Three’s the magic number as Glass Futures welcomes its first ever apprentices 25th, January, 2023 Three students will be among those at the heart of the new £54m glass melting facility in St Helens after […]
Pernod Ricard becomes Glass Futures member after ground breaking bottles trial 10th, November, 2022 Glass Futures is delighted to announce that Pernod Ricard has become a member of Glass Futures as part of its drive to build […]
Glass Futures centre stage at Labour and Conservative conferences 26th, September, 2022 Glass Futures will be among those leading the net zero conversation at both the Labour Party and Conservative Party conferences. […]
Dr Palma González García speaks to Glass International on the role hydrogen as a fuel can play to help meet global net zero goals 30th, August, 2022 Our subject hydrogen expert Dr Palma González Garcíais in the latest Glass International issue to discuss her views on how hydrogen as a […]
Maintenance Planner 18th, August, 2022 Position Filled About Us Glass Futures Ltd is a not-for-profit research and technology organisation, supported by multi-national brands and global […]
Glass Futures Agrees Strategic Partnership with North West Business Leadership Team 8th, August, 2022 The North West Business Leadership Team (NWBLT) has welcomed Glass Futures as a strategic partner. Glass Futures brings together a […]
Seize The Opportunity To Invest In A Sustainable Future 20th, July, 2022 Open call for a Lehr machinery supplier to partner with Glass Futures in the development of innovative technologies for the […]
Society of Glass Technology’s Furnace Solutions 2022 1st, July, 2022 Rob Ireson our Innovation and Partnerships Manager was chosen as the winner of this prestigious award designed to encourage and […]
STEELWORK COMPLETED ON £54MILLION GLASS FUTURES’ DEVELOPMENT 22nd, June, 2022 Work is on schedule at the £54million Glass Futures Global Centre of Excellence in St Helens with the steelwork structure […]
Funding helps fuel hydrogen project in push for net zero 2nd, June, 2022 The British Ceramic Confederation (BCC) is delighted to announce that £300,000 of Government funding has been awarded for a project […]
Glass Futures partners with C-Capture on project awarded £1.7m in BEIS funding to demonstrate feasibility of next generation, low-cost carbon capture solutions in hard-to-decarbonise industries 2nd, June, 2022 Glass Futures along with one of their member sites, Pilkington UK Ltd (part of NSG Group) are involved in a […]
PARLIAMENTARIANS AND DIGNITARIES GATHER AT THE HOUSE OF LORDS TO PROMOTE GLASS PAST AND FUTURE IMPACT 6th, April, 2022 A Glass Industry and supply chain centric lunch was held at the House of Lords on Wednesday 23rd March 2022 […]
ST HELENS CHAMBER TO OFFER FUNDING, TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR A GREENER, SUSTAINABLE LOCAL INDUSTRY THROUGH ‘TOGETHER TO ZERO’ INITIATIVE 31st, March, 2022 Valuable investment has been secured via the UK Government’s Community Renewal Fund scheme to support the local community in a […]
BIOFUEL TRIAL BY ST HELENS GLASS GIANT MARKS NEW WORLD-FIRST TOWARDS DECARBONISATION 23rd, February, 2022 Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG Group, has become the world’s first flat glass manufacturer to fire its […]
GROUND IS BROKEN AND DELIVERY UNDERWAY OF £54MILLION GLASS FUTURES DEVELOPMENT IN ST HELENS 7th, February, 2022 Glass Futures, Network Space Developments, St Helens Borough Council, Liverpool City Region, MPs Marie Rimmer and Connor McGinn welcomed UKRI […]
REVOLUTIONARY RESEARCH SETS OUT TO FIND LOW CARBON FUEL ALTERNATIVES 31st, January, 2022 Research trials into low carbon alternative fuels for glass furnaces are currently ongoing as part of Glass Futures’ Government funded […]
Glass Futures’ latest opportunity to showcase your newest technologies, R&D and training at the Global Centre of Excellence 19th, January, 2022 Open call for an IS machine supplier to partner with Glass Futures in the development of innovative technologies for the […]
Operations Engineers – Multiple Positions (X5) – Mechanical/Electrical/Process 14th, January, 2022 Position Available – No Agencies Please About us: Glass Futures is a not-for-profit research and technology organisation, carrying out collaborative, […]
Senior R&D Project Manager 14th, January, 2022 Position Filled About us: Glass Futures is a not-for-profit research and technology organisation, carrying out collaborative, cutting edge research in […]
EXCLUSIVE GLASS FUTURES INTERVIEW FOR JAN/FEB ISSUE OF GLASS WORLDWIDE 12th, January, 2022 At COP26 in Glasgow last November, Glass Futures exhibited glass products made with 90% less carbon, the result of a […]
CONTRACTOR APPOINTED TO DELIVER £54MILLION GLASS FUTURES DEVELOPMENT 14th, December, 2021 Network Space Developments (NSD) has appointed Bowmer + Kirkland to build the £54million Global Centre of Excellence at Saints Retail […]
SCIENCE AND INNOVATION DELIVERS CLIMATE SOLUTIONS AT COP26 22nd, November, 2021 Senior officials from both UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) visited […]
ST HELENS’ GROUND-BREAKING GLASS FUTURES TAKES THE STAGE AT COP26 4th, November, 2021 Glass Futures will put the Liverpool City Region at the forefront of decarbonising the global glass industry, an event at […]
DAVE DALTON, KEY DRIVER IN FOUNDATION OF GLASS FUTURES JOINS ITS BOARD 12th, October, 2021 Dave Dalton, CEO of The British Glass Manufacturers’ Confederation and its technology arm, Glass Technology Services, has joined Glass Futures’ […]
GLASS FUTURES SHORTLISTED AT THE ST HELENS BOROUGH BUSINESS AWARDS 21st, September, 2021 Glass Futures has been shortlisted for the Green Business of the Year at the St Helens Borough Business Awards. The […]
GLASS FUTURES REMEDIATION WORK WELCOMED 1st, September, 2021 Positive and visible progress with essential preparatory work for the ground-breaking £54m Glass Futures development in St Helens has been […]
JUERGEN MAIER CBE JOINS GLASS FUTURES 30th, July, 2021 Juergen Maier CBE, former Chief Executive of Siemens UK, has joined Glass Futures as an advisor to the Board. Juergen […]
INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY HAS DEEP IMPACT IN CARBON REDUCTION FOR ENCIRC 1st, July, 2021 Leading glass container manufacturer, Encirc (a Vidrala company), is set to reduce its carbon output in its Elton, Chesire, facility […]
GLASS FUTURES DELIVERS ON RECRUITMENT COMMITMENTS WITH LATEST KEY APPOINTMENT OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER 24th, June, 2021 Glass Futures’ Global Centre of Excellence, the proposed research and development and training facility, continues to deliver on employment commitments […]
PLANNING PERMISSION GRANTED FOR £54MILLION GLASS FUTURES DEVELOPMENT 26th, May, 2021 St Helens Borough Council Planning Committee has today granted planning permission for delivery of the £54million global glass research and […]
GLASS FUTURES CONFIRM TENDER SUCCESS FOR WORLD-FIRST R&D FURNACE 4th, May, 2021 Glass Futures has appointed Italian glass engineers Stara Glass S.p.A to design its 30tonne/pd experimental Research & Development furnace – […]
DIAGEO COLLABORATES ON INNOVATION TRIAL TO MAKE MOST SUSTAINABLE GLASS SCOTCH WHISKY BOTTLES EVER 8th, April, 2021 A successful pilot project has pioneered the lowest carbon footprint glass bottles ever produced for a Scotch whisky brand. Leading […]
BARCLAYS PROVIDE BANKING FACILITIES TO DEVELOP GLASS FUTURES RESEARCH FACILITY 1st, April, 2021 Plans for a new state-of-the-art experimental glass making facility in St Helens are progressing thanks to a new banking facility […]
THE UK GOVERNMENT HAS ALLOCATED £350M UNDER INDUSTRIAL ENERGY TRANSFORMATION FUND 19th, March, 2021 The UK Government has allocated £350 million under the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund Scheme. The first round of funding was […]
HEINEKEN JOINS FORCES WITH GLASS FUTURES TO COLLABORATE ON LOW CARBON GLASS INNOVATIONS 12th, March, 2021 Glass Futures is proud to announce that global drinks brand HEINEKEN has joined its membership to further its ambitious R&D […]
FOUNDATION INDUSTRIES AND THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY 11th, February, 2021 SHARE KNOWLEDGE, REUSE WASTE, CREATE OPPORTUNITIES About this Event We would like to invite stakeholders from across foundation industries and […]
WORLD’S MOST SUSTAINABLE GLASS BOTTLES CREATED IN GROUND-BREAKING BIOFUEL TRIAL 5th, February, 2021 An aspirational mission to create the world’s most sustainable glass bottle has been lauded an incredible success by the industry, […]
PLANNING APPLICATION SUBMITTED FOR £54MILLION GLASS FUTURES DEVELOPMENT 5th, February, 2021 Network Space has submitted a planning application to St Helens Borough Council for a £54million glass research and innovation facility. […]
GLASS FUTURES OPENS A VIRTUAL DOOR TO ITS GLOBAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE 22nd, January, 2021 With funding now secured for a world’s first collaboratie 30 tonnes per day research and development platform, to test and […]
ISCF TRANSFORMING FOUNDATION INDUSTRIES 15th, December, 2020 Future Leaders Group We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic group of people in their early careers to provide guidance […]
PUBLIC CONSULTATION LAUNCHED ON PROPOSED GLASS FUTURES’ CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE 30th, November, 2020 A public consultation has been launched regarding the proposed plans for a £54million glass research facility in St Helens adjacent […]