Independent Glass 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
BS EN 12150 - Thermally toughened soda lime
silicate safety glass
BS EN 12543 - Laminated Glass and Laminated
Safety glass
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 SentryGlass
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.
[Sanlorenzo Yachts have selected glass laminated with SentryGlas
for their SL108, SL72, SL82 and SL88 series vessels]
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 9001/2008 Quality Management System.