Leadbitter Glass News....
Leadbitter Glass moves to new larger premises!
At the end of 2011 we moved into our new larger premises in Northamptonshire. With our new spacious studio we can now allow customers to visit us (by appointment only) to discuss orders and view some of our amazing glass samples.
Our new modern premises were originally built by the glass manufacturers Pilkingtons
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Leadbitter Glass goes all Hollywood!!!!!!!!
Well, more like Shepperton Studios really! The Leadbitter Glass studio was recently chosen to create 11 detailed pieces of glass and mirrors for a new Keira Knightley movie - Anna Karenina. The glass was to be installed in a Russian train for the movie....read more
Leadbitter Glass wins Regalead's "International Project Of The Month"
The Leadbitter Glass Studio is the latest winner of the Regalead 'Project Of The Month' award and we are the first English studio ever to win this competitive decorative glass award.
A recent sky light panel we created for the RAF Wyton base in Cambridgeshire was the winning design beating off specialist decorative glass studios from the USA, Russia and the Far East.
View photos of the winning project here and visit the Regalead website to view other past winners of the prize.
See
Leadbitter Glass at Grand Designs LIVE!
We are exhibiting our beautiful glass products
for the home at this years Grand Designs Roadshow at the
Birmingham
NEC from October 8 - 10th 2010. You can find
us
on stand B463 in the Grand Build section of the exhibition.
We will be showing off our etched glass, bevelled glass, fused glass and our
coloured leaded glass for use in your windows, doors or anywhere you desire
beautiful glass....read more
Computer
generated glass images for trade manufacturers
Leadbitter Glass now offer a computer glass design
service to window and door manufacturers. We can
supply high quality Computer Generated Images (CGI's) of
decorative glass panels for use in Composite Door
brochures or company websites.
Any glass design
can be
created
and we have many samples available
to show
you
how life
like
our
decorative
glass
images really are.... read
more
Have
a leaded glass window created for you on site
If you have an internal window/door or even a
shop front that you don't want to replace but you would
still love to have
a beautiful leaded glass feature, Leadbitter Glass can
come to you and create a leaded glass design
on your existing glass. We can leave the glass in situ'
and apply our overlay stained
glass product to the glass
without the need to have the glass taken out. This is a
great way to improve a window or door without all of the
mess and disruption that comes with a replacement window...
read
more
New
'Past Works' section added to the Gallery
We have added a great new section
to our website and it includes some of the very different
custom made glass projects we have created for clients
since we started back in 1994. Some of our featured past
works range from standard Georgian coloured square lead
doors
up to
Stained
Glass Billiard table canopies and Scuba diving bears.
There are also descriptions on how we made some of the
glass and actual CGI 'proofs' that were supplied to the
customer before we created their glass.
Click the image to go to the new section
New
Learning Centre - 'The Glassroom' added to
the site
Leadbitter Glass has now launched our
new glass Learning Centre - The Glassroom.
Here you can get
answers to many glass related issues such as How
to measure glass, How
to install glass and Safety
Glass Regulations. There
are also helpful sections devoted to Glass Sealed
units, Obscure backing glass and
Leaded Glass Options to help you understand
the different types of glass available from Leadbitter
Glass.
Click here to visit the Glassroom now and start learning
New
LIVE Chat added to LeadbitterGlass.com
If the green light is on you are just a few seconds
away from talking to one of our Leadbitter Glass
Artists who
will be happy to answer any questions in relation to your
decorative glass project. We have a LIVE feed directly into
the Leadbitter Glass studio and the chat facility will be
available on most working days. You can access the LIVE chat
on the Place An Order page
Antique
Copper & Antique Iron Lead Options now available
Our Leaded Glass Options have now grown to six with
the addition of two new styles - Antique Copper Lead and
Antique Iron Lead. These
two amazing new leads are ideal for feature lead designs
and also Wrought Iron effect grills. Both leads give amazing
results and can also be used with our coloured leaded glass
designs and also for the surrounding lead of our bevelled
glass designs. Modern and traditional leaded designs are
very popular with some of our interior design clients and
these 2 new leads are proving very popular. These two new
leads can be found as Option 5 and Option 6 in our Leaded
Glass Options section...Read
more...
Church
windows at a fraction of the cost with Imaglass
is
a great new product supplied exclusively by Leadbitter Glass.
The Leadbitter Glass Studio can now transfer any digital image onto glass along
with soldered lead and overlay stained glass film. This new
form of glass is an ideal solution for Churches and religious
buildings.
There are many advantages to using over
hand painted glass and one of the major advantages is the savings Read
more...
Prices
drop with Leadbitter Glass
Leadbitter Glass have reduced the cost of many of our standard designs from our
online Gallery. After recently negotiating lower material
prices from our suppliers, we are pleased to announce that many prices have dropped
in late September. If you are one of our trade customers and you have a personalised
set of design laminates, please contact the studio for an up to date set of design
laminates with our new reduced prices.
Some of our standard bevelled door designs have dropped by as much as £40
with fanlight designs dropping by up to 25%. For more information about our new
trade prices, please contact the studio direct.
Etched
Glass now available
Leadbitter Glass are now designing and creating stunning etched glass panels
for windows, doors and commercial projects. The Leadbitter Glass Gallery has
been updated to include etched glass in our new Fused Glass designs
and this combination of coloured Fused glass with etched backgrounds creates
a truly unique style of decorative art glass. Custom made etched designs are
also available from Leadbitter Glass and as with all of our products, we can
show you an exact scale proof of your design before we manufacture your glass Read
more...
Fused
Glass by Leadbitter
Fused Glass has been around for a very long time but it has always been a little
bit too expensive for the window and door industry until now. Leadbitter Glass
are now creating fused glass door and window designs for homes and businesses.
This very unique product is an ideal art glass choice for modernistic designs
and it is already proving very poular with clients looking for something a little
bit different Read more...
'Pimp
your kitchen' - NEW - Kitchen Cabinet Designs
We have now started adding decorative glass designs for kitchen cabinet doors.
We are currently designing more styles and patterns to help you create a beautiful
and original kitchen. As with all of the glass we manufacture, we can create
kitchen door glass from your own ideas or you can use our cabinet gallery for
inspiration.
Our skilled design team can create custom made kitchen cabinet glass from your
own thoughts and ideas. Once the early drawings have been created we can upload
the proofs to this website for your approval before manufacture commences. This
great service guarantees that you, the client is 100% happy with the way your
custom made glass will look before the installation day arrives. The Leadbitter
Glass Kitchen Cabinet Gallery now includes our popular feature - the facility
to change the cabinet door style to your style of cabinet door so you can see
the designs exactly how they will look in your kitchen Read
more...
Customer
Friendly Design Gallery
We have a wide range of decorative glass designs in the Leadbitter Glass
Gallery ranging from glass for conservatories, doors and windows up
to contemporary projects and feature windows. Leadbitter Glass also works with
interior design companies to create original art glass for new build projects
and commercial buildings. Original works of 'glass art' are our speciality and
we can provide an unrivalled service of design and customer service on specialised
projects.
Click the link below to view our galleries and see exactly how each design will
look in your new door, window or conservatory. View the
gallery...
OUT with the NEW....IN with the OLD!!!!!
An elegant home in Bedford recently had its front door 'ripped out' to
make way for a beautiful Victorian style decorative glass-set supplied by the
UK's leading decorative glass manufacturer - Leadbitter Glass. The modern day
plastic door complete with an 'already dated' diamond lead design did not compliment
this traditional looking home so the home owners asked us to create a new centre
piece for their home. Read more...
Larger
projects run smoother with our Executive Service
As a dedicated art glass studio, we can provide an unrivalled service for the
larger decorative glass projects. Leadbitter Glass can visit you at your home
or business and work closely with you to create the perfect art glass. When undertaking
a large decorative glass project, you want to know that every aspect of the design
and the glass will be exactly as you have envisaged it. Leadbitter Glass owner
- Francis Leadbitter can personally come to your home or site to ensure that
every detail of the design is covered Read more...
Leadbitter
Glass is celebrating 15 years of supplying the trade
Leadbitter Glass has been a trusted decorative glass supplier to trade companies
for 15 years now and over 50% of our regular trade customers have been buying
their decorative glass from us since we first started in 1994. A lot has changed
in the Art Glass market since we started and we are proud to stay ahead of the
competition with the latest products and materials being offered in our online
galleries.
Many of our competitors have fallen by the wayside in recent times and Leadbitter
Glass' secret to survival in these tough times has been the unrivalled service
we offer to all of our clients. If you are a trade company that is looking for
a new decorative glass supplier, you need the assurance that your supplier will
last longer than the guarantees they are giving you and this is one of the reasons
why Leadbitter Glass is the UK's premier glass studio.
