufactured in the UK and shipped worldwide.

We have also received an order for 4 No. bespoke sliding rooflights to Athens, these are also to incorporate the pitch into the rooflight and are of bespoke design.

6m x 6m Bespoke Sliding over roof rooflight