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Decorative and etched glass

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Design with glass

From anti-reflection to color tints, modern glass enhances design in many ways.

Build with glass

Whatever the construction challenge, we have the glass to help meet it.

Glass for your home

See how the correct choice of glass can help transform a home – and even our wellbeing.

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122 Leadenhall - 'The Cheesegrater'

The 75,000 square metres façade features a curtain wall that is double glazed to allow for a high solar protection on neutral-looking glass.

Fruit and Wool Exchange

The new-build façades are predominately brick-faced, with punched windows to reflect the surrounding context.

Caudwell International

Curved glass, punch windows and precast stone panels make up the envelope on a figure-of-eight footprint.

All our projects

From landmark construction projects to innovative residential builds, this is how our glass can make the difference.

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Our story

Just as we were in 1932, we're ready to meet the challenges of now and the future

Environmental Stewardship

Find out more about how glass can support sustainable design

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We strive for quality in everything we do

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Glass Analytics

Access our comprehensive suite of engineering and analytical tools

BIM objects

Download and use our standardized Guardian BIM content to create project specific BIM files

Seminars and online learning

For anyone who is interested in learning more about glass and its use

Decorative and etched glass

ShowerGuard available substrates

See what's possible

Some of the great advantages of glass are the unique aesthetic and performance qualities it brings. With this in mind, we've created a wide range of decorative and etched glasses to introduce the translucency, color and texture only glass offers a space. Advances such as acid-etching, back-painting and our cutting-edge coatings make this possible, transforming spaces with light and color while also delivering benefits like enhanced privacy and longevity.

  • Guardian SatinDeco®

    Guardian SatinDeco®

    Guardian SatinDeco® is a translucent, satin-feel glass that also has a high level of natural light transmittance. Not only does this allow abundant light through, it gently diffuses it to create environments that seem to glow.

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