Specialist Glass Products, a Yorkshire-based glass manufacturer, has partnered with Vision Architectural Glazing Ltd to deliver a bespoke glass installation for the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
The project was necessary to restore and safeguard the historic glasshouses, as their original glazing had deteriorated due to weathering and no longer met modern safety and performance standards.
Vision Architectural Glazing appointed Specialist Glass Products to supply custom-made glass panels as part of its consultancy, project management, and installation role for he botanical glasshouse.
Specialist Glass Products manufactured and supplied 3,500 curved panels and 3,000 flat panels of 6.8mm Pilkington Optiwhite glass, each laminated with Trosifol SentryGlas Natural UV interlayer.
Over half of the glass used on this project was curved, a defining feature of the Botanic Garden design that demonstrates the specialised manufacturing capabilities required to achieve it. Jeremy Moore, Construction Director at Vision Architectural Glazing, commented: “We needed a fast turnaround and precise fabrication to match the existing old iron framework of the building. The primary Structure was first 3D scanned and existing glazed openings templated to enable each new glass unit to be cut and laminated to exact measurements. We worked closely with SGP to meet these tight requirements and keep the project running smoothly.”
Andrew Taylor, Managing Director at Specialist Glass Products, adds: “It was a privilege to help bring this landmark building back to life. Working with Vision Architectural Glazing on such an iconic site shows what can be achieved when expertise and modern glass technology come together”.
