Glass Structures Limited

We are the glass and glazing experts. With over 100 years of combined experience in manufacturing and installing double glazed units, glass beams, and glass extensions, we have earned the reputation as a leading glass company in the UK.

The Team

Peter Balman

Managing Director

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Project Manager "having worked on some of the biggest glazing projects in the country since I was 17, I can truly say, I love it."

Dmitrijus Zaturskis

Director

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Senior Designer & Technical Support: "Our design department is a team of 5 engineers with an experience in structural glazing of 15+ years each. Our engineers have been working on projects for a varied range of clients and countries including UK, Belgium, Asia, Middle East and other regions.

Terry McCarthy

Director

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HR Director "with 45 years in the glazing trade I can really get a good understanding of each challenging problem"

Jenny Balman

Director

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Business Development & Marketing

Peter Balman Junior

Contracts Manager

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"I remember being as young as 6 being on projects with Dad & Terry and it is really exciting how far we have come and seeing the progression in glass technology"

Claire Alan

Accounts

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"With Terry being my twin brother it is safe to say that this is a lot deeper than a business, it's a family"

Irina Shkel

Estimator

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"Having Worked with Dmitrijus for numerous amounts of years we are able to collaborate and get a really good understanding of the project at hand"

Director Dmitrius has vast knowledge and experience with a Masters’ degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Peter and Terry have been on construction sites installing some of the most prestigious glazing projects throughout Europe, both having qualifications in glazing. They have been head hunted by some of the biggest companies in the country.

The Present

At present Glass Structures Limited are looking at ways to both refine its existing product ranges and develop new products to cater for the ever-evolving needs of its clients. We invest heavily in R&D and product testing to ensure that all products achieve the highest levels of safety and quality.

Glass Structures Limited currently have five full time draughtsman producing 2D and 3D drawings to the highest quality including: detailing & fabrication drawings; components, assemblies & setting out drawings; Google SketchUp Modelling; 3D modelling; visualisations; engineering, (glass wind loading & structural calculations for all types of glazed and metal structures); Leica '3D Disto' surveys.

We are currently in a purpose-built factory and office facility on a 10,000 square foot site in Barking, Essex. With state-of-the-art glass processing equipment, we can produce our products in a rapid turnaround to meet the most challenging deadlines.

The Future

Our aim within the short-term future is to introduce a few new products and look at ways to both refine our existing product ranges and develop new products to cater for the ever evolving needs of our clients to ensure that all products achieve the highest levels of safety and quality.
Our aim within the long-term future is to go international and be a globally recognised company by taking on more challenging projects and increasing our product range.