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, […]