Christmas shut down. Regency will close for the Christmas/New Year period from 22nd December and reopen on Wednesday 6th January 2021. May we take this opportunity to thank all our customers, colleagues and friends for the continued support throughout the difficult times this year has dealt us. 2021 should see life slowly return to [...]
November 5th Lock Down The lock down announced by the Prime Minister on Saturday 31st October will not affect Regency Glass production and deliveries. Our Covid-19 measures remain in place as detailed below. Here at Regency we are operating Covid safe. In line with Government guidelines we have implemented factory controls to reduce staff [...]
Covid - 19 Here at Regency we are operating Covid safe. In line with Government guidelines we have implemented factory controls to reduce staff contact and keep the 2m social distancing area possible. Currently most office staff are working from home and this has been successful throughout this period. We have reduced visitor numbers [...]
W - Smart Battery Powered Venetian Blind System The new W-Smart system is an improvement to the W-Swipe System. The battery pack is sleeker and with LED lights, is much easier to operate by touch than the old system. Available in 20mm cavities, this is a great addition to the range. W Smart brochure [...]
UK Glass Shortages Regency Glass came back to production early May, with most staff being back from furlough by mid June. Like most businesses, this was a structured return to work as demand began to grow. The UK is served by 3 float glass manufacturers - Saint Gobain (Regency supplier), Guardian and Pilkington. Each [...]
Argon & Krypton Gas filling and testing of sealed units Inert gas filling of sealed units improves the thermal efficiency of glazing. Argon and Krypton are denser than air and therefore act a an additional thermal barrier to heat escape. Argon is widely used due to cost and its good performance across a range [...]
Triple Glazing Options Triple glazing has increased in volume over recent years, as energy saving measures are increased. Triple glazing can offer variable performance depending on the combination of glass types, cavity thicknesses and gas filling type. Some triple glazing can actually be worse than double glazing It is very important that the best [...]
Laminate Glass Handling Guide Laminate glass supply has increased in volume over recent years. This is due to changes in building regulations, Secured By Design, PAS 24 and the implementation of Document Q in the new build sector. These improvements mean that EN 356 P1A is the base requirement for burglar resistance/security glazing. The [...]
Regency Glass add new Obscure Glass Sleeve To compliment our recent obscure patterned glass brochure, we have added a new glass sleeve to our sales resources. The new sleeve has the most popular 6 obscure glass types but in physical format. This enables the homeowner to look through and feel the actual glass sample. [...]
Coronavirus – Covid 19. May 2020. Regency Glass have re-opened as of May 4th 2020. After a 5 week suspension of manufacturing, to ensure that we helped with the prevention of spreading the disease, we are pleased to announce that we have commenced production on a small scale. We have undertaken risk assessments and [...]
