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Why 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.

Discover our showcase projects, captured through the lens of professional photography.

Explore Guardian Glass projects in your area and beyond with Google Street View and be inspired by the possibilities.

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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

Quality control

We strive for quality in everything we do

  • Why glass?

Why glass?

  • Understand glass

    Our world would be a very different place without glass and the new technologies that are reinventing how it’s applied. It’s even been said we are living in the ‘Glass Age’.

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  • Design with glass

    Glass already offers the design world unique advantages – and these are only growing.

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  • Build with glass

    Glass is an essential component of stunning landmark architecture. Why build a wall when you can build a wall of glass? Discover what the unique beauty of glass can do.

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  • Glass for your home

    Glass brings light and space into all our homes each and every day. What we may not be so aware of however, is how glass can now offer so much more – and transform living environments like never before.

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