TRANSPORT

Transport

Road

Independent Glass specialise in the manufacture of bodyside and interior safety glass products for buses and coaches but also offer this service for other types of vehicles from construction industry and agricultural vehicles to specialist (fire tenders, mobile cranes, mobile showrooms and libraries etc) and non-road use (factory or on-site only) vehicles.
The range of toughened and laminated safety glasses includes:
- Flat toughened and laminated.
- Single glass and Insulating (double glazing) glass units.
- Clear and tinted glass screen printed (border bands for direct bonding, obscuration on route indicator glass and decorative for interior draught screens).
- Thick laminated glass for interior security screens (PSV driver protection).
- Thick toughened glass for balustrade staircase panels on double deck buses.
Independent Glass automotive safety glass is manufactured and certified compliant to the following standards:
- Regulation 43 E Mark – Motor vehicle equipment and parts (Cat.11) – European
- FMVSS 205 DOT Mark – Automotive Glass ANSI/SAE Z26.1 – USA
- Insulating (double glazing) glass units for use in road vehicles are also certified compliant to the mandatory headform test required by Regulation 43.
Independent Glass can also supply safety glass to the superseded Kite Mark BS 857 – safety glass for land transport when needed for vintage and veteran road vehicles.
Windscreens for unregistered non-road (factory, site or private land only) vehicles are also manufactured by Independent Glass in flat toughened and laminated glass.

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Rail

Independent Glass is the UK market leader in the manufacture and supply of toughened, laminated and laminated toughened safety glass products for all types of rail vehicles. From double glazing units (insulating glass units) for side windows and doors to internal draught screens, luggage stacks, luggage racks and mirrors we are able to meet all customer requirements and technical specifications.
As a full member of the UK Rail Standards and Safety Board, Independent Glass was the major contributor to the glass testing and development component of the RSSB R&D programmes (T424 and T878) which resulted in the glass specifications contained in the new GM/RT 2100 Issue 5 Requirements for Rail Vehicle Structures (to be published Sep 2012) for UK Rolling Stock.

Independent Glass is the only safety glass manufacturer with their own in-house complete suite of specialist rigs to test not only the glass but complete windows systems to GM/RT 2100 Issue 5. These rigs together with other comprehensive test facilities enable the company to supply products compliant to UK, European, UIC and National Standards such as, but not limited to:
- BS 857 Kite Mark Licence – Safety glass for land transport amendment 3- glass for use only in railway rolling stock
- BR 573 BRB – Specification for double glazed window units for use on rolling stock
- GM/RT 2456 Issue 2 – Structural requirements for windscreens and windows on rail vehicles
- GM/RT 2100 Issue 5 – Requirements for rail vehicle structures
- ST – M 059 B – Equipment technical specification rail rolling stock mirrors (France)
- Unipart Rail Approved – Technical dossier version 2
- Link-up Qualification – Supply only glazing units and safety mirrors
All Independent Glass products are manufactured under the company’s ISO 9001:2015 quality management system. Our technical department will be pleased to assist in providing advice on all aspects of your glass requirements offering combinations that will not only comply with safety standards but also, where relevant, solar control, thermal insulation and sound reduction performance. in addition, for internal glazing, we offer a full range of coloured and decorative finishes.

Download the report on IG’s development of double glazing units to meet the new safety standard:

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Marine

Independent Glass can manufacture toughened, laminated and laminated toughened safety glass for all types of vessels from ocean going passenger and cargo ships, ferries, oil and gas rig supply vessels (and the rigs themselves) sea going leisure yachts right through to river sightseeing cruisers and inland waterway leisure craft.
Every application can be catered for from glass for ship’s windows, side scuttles and watertight doors to the internal and external balustrading and other interior glazing on passenger carrying vessels.
Glass can be supplied that is compliant to many Standards such as:
- BS MA24 – Specification for ships’ side scuttles
- BS MA25 – Specification for ships’ windows
- BS ISO 21005- Thermally toughened safety glass panes for ships windows and scuttles
- ISO 614 - Toughened safety glass for rectangular windows and scuttles – Testing method
- RCD 94/25/EC- European recreational craft directive – Requirements
Lloyd’s Register Safety Rules – New Requirement for exterior glass balustrades on ferries and passenger ships now to be glazed with toughened laminated glass for enhanced safety (replaces previous monolithic toughened glass specification).

The latest addition to the range of glasses for marine use is DuPont SentryGlas® ionoplast Interlayer which is 100 times stiffer and 5 times stronger than traditional interlayers and offers:
- Weight reduction possibilities – up to 25% [25mm toughened glass = 19.5mm Laminated glass with SentryGlas® interlayer – (Germanischer Lloyd’s Certificate ISO 614) = weight saving -25.6%]
- Excellent durability in marine environment (zero defect after exposure – ASTM 117B)
- Suitability for use with open edges.
In a balustrade system the lighter, high performance Independent Glass toughened laminate glass made with DuPont SentryGlas® interlayer ensures compliance with the latest change in the Lloyd’s Register’s safety rules without adding to the overall weight of the system. In contrast, the use of standard laminated glass with a PVB interlayer would bring with it a significant increase in weight per square metre.

For passenger cabins and public rooms Independent Glass also offer a full range laminated safety mirrors which can be plain or sandblasted to provide decorative or back lighting effects. Safety-backed mirrors are also available.
All Independent Glass products are manufactured under the company’s BS EN ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System.

Sanlorenzo Yachts have selected glass laminated with SentryGlas® for their SL108, SL72, SL82 and SL88 series vessels.