As part of Rockware's £25m investment programme, the worlds first servo assisted, 10-section quadruple gob machine as been successfully installed at Knottingley. As the largest machine in the UK, it has resulted in significantly higher output to support increased demand from the firm's customers. As well as investment in the latest forming machine technology, a significant amount of the £25 million spent has been on a new furnace, incorporating all the latest advances in furnace construction & design, offering the benefits of improved energy efficiencies & reduced emissions. This is in line with Rockware's market leading strategy in support of sustainable development, for which Rockware won a prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise 2003. Two new & unique forehearths have allowed for improved glass conditioning at this critical stage of the glass making process.
