We are all aware of the ongoing war in the middle east and its reverberations around the world in terms of energy and other costs.

As we stand today, our energy bills have increased by circa 20%, and we’ve had notification of significant increases that are now coming into play on many of our raw materials. Even the price of silver, which is used widely in coated glasses is having an impact on our day-today operational costs.

Most critically however, the net cost of glass with its massive energy content, has been increasingly volatile since the start of the conflict. Increases have, or will be seen on literally all key commodity elements of our products.

For both humanitarian and business reasons we all of course hope things will soon calm. In the meantime, however, to maintain our commercial viability, we will need to pass on these costs, for what we hope is a limited period.

There is no additional cost in April. However deliveries from 1st May 2026 our Energy Surcharge mechanism will be removed, and we will replace this with a broader Commodity Surcharge, which will initially be set at 12p/Kg. Headline rates will remain unchanged.

This surcharge will be reviewed monthly, and where appropriate adjusted in correlation to the costs incurred by us.

We trust you will understand the need for this measure, which we do hope will be limited in both scope and duration.

Yours sincerely,

Jason McCabe
Commercial Director