Saint-Gobain Glass is celebrating double success at this year’s Glass Focus Awards, organised by British Glass, after being named the winner in both the Sustainable Practice and Design of the Year categories. The accolades recognise the company’s continued leadership in circularity, low-carbon innovation and sustainable building design.
Saint-Gobain Glass secured the Design of the Year award for the transformation of 30 Duke Street, the UK’s first commercial refurbishment project to use Glass Forever, the company’s circular economy approach to flat glass recycling. Glass recovered from the building’s original façade will be remanufactured into high-performance, lower-carbon flat glass and reinstalled as part of the £75m renovation. The result will be a highly energy-efficient building with substantially reduced embodied and operational carbon, setting a new benchmark for sustainable commercial retrofit.
The company also claimed the Sustainable Practice award for the long-term impact of its pioneering Glass Forever programme. Since 2001, close to one million tonnes of flat glass have been recovered, helping avoid the extraction of approximately 1.2 million tonnes of virgin raw materials and preventing around 700,000 tonnes of CO₂ from entering the atmosphere. Working collaboratively with partners across glazing, construction and deconstruction, Saint-Gobain Glass continues to play a central role in closing the loop on flat glass waste in the UK.
Mike Butterick, Marketing Director at Saint-Gobain Glass, said: “We are absolutely delighted to win two awards that reflect the heart of what we do as a business. Glass Forever is a long-standing commitment to circularity and carbon reduction, and seeing it recognised in both categories is incredibly rewarding. Our work at 30 Duke Street shows what is possible when we rethink how buildings are designed and refurbished, and these awards are a testament to the talent and dedication of our teams and partners.”
The wins follow Saint-Gobain Glass UK’s shortlisting in four categories overall, highlighting the company’s broad contributions to sustainability, innovation, health and safety, and responsible manufacturing across the glass industry.
The Glass Focus Awards ceremony took place on Thursday 20 November 2025 at the Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly, bringing together organisations from across the UK to celebrate excellence and progress in glass manufacturing.
