Ravensby has enjoyed an increase in demand since being put in the limelight while working on the hotly debated Scottish Parliament Building

The Scottish Parliament Building provokes vigorous debate, however, love it or hate it, the design can only be described as inspired. One company proud to be associated with the building is Dundee based Ravensby Glass. The company, which supplied the internal screens and partitions is enjoying the benefits of being part of such a project.

Ravensby’s growth has been characterised by strategic management, a skilled workforce and investment in production technology. Investment is evident throughout the operation, from the computerised crane that selects glass sheets from storage trolleys to new lines for manufacturing small sealed units and for cutting thicker glass.

Among recent investments is Intermac's Master 33 CNC machining centre, which has helped meet the rise in capacity needed to supply increased demand for processed work. Production Director, Kevin Small, said: 'The Master is easy to program for routing, grooving, bevelling, profiling and other processes. With the 3m bed we can load large sheets, and the quality is superb.

'We also use it for processing fire resistant glass (FR), which is a big growth area for us with the new fire regulations coming into force this year. One customer wanted 1m diameter circles of FR, which we could not have done without the Master.

'Our success is due to carefully managed growth over the years and a sustained policy of reinvestment in technology that enables us to improve our services to customers'. ‘Although the Master has already made a significant contribution to Ravensby's business, Chairman, Nicholas Cunningham, has his sights set on achieving still more.’

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Glass Age