Thomas Bell Wright International Consultants Visits Emirates Glass
A team of 10 façade engineers and façade consultant visited Emirates Glass for Glass And Glazing Technical Training Session. This session is amongst the series of the trainings that Emirates Glass is providing to become a center of learning and innovation within the Middle East region.
The glass technical training session provided a platform for the TBW team to gain firsthand experience and learn about glass manufacturing, processing and performance. The training started with the explanation of the glass manufacturing process at Emirates Float Glass. Then the Technical Marketing Team at Emirates Glass explained about the different properties related to glass and how each of these factors play an important role in the determination of glass selection in the Middle East. The QAQC team conducted the factory tour that allowed the TBW team to view the EGL’s state-of-the-art machinery for glass processing, coatings and testing for high performance architectural coated glass. The training ended with an in-depth discussion of how Emirates Glass products are best suited in Middle East owing to the various globally recognized standards which Emirates Glass follows and its hi-tech measuring and testing facilities for optical and thermal properties of glazed panels.
Thomas Bell-Wright International Consultants (TBWIC) was established in Dubai in 1995 by Tom Bell-Wright. The company has contributed to more than 600 projects Curtain Wall & Façade Consultancy around the region and has also conducted more than 100 tests in a year for Resistance & Reaction to fire testing.TBWIC is approved laboratory for testing and certification by: UAE Civil Defense, Qatar Civil Defense, Ashghal Qatar, Kuwait Civil Defense, Jordanian Civil Defense and Oman Civil Defense. The Company is a member of CWCT, BSI, FCIA and EGOLF (an association of European fire testing laboratories).
Thomas Bell Wright and Emirates Glass enjoy excellent relations. Both belonging to the top of their industries, the two companies are connected in more ways than just architectural glass & façade solutions. Emirates Glass values its cooperation with TBW in a wide range of areas such as of architectural glass, facades as well as quality testing. Emirates Glass is active in all these fields and work with TBW to provide best glass products and services. In turn, this will lead to a strengthening of bilateral relations in the future.