Glass Futures partners with government to prove use of alternative sustainable fuels could reduce carbon emissions by up to 80% allowing the glass and other industries to decarbonise sooner 6 December, 2022 Glass Futures, a Not-for-Profit membership Research Technology Organisation, published its report for the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy […]
Exploring green hydrogen potential for Sheffield’s steelmakers 25 November, 2022 E.ON and a consortium of industry partners, academics and local authorities is launching a new study to assess the feasibility […]
Pernod Ricard becomes Glass Futures member after ground breaking bottles trial 10 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 26 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 30 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 […]
Glass Futures Agrees Strategic Partnership with North West Business Leadership Team 8 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 20 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 1 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 22 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 2 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 2 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 6 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 31 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 23 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 7 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 31 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 19 January, 2022 Open call for an IS machine supplier to partner with Glass Futures in the development of innovative technologies for the […]
EXCLUSIVE GLASS FUTURES INTERVIEW FOR JAN/FEB ISSUE OF GLASS WORLDWIDE 12 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 14 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 22 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 4 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 12 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 21 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 1 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 30 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 1 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 24 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 26 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 4 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 8 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 1 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 19 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 12 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 11 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 5 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 5 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 22 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 15 December, 2020 Future Leaders Group We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic group of people in their early careers to provide guidance […]
Communications, Digital & Marketing Officer 1 December, 2020 Position Filled An exciting opportunity has arisen for an outgoing and dedicated Communications, Digital and Marketing Office to join a fast […]
PUBLIC CONSULTATION LAUNCHED ON PROPOSED GLASS FUTURES’ CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE 30 November, 2020 A public consultation has been launched regarding the proposed plans for a £54million glass research facility in St Helens adjacent […]
UK GOVERNMENT SPEARHEADS £54M INVESTMENT TO REVIVE MERSEYSIDE’S HISTORIC GLASS INDUSTRY 29 October, 2020 £54 million funding will develop a glass R&D facility in St Helens, reviving the region’s historic glass production industry Investment will […]
GLASS FUTURES WINS £7.1M UK GOVERNMENT CONTRACT TO INVESTIGATE DECARBONISING THE SECTOR 18 February, 2020 The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has placed a £7.1million Industrial Fuel Switching Procurement Contract with Glass […]
GLASS FOCUS 2019 26 November, 2019 Glass Futures was delighted to support the British Glass, Glass Focus 2019 Conference and Awards held at the Mercure St […]
GLASS FUTURES JOINS AIRTO 30 September, 2019 Glass Futures recently became a member of AIRTO – the Association for Innovation, Research and Technology Organisations. It is the […]
GLASS – THE FUTURE AND £60 MILLION FUNDING 26 July, 2019 Over 100 leading names from across the glass industry and supply chain, academia as well as local and national government, […]
INNOVATION AND DECARBONISATION – THE FUTURE OF GLASS 21 June, 2019 Learn how the industry can benefit from £60M of funding Glass industry businesses are invited to join the Glass Futures […]
GLASS FUTURES AWARDED SEEDCORN FUNDING FROM UKRI STRENGTH IN PLACES FUND WAVE 1 27 March, 2019 The glass corridor – delivering world-class glass research in the northern powerhouse Glass Futures is one of only 24 projects […]
GLASS FUTURES PLANS FOR ST HELEN’S ANNOUNCED 6 March, 2019 Representatives from the UK and international glass industry met on 28 February 2019 at the World of Glass Museum in […]
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE JOINS GLASS FUTURES 22 October, 2018 The university of cambridge has joined a consortium planning to put the uk at the forefront of glass manufacturing across […]
NEW SWAROVSKI REPRESENTATIVE JOINS ADVISORY BOARD 22 August, 2018 Glass Futures, the planned Global Centre of Excellence for Glass in R&D, Innovation and Training, announces the appointment of a new […]
GLASS FUTURES – GLOBAL CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE UNVEILED FOR THE NORTH 8 February, 2018 Plans have been unveiled for twin centres of excellence for glass in the north of England aimed at putting the […]
GLASS FUTURES GATHERS MOMENTUM ACROSS THE NORTHERN POWERHOUSE 17 January, 2018 News update – 17 January 2018 A COLLABORATION BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA MIRRORING THE GOVERNMENT’S INDUSTRIAL AND CLEAN GROWTH STRATEGIES. […]
GLASS FUTURES ADVISORY BOARD ANNOUNCES TWO NEW MEMBERS 7 December, 2017 Glass Futures, the planned Global Centre of Excellence for Glass in R&D, Innovation and Training, announces the appointment of two new […]
GLASS FUTURES MORE TO COME 15 August, 2017 The concept of establishing a Global Center of Excellence for the Glass Industry has been well received by the industry, […]