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Glaston provides equipment for global manufacturer Kautex Unipart

Posted by: Michael

At Glaston Compressor Services we wanted to tell you about how we work closely with our customers to manage and deliver major projects that will help them to work more efficiently and cost effectively.

Glaston has recently worked on a project to support a new production line in order to meet increased customer demands at global automotive manufacturer Kautex Unipart.

Project: To deliver compressed air and chilled water cooling systems to assist in new production line.
Cost: £100,000

Background: Kautex Unipart is a ...

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Accreditation update: Glaston Compressors gains ISO 14001

Posted by: Michael

Excellence in service to our customers is a core focus for us at Glaston Compressors, as is being responsible in our approach to the environment. We recently told you that we were preparing for our ISO 14001 accreditation for environmental processes, now we are pleased to let you know that we have gained the accreditation.

Environmental awareness is not just a hot topic for policy-makers and media, but ...

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Michael Douglas – Under the Spotlight

Posted by: Michael

Q1 We put Michael under the spotlight and asked him how the economic downturn has affected Glaston’

Like all businesses the downturn has had a significant impact on Glaston. Whilst we have been successful in retaining long standing customers, we have also regrettably lost contracts due to the recession. For example, a big loss to Glaston was the closure of LDV who were forced to cease manufacturing. Due to the versatility of the compressor industry feeding into many business lines from ...

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Glaston Support new Waste Recycling Plants.

Posted by: Michael

Glaston has supplied and installed two HPC / Kaeser compressors and three large HPC /Kaeser blowers into the new Global Renewables waste recycling plant in Leyland, near Preston.

This new facility follows the signing of one of the UK’s largest waste PFI contracts between Lancashire County Council, Blackpool Council and Global Renewables Lancashire back in March 2007. The contract, a £2bn, 25-year agreement to process the household waste of 1.4m people in ...

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Glaston sees it through another recession!

Posted by: Michael

As the economy starts to emerge from recession, we at Glaston would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your business and support. It has been a turbulent period for the UK manufacturing industry but we are hopeful and optimistic that there are some promising signs of UK manufacturing starting to come through.

At Glaston we are working from a solid and stable base. Our enhanced design, technical team ...

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30 Years of Efficient Compressors!

Posted by: Michael


This year Glaston Compressor Services celebrate 30 years of business. Glaston’s aspirations have remained the same for 30 years; to deliver complete customer satisfaction and to maintain and develop long working relationships / partnerships with customers.

One of Glaston’s longest standing customers is Calypso Soft Drinks and Glaston is proud to have been a main supplier to Calypso for nearly 30 years. Following a trade show back in 1980, a simple ...

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Sustainability – Glaston supports the Planet

Posted by: Michael

Lancashire is to become one of the leading areas in the UK and Europe for Environmentally Friendly Waste Management, thanks to the two new waste facilities under construction at Leyland
and Thornton. As part of this exciting and far-sighted contract, Glaston has won the order to supply 4 x 90kW and 2 x 110kW variable speed driven HPC rotary lobe air blower packages. The blower packages being supplied by Glaston will ...

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