New CEO for British Glass
9th March 2010
Statement of Fitness for Work to replace existing "sick-note" system
10th February 2010
Hank The Singing Bottle Campaign Of The Year
19th January 2010
Stephen Pollock-Hill is the New President of British Glass Manufacturers' Confederation
12th January 2010
Chancellor Increases Cost of British Made Climate Change Technology
11th December 2009
The UK's Glass Industry - A Guide to Policy Makers
16 October 2009
BG Response to the Packaging Strategy
22 June 2009
Hank the Singing Bottle draws European Glass Industry Closer to its Consumers
11 May 2009
Billy Bottle Wins the Mascot Gold Cup
30 April 2009
Glass Recycling Exceeds Expectations
23 April 2009
Three Quarters of European Households Proclaim Glass to be Their Favoured Packaging Material
A recent survey of 6,200 households across 12 European countries (including the UK) finds that 74% of European consumers say glass is their preferred packaging material...
20 April 2009
David Workman Goes Head to Head with Richard Skehens at Futuresource
25 March 2009
"Reflated Process" Wins Rushlight Award
17 February 2009
Saving Enough CO2 to Fill 82,000 Olympic Swimming Pools
17 December 2008
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
David Workman, Director General, is one of the panellists appearing at "Escaping the Impossible Squeeze" conference.
17 September 2008
British Glass Instigates EDM on Energy
At the instigation of British Glass, Eric Illsley MP had laid down an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons calling for government action to prevent extensive job losses in manufacturing due to the escalating costs of energy.
1 July 2008
Closed Loop Glass Recycling Drops in 2007
The UK Glass Industry is increasingly concerned about the decline in furnace-ready cullet available to UK glass container manufacturers for remelt.
16 June 2008
Wine Industry Lightens Up and Builds Bulk to Cut CO2 emissions
The GlassRite Wine Project funded by WRAP, and managed by British Glass, cuts CO2 emissions by over 28,000 tonnes, equivalent to taking more than 8,500 cars off the road.
20 May 2008
Reliable Industrial Measurement of Core Body Temperature
A new study commissioned by British Glass aims to identify a non-intrusive method of monitoring workers’ core body temperature
1 May 2008
The Carbon Impact of Wine Packaged in PET and Glass
An indpendent report by Best Foot Forward providing results of the first UK study into the carbon impact of bottling wine in the UK ing lass and PET bottles.
20 March 2008
Recycle Week 2008
3 December 2007
British Glass Director General Re-Elected President of CPIV
David Workman, Director General of British Glass was re-elected President of CPIV, the Brussels-based European Glass Manufacturers' umbrella body for a second two-year term.
25 May 2007
Name Change for Annual National Recycling Week
This year's national recycling campaign takes place June 2 - 8, changing its name from 'the BIG recycle' to "Recycle Now Week"
30 April 2007
Making Glass Book
Making Glass, a paperback published by British Glass, takes you on a journey through the world of glass.
27 March 2007
Glass Recycling Grows but Increases are Slowing
The annual amount of glass recycled to make new bottles and jars has increased to a record 756,000 tonnes according to estimates from British Glass
22 January 2007
New Project Helps Glass Packaging to Lose Weight
Food retailers and brand owners are being invited to take part in a series of trials to lightweight glass containers.
15 January 2007
An Inspector Calls.... and the consequences of an accident
The first sight to greet delegates as they entered the conference room at this years's conference was a man lying on the floor bleeding....
17 November 2006
Minimising the Environmental Impact of LCDs
British Glass and DTI are working together on a new project to boost the UK's glass recycling and reduce the amount of glass waste.
16 November 2006
New Report Reveals Complex Routes of Pub Violence
A new report reveals three key factors that lead to alcohol-related violence in pubs and clubs.
30 October 2006
