13 May 1999: Demaglass Tableware, a UK-based soda ash producer and retail market leader, has secured the exclusive rights to distribute handmade glassware, wrought iron giftware and candles produced by China Direct. China Direct products were previously only available in the UK, and this agreement gives Demaglass exclusive rights for sales throughout the EU. “This is a significant development for the company, and represents a sizeable piece of incremental business,” said Don Greaves, chief executive of Demaglass Ltd. “It complements our core activity of glass manufacturing, while enabling us to expand into new areas such as giftware.” Greaves added that the new agreement follows a similar arrangement with Bormioli, for whom Demaglass currently distributes glassware to the catering market, and is “an example of how our market leadership can be used to maximize our services to retailers.”

13 May 1999: A new company for the construction of machinery and plants for glass production, EuroGlassMachinery, was set up in Verona, Italy this month.
In a recent press release, the company annou…

13 May 1999: A new company for the construction of machinery and plants for glass production, EuroGlassMachinery, was set up in Verona, Italy this month. In a recent press release, the company announced that it will be specializing in automatic and semi-automatic machines for hollow glass. The company also provides maintenance and technological modernization of equipment both in Italy and abroad. EuroGlassMachinery has two sister companies in the metalworking industry. With its modern technical department, and through the use of new generation CAD-CAM software, the company says it is able to develop projects from scratch, or to produce spare parts for hollow glass machines. The technical side of the company will be managed by Mr. Renato Trotta, while Mr. Ciro Trotta has been appointed as technical consultant. The company says that the combination of the Trottas“ experience in the glass industry and the metalworking expertise of its sister companies allow it to offer its clients reliability, quality and value for money.