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History of British GlassThe British Glass Manufacturers' Confederation has a rich history and can trace its roots as far back as 1876, which is when a group of Yorkshire bottle-making companies formed an association with a view to helping companies overcome rising costs, falling prices and falling profits. In 1905 the Association of Glass Bottle Manufacturers of Great Britain and Ireland was created with the stated aim of supporting education and research and the dissemination of information; this combined with the English and Scottish Glass Bottle Manufacturers Association and the London Glass Bottle Manufacturers' Association in 1926, to form the Glass Manufacturers' Federation. In 1988 this latter federation merged with the British Glass Industry Research Association thus finally creating what is today the British Glass Manufacturers' Confederation (British Glass). The Confederation acts as a focal point for the glass industry and provides support with regard to legislative, regulatory, technical, environmental and health & safety issues. As for BGIRA, this organisation originally commenced operations on 1 April 1955, serving the British glass manufacturing industry primarily through research and development. Subscription-based, its members were divided into four categories: In 1999, what had since 1995 been known as the technical arm of British Glass, generally known as British Glass Technology became a distinct entity as Glass Technology Services Ltd (GTS). GTS, an international research facility specialising in glass science and technology, is an objective and independent subsidiary of British Glass, functioning as the complete answer to the technical requirements of the global glass community.
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