Glass Express Midlands has been chosen to be a ‘Guardian Select’ IGU manufacturer, which “represents excellence” and demonstrates the company’s “commitment to quality and continuous improvement in glass manufacturing”, according to the glass manufacturer.
The Guardian Select community was established by Guardian Glass to help drive up standards in IGU manufacturing, with the aim of achieving “new levels of excellence”.
“Being invited to become a Guardian Select IGU manufacturer is a real honour for Glass Express Midlands, because it demonstrates that our key supply partners recognise the significant investment we have made in producing IGUs to a very high standard,” Glass Express Midlands’ Sales Director Fraser Caithness said.
“Guardian Glass’s values are very closely aligned to our own. For example, we are both dedicated to raising both product quality and standards of professionalism in the glass and glazing industry.
“This is an invite-only scheme, and we are proud to be rubbing shoulders with the very best in the industry.”
Membership of the Guardian Select scheme gives Glass Express Midlands access to numerous benefits, including increased technical support.
“We have a dedicated technical department at Glass Express Midlands,” Fraser said. “Having that unfettered access to Guardian Glass’s technical support is extremely valuable, especially when it comes to product updates and understanding the impact of the latest changes to the Building Regulations.
“Their technicians will even come to site if we are taking on a big job, to ensure that our processes match the demands of the project. For example, we recently worked on the Merry Hill project in Dudley, which specified gold glass from Guardian. One of their technicians joined us in Oldbury to check that our toughening process wouldn’t cause issues to the look and feel of the product (which they didn’t).
“Ultimately, by being a Guardian Select member, our customers can be reassured of the investment we have made in quality and excellence thanks to this third-party seal of approval.”
