About Clayton Glass

On this page, find out all about the UK's favourite glass manufacturer. Including details of how you can get in touch, as well as information on our two class-leading conservatory roof glass brands - Celsius & SMARTGLASS. Find out about the size of our company, our capabilities, the magnificent people, and the company ethos underpinning it all - The Clayton Difference. What are you waiting for? Let's go!

Watch the full drone tour of our BRAND NEW, state-of-the-art glass manufacturing facility.

About Clayton Glass

Watch the full drone tour of our BRAND NEW, state-of-the-art glass manufacturing facility.

Clayton Glass

In Numbers

Tonnes of Glass

Processed at our manufacturing headquarters in 2019

1 %

On time in full

Across all orders in 2019

Deliveries

To places all over the UK in 2019

Years

Of glass industry experience in our management & sales teams

Employees

Across four state-of-the-art sites

Shared Ethos

The Clayton Difference

In Depth

Welcome to Clayton Glass, the UK’s favourite business-to-business IGU supplier. Clayton Glass was initially founded in 1956 making it one of the older glass manufacturers existing in the industry today. Then in 2004, the business became privately owned and has gone from strength to strength ever since. Fast-forward to 2020, and we are now a much larger business, operating across four separate sites, delivering nationwide, with over 400 employees! Subsequently, we are now one of the UK’s largest glass manufacturers.

However, we don’t operate like any other IGU manufacturer. Specifically, while we are one of the UK’s largest, we have always prioritised our relationships with customers above all else, offering the care and support that often falls by the wayside when a company reaches a certain size. Hence, we refer to this as ‘the Clayton Difference’. Precisely, the Clayton difference is, and always will be, the company ethos, the mantra that we live by. This is because we believe that the correct way to do business is through building strong relationships, by creating trust through honesty, and having a two-way loyalty gives the customer complete piece of mind that we take their business seriously. Let us help you succeed.

At Clayton Glass, we are a proud founding member of the National Glass Group (NGG). The NGG is categorically the largest glass buyer in the UK, representing the premier Independent Glass Processors. Furthermore, our members meet a tight membership criterion; they share the same ethics and ethos, hold all of the appropriate accreditations, are financially strong and crucially they are independent, and owner managed.

Over the years, Clayton Glass have managed to accumulate an impressive trophy cabinet, through a number of business awards. First and foremost, we are the three-time winner, two-time runner up, and current holder of the IGU Manufacturer of the year award for 2019. Also most years, including the last three, we are named amongst 1000 companies to inspire Britain from the London Stock Exchange.

Above all, we are always focused on the future at Clayton Glass as we look to expand this trophy cabinet, through continuing to find ways to improve our products, services and processes. To this effect, we are the sole operator of the new glass order tracking software ‘glassTRACK’ – helping you schedule around your glass deliveries in real-time. Furthermore, we cannot talk about the future without mentioning our two flagship, class-leading conservatory roof glass products – SMARTGLASS & Celsius Glass.

Finally, a special mention to the year 2019. 2019 was the biggest year in Clayton Glass history. We have expanded our efforts, stuck to our principles and it all led to a highly successful year. We have continued our partnerships with local colleges and organisations, doing our bit to train the fenestration workers of the future. In July, we expanded our glass manufacturing facility – it is now the largest of its type anywhere in the UK, and in October we purchased two new glass factories in Huthwaite and Blackburn, significantly shortening lead times for our customers in the South.

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Get in touch with Clayton Glass today, and find details about how you can contact our Blackburn and Huthwaite sites, as well as our Durham headquarters. A member of our team will be back to you ASAP with a friendly and helpful response.

Explore our extensive glass glossary. there can be some tricky terms to remember when it comes to fenestration and the glazing industry, so brush up on your vocabulary here so that we can help you in the most effective way we can.

Delve into a number of professionally written website articles. Includes interviews with staff on their roles and journeys, light-hearted informative pieces on a variety of glazing topics, top 10’s and all the important news on all Clayton goings on.