Our Products

City Glass offers an ever-growing range of products and services.

We maintain an up-to-date approach to meeting the needs of home owners, renovators, builders, architects and interior designers.

We are acutely aware of the flexibility of glass in modern building design - whether residential or commercial - and we explore all solutions and applications.

This section lists the various products and services we offer, detailing the technical data as well as aesthetic promise of glass. 

Click the links to learn about the variety of City Glass processes and services.

Our experience of over 30 years in the glass industry allows us to remain up to date with the latest glass applications, colours and textures.

Our philosophy has also enabled us to install the latest glass technologies, further enhancing our reputation in the field.

We maintain large stockholdings of glass in a variety of thicknesses, colours and textures... even some rare varieties. This means that just about anything you order should be on hand and ready for delivery almost immediately.

How is glass made?
Before the advent of float glass, semi-molten glass was drawn up through a series of rollers which pressed it to the desired thickness. 

Today, glass is produced in a 'Float Line' where the base materials are fed into a horizontal furnace where they melt and blend to form a 'plastic' substance. 

The resultant liquid is then released to float onto a bed of molten tin. It is this part of the process which imparts the perfectly flat surface to the sheet glass.

When cool, the glass is cut and packaged for shipping.

To ensure consistent results, City Glass has installed a computer-driven cutting machine which automatically cuts float glass with a high degree of accuracy.

Click the PDF logo here to view a PDF regarding how float glass is manufactured
 

We stock a wide variety of tinted and textured glass, in a wide range of sizes. We also stock a range of wired security and safety glass. 

We hold extensive stocks of glass to match existing glass styles and colours. This is particularly important when matching existing glass during repair or renovation work. 

It also makes City Glass your first choice.

Use the magnifier to view textured and wired range of glass.

Click the magnifier to view
our range of glass styles.
 

Why use toughened glass?
Toughened Glass is the best choice for areas where safety is the highest consideration; for example, sliding glass doors and shower screens.

How is it made?
Toughened Glass is simply ordinary glass that has been specially heat-treated. 

The oven evenly heats the glass to around 600 to 700 degrees Celsius, then Quenching creates the internal tensions resulting in a toughened glass panel.

The quenching causes the glass to shrink at both faces, making the central layers of glass remain in tension. This gives the glass up to 5 times its original strength.

Click the projector icon to view a short demonstration of the process. 

In the event of breakage, the sheet shatters into small, relatively harmless granules of glass instead of dangerous long, sharp shards.

The process also imparts a much higher heat resistance property to the glass.

Our Toughened Glass meets the following codes

What is Laminated Glass?
Laminated Glass is simply two layers of glass which sandwich a cushioning vinyl interlayer, known as PVB.

This bonded interlayer helps to retain the structural integrity of the glass in the event of damaging impact. 

Also available from City Glass is a range of high performance laminated glass products, with stringently controlled specifications including application into land & marine vehicles. 

Some of the benefits of high performance laminated glass include the dramatic reduction of transmitted light, heat and sound energy.

Architectural Applications
Modern architecture utilises glass in a variety of structural and design applications. As such, public safety is a prime consideration.

Laminated Glass affords energy-saving and sound reducing benefits in buildings of all sizes.

While a large glazed area admits plenty of light, it can also permit the transfer of radiant heat energy. 

Laminated Glass, correctly specified, can reduce the strain on air-conditioning systems, thereby reducing energy costs, while still maximising available light.

Feel free to ask our Technical Officers for advice on your project. The icon at far right lets you contact them immediately via email.

Our Laminated and Wired Glass meets all current applicable codes

AS1288-1994

AS/NZS 2208-1996

AS/NZS 2080-1996

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