Back to the Future | February 2012
Esquire Glass are pleased to announce the installation of a new semi-automatic backing line used for backing mirrors and splashbacks, The machine enables us to back product quicker and with vastly improved quality by giving constant even pressure as the glass passes beneath. This new piece of equipment allows us to free up man power for other areas of the factory, only requiring 2 members of staff for its operation rather than the usual 6-8 staff required when done by hand.
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12 tonne wagon has arrived! | July 2011
Our new 12 tonne Man curtain side truck has now arrived and is already out on deliveries as we speak!
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The first of two new vehicles join the Esquire fleet | June 2011
Following the introduction of a new Citroën long wheelbase Van this week will be a 12 ton MAN truck later this month:
Vehicle Spec:
Citroen L3 H2 van with an impressive payload of 1500kg.
MAN 12000kg Curtain Sided truck with a payload of 7000kg,
The new lorry will allow us to deliver more product per trip and stop the requirement of using two 7.5 ton Lorries on certain deliveries, it's also greener due to the vehicle being Euro4, lower emissions i.e. nicer to the environment
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New Sample Pack | June 2011
From June 2011 our new colour sample pack will be available to all Esquire Glass Customers, these will be delivered by the Business Development team over the coming weeks.
Additional ones can be purchased on request and posted out, please contact sales for further details
on sales@esquire-glass.co.uk
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New for 2011, PJH go toughened... | April 2011
Splashbacks have never been so popular, historically only available in annealed glass but now more and more people are asking for a toughened option. PJH are leading the way with a new range of toughened splashbacks (available in May 2011) designed to be used behind a cooker hob. Toughened glass will give a better tolerance to higher temperatures and heat fluctuation. The glass will also have 5x the strength which all helps give the final customer greater confidence.
For further information about toughened splashbacks please contact sales@esquire-glass.co.uk
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New Health and Safety/Quality Control Supervisor | February 2011
Brendon Stanford has taken on this new role supporting Jason Gould (Factory Manager). Brendon has been with Esquire Glass for 8 years, gaining lots of experience on the shop floor, working his way up to supervisor. He has a good knowledge of all factory machinery which will be invaluable in his new role.
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New Business Consultant joins the team | January 2011
In January 2011 Andrew Stephens joined the Esquire team. Andrew is currently gaining experience working along side Business Development Manager, Rupert Arnthal.
From March 2011 Andrew will be based in the Midlands and will be covering the southern part of the UK, tending to customer needs, be it quoting for glass requirements or in the development of new products. Esquire Glass have a growing customer base in the south and the introduction of Andrew will help service this area with greater ease.
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Bottero Titans installation complete | October 2010
In October 2010 we installed a new state of the art edging line, the consists of two "Bottero Titan" double edging machine, a 90 degree load transfer table, and a integrated Vitrododi washing machine, this set up allows us to edge glass between 200mm x 200mm up to 2000mm x 1600mm.
The annealed glass is placed on the first machine, two edges are simultaneously edged by 10 cup wheels on each side which is made up off 4 diamonds wheels, 1 resin wheels and 5 polish wheels. The glass is then passed onto a load transfer table (all without the aid of manual intervention), the glass is then fed into the second edging machine, it then square's up the glass before it works the remaining edge's off the glass. The glass is then fed into our washing machine, which removes all the dirt and grime that has built up.
The glass is then inspected against the work sheet, and toughened if applicable or sent to our finishing line for final assembly / packaging.
This allows us to produce polished glass up to 5 times faster than our previous capabilities.