Guardian To Expand Goole Plant With Addition Of High Technology Coating Machine

Guardian Industries officials announced that the company is expanding its Goole, England, float glass plant with the addition of a new coating machine for the manufacture of energy efficient glass for residential (ClimaGuard) and commercial (SunGuard) applications. Construction has already begun on the $48 million project that is expected to create 50 new jobs when it is complete in the fourth quarter of 2012. According to a release, the coater allows the plant to produce low-E glass that provides high levels of thermal insulation, and solar-control glass that prevents buildings from overheating. These high performance products are able to meet or exceed new energy standards.