Malta University Consulting Ltd is organising a course on stained glass-making from August 19 to September 26. The lectures are of three hours duration from 4 to 7pm and will take place at the University Residence, Robert Mifsud Bonnici ...
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In today's world, dirty windows might be the only thing that brings attention to paned glass. Yet back in the late 1800s, the business of making plate glass brought some much deserved interest — and an economic boost — to the ...
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This fascinating footage looks back at the traditions of glassmaking and glassblowing in Sunderland, to coincide with the relaunch of the National Glass Centre. It shows craftsman glass blowers at the Wear Flint Glass Works, Sunderland, ...
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Sunderland's National Glass Centre will reopen this weekend after work was completed on a £2.3million refit. Bosses today revealed the venue would remain free of charge to visitors and promised a whole host of new exhibitions and ...
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Inside the growing trend of artistic, alternative memorials When it comes to death, no two cultures mourn the same way—Egyptian pharaohs were ceremoniously mummified, Vikings would set warrior boats on fire, Buddhist monks let ...
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A former glass factory site in the Northern Panhandle is ready for redevelopment following a cleanup of lead and other contaminants. GAB Enterprises recently received approval from the West Virginia Department Environmental Protection to ...
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LOOK around any of Bristol's main tourist destinations and you'll see Bristol Blue glass for sale. In fact its connections with the city are so strong that Harvey's Bristol Cream sherry, although no longer bottled here, is available in blue ...
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Workers at CSR Viridian glass making plants are being deliberately isolated by the Australian Workers Union (AWU) as the company proceeds with its plans to axe more than 200 jobs and shut the Ingleburn, Sydney plant by mid-July. An ...
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North West MEP, Chris Davies, saw first-hand the benefits of NSG Group’s investment in a new high-tech off-line glass coating facility, during a visit to a Pilkington Glass factory in St Helens. The North West of England MEP and ...
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With a reduction in glass production during the October-December quarter last year, soda ash producers are witnessing a fall in demand. They're now operating at lower capacities, say industry sources. Soda ash is a prime requirement in ...
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At least 150 workers at CSR’s Viridian glass-making factories in western Sydney confront the closure of their plants and the destruction of their jobs, in the latest of the swathe of job cuts sweeping through the manufacturing sector ...
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Jenni Staves, Environmental Manager at British Glass, reviews the current Climate on Carbon and Sustainability. Originally I set out to write an overview of the current consultation on structural changes to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme ...
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Glass is a substance that is formed by the fusion of various minerals. The ingredients are mixed together in a suitable proportion and the entire set up is heated at very high temperatures and then cooled, leading to the formation of a ...
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Many a time we need to cut a glass. Making a photo frame, a wall art, stained glass and for many more crafts, cutting glass becomes essential. While each time we cannot take it to a professional to cut and convert it into desired shape and ...
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THE Kapiri Glass Manufacturing Company (KGMC) is expected to receive new equipment in the second quarter of this year in readiness for the commencement of production. Company chairman Costain Chilala said the company is expected to ...
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