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VETROSCREEN SUPPLIED INTO ICONIC HOTEL ASK PILKINGTON
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Pilkington UK has launched
Ask Pilkington, a searchable
online encyclopaedia to help
customers get quick answers
to technical queries about
glass.
Hosted on the Pilkington
UK website, Ask Pilkington
offers dedicated zones for
trade, homeowners and
architects and specifiers.
Users can type in a question
or keyword into a search
function, that gathers relevant
answers and related
information out of hundreds
of articles.
Pilkington says that, while
the portal will be constantly
updated, users can also
submit new questions that
they want answering. They
can also see what the most
popular questions are from
their peers.
The online resource is said
to bolster Pilkington UK’s
range of educational apps.
Ask Pilkington follows the
launch of the Project
References app last year,
which offers a searchable
database of Pilkington glass
products that users can
browse to find solutions to
their project requirements. It
also sits alongside Spectrum
and Spec-it!, which according
to Pilkington, is one of the
industry’s most popular glass
specifying tools, allowing
users to quickly specify glass
for a variety of projects.
Phil Brown, marketing
manager at Pilkington, said:
“With so many solutions that
play critical roles in buildings,
it’s important that people
have access to trusted
information to help them pick
the right glass. www.
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VetroScreen, the new clamped and
free-standing desktop sneeze and cough
guard from Bohle, has been chosen by
Brighton’s iconic Grand Hotel to protect
staff and guests during Covid-.
Supplied by SGS Glass Products in
June, Bohle’s freestanding option was
installed in the world-famous hotel’s
reception and concierge.
Nick Lewis, managing director, SGS
Glass Products, said: “The hotel was
delighted with them. They look fantastic,
far neater than competitor systems.
“We did the main reception and
concierge in †mm glass. Weight was
a concern, the glass was 8††mm high,
so it is quite heavy but with the returns
which we jointed with Bohle jointing
strips and the adhesive on the bottom,
it was incredibly stable, without having
to drill and permanently fix into the
surface.”
The Grand Hotel Brighton was
originally completed in 86‘ then
re-built in part after the 8‘ bombing.
It features as a backdrop to annual
political party conferences, and in the
film Quadrophenia, which immortalised
the 6‘ running battles between Mods
and Rockers.
Available either as a clamped or freestanding
option, VetroScreen, has been
developed by Bohle as a screen solution
for hotels, receptions, bars and screen
adjacent desks in open-plan offices.
Able to accommodate glass
thicknesses of ‘mm to †mm, the
weighted desktop version used by
SGS Glass Products in Brighton is
manufactured in powder coated
aluminium and steel with a highperformance
adhesive base. This is said
to provide a solid foundation for glass
screens typically of up to 8††mm high
dependent on application.
A clamp on version is also designed
to be fitted ‘in minutes’, sliding over the
edges of a desk or table and tightened.
According to Bohle, this creates a secure
fix without drilling for screens typically
up to ,†††mm high, dependent on risk
assessment.
“They’re good to fit,” continued
Nick. “The biggest challenge is lining
them up so the glass slots in perfectly
because once they’re stuck on, they’ve
very secure.
“At the start there was a lot of plastic
supplied but you need to clean it with
alcohol and it discolours.
“Glass is a far better solution,
especially where installations may be
there permanent or at the very least for
some time.
“The Bohle product is very neat, it’s
very stable, looks good and is easy to fit.”
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