20th January 2026

Glazpart was delighted to hear the recent announcement that it was been nominated in two categories for The Installer Awards 2026.

The company has been shortlisted for:

• Business Resilience (for Glazpart’s strategies and operations in 2025)
• Best Technical Innovation (for the Bi-Fold Vent)

The Installer Awards recognises the important contributions of the glazing industry’s installers, manufacturers and suppliers.

Both nominations reflect Glazpart’s progress in 2025 – a year that has seen growth across all areas of the company.

On hearing the news Dean Bradley, Glazpart Sales Director commented:

“We are delighted to be nominated for two awards that recognise our outstanding work both in product innovation and in customer support during 2025. We are now looking forward to March for what promises to be an exciting awards event in Manchester.”

The Installer Awards 2026 winners will be announced on 19th March 2026, at the awards luncheon event in the Midland Hotel in Manchester. To find out more about this event and to book place please visit The Installers Awards website GGP Installer Awards 2026.

Friday 23rd January

In the last 12 months, Glazpart participated in two niche events for the medical devices sector.

Reflecting on the success of their 2025 activities to engage with this specialist sector, the Glazpart team is already planning for more events in 2026 to make an even bigger impact.

On October 3^rd, Glazpart exhibited in London at the SEHTA (Science and Engineering Health Technology Alliance) International MedTech Expo & Conference which was hailed by SEHTA as a resounding success.

SEHTA welcomed 215 delegates to the event which had 23 Sponsors and Exhibitors, representing the vibrant communities of MedTech, Life Sciences, NHS, and Business Support services.

In the same week, Glazpart also exhibited at  Bio-forward 2025, at Oxford Technology Park, hosted by OBN. BioForward is OBN’s ‘Where Companies Go to Grow’ Life Sciences event, designed to provide the support, skills, know-how and industry connections required to enable company growth in this specialist sector.

As a member of SEHTA, Glazpart earmarked both events as opportunities to grow their profile and create awareness of their manufacturing capability to produce innovative products for the medical devices sector.

At both events Glazpart’s team Dean Bradley and Fay Bibi were on hand to share their expertise, show product samples and discuss Glazpart’s role as specialist plastic components manufacturer and supplier to the sector.

Reflecting on the events, Fay Bibi, Custom and Specialty Products Manager shared her views, “Glazpart has been manufacturing and supplying bespoke components for the medical devices sector for over 15 years, so it made perfect sense to sharpen our focus on this specialist sector. Both events were excellent for raising our brand profile and for engaging with potential customers.”

Dean Bradley, Glazpart Sales Director added, “Glazpart operates across many industries but this last year or so we have started to increase our activity to promote our services and products for the medical devices sector. Now we are members of SEHTA, we are attending their niche events where we can promote our services and components and directly engage with key players in the sector. In addition, we have been raised our profile and activity on social media, in the trade media and via partnerships with related sector organisations like SEHTA and GMTA.”

Glazpart is a unique manufacturer having evolved with over 40 years of experience. The company has a diverse range of services including 47 injection moulding machines supported with its own bespoke tool room, controlled manufacturing area (clean area), full assembly services and vast array of surface finishing. Using the latest technology Glazpart delivers a wide range of injection moulded plastic products.

Today, Glazpart is a “one stop shop“ offering a complete service from technical consultation to identify issues and create solutions through to product design and injection moulding capability right through to surface finishing. In addition, Glazpart can also cater for a wide range of secondary processes and finishes these include laser, pad, screen printing as well as hydro-dip (aqua) printing, vacuum foiling and spray painting (including RFI).

Fay Bibi, commented, “With my primary focus on custom mouldings and specialty products, it’s been important to share my knowledge with technical managers and decision makers from a diverse range of companies, many of which were actively looking for innovative plastic injected moulding solutions.”

Glazpart’s services start with its expert technical and engineering teams where customers are supported in the design, development and production of their concepts and ideas. The team assist in ensuring products meet customers’ design and performance criteria whilst optimising production costs to the necessary quality levels. Being based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, also helps shorten delivery lead times and makes the company easily accessible.

Dean Bradley explains, “In the last few years, Glazpart has invested heavily in the latest CAD/CAM software giving an in-house design facility with 2D and 3D software packages to ensure responsiveness, adaptability and accuracy. Rapid design is possible with SLA and 3D printed samples of finished design concepts being made available for fit and function assessment. In addition, some of our recent projects have seen Glazpart’s engineers replace costly metal components with engineered injection moulded replacements saving customers thousands of pounds.”

Glazpart’s focus on the medical devices sector is set to sharpen even more in 2026 with the company already planning to attend medical technology exhibitions next year in Coventry and in Ireland as well as continuing to attend SEHTA events.

Fay Bibi summarised, “Glazpart’s expertise in plastic injection moulding stretches back 40 years but the company needs to remain at the sharp end of the technology to meet the demands of specialist markets such as the medical devices sector. 2025 has been a busy and productive year and we’re looking forward to even more activity in 2026, to help companies in the sector find practical and affordable product solutions.”

To find out more about Glazpart’s technical and custom moulding capabilities please contact Fay Bibi, fbibi@glazpart.co.uk or Dean Bradley dbradley@glazpart.co.uk or visit Technical and Custom Mouldings | Glazpart.

9th January 2026

Women in the Industry section in Glass News (January 2026 edition), Melanie Bivens, Glazpart Area Sales Manager

At Work

How did you get into the industry?

Whilst on maternity leave with my daughter, I’d never used a recruitment agency before. I gave it a go and my first interview was with Glazpart. At the time, I had no idea what fenestration was, let alone trickle vents and plastic injection moulding. But after some extensive googling, I managed to get my head around it and got the job!

What was your first job after school/college?

When I was at college and after I graduated, I worked in a lovely little country pub which had a bar and restaurant and held many events including music nights, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve etc. It was great times, but I worked some very long days and nights.

Brief resume of jobs up to current position?

Whilst working in hospitality, I also worked full time in a contact centre for a renowned bank. I didn’t feel it was for me so I moved into care work, first with elderly and then adults with disabilities. Looking for more sociable hours I decided to move into the hygiene sector and was offered a job in sales/account management and I loved it. After four years, I joined a national builders merchant doing much the same thing, until I joined Glazpart.

Are your skills transferable to any industry?

Yes. This is proven for me, as I’ve done a similar job is three different industries. As long as you’re good with people and do what you say you’re going to do, then you can learn about the products. In my opinion, being honest, helpful and having a good sense of humour are key skills to success.

Career path mapped or opportunities?

I’ve not had any part of my career mapped out. My original thought was to be an actress after gaining a drama school place in London. But decided not to go for a few reasons, so now I just go with the flow and take opportunities as they come. I believe in what’s meant to be, will be.

5/10 years’ time?

I like to think I’ll still be with Glazpart and in the industry. I love working for Glazpart, they are the best company I’ve ever worked for. So, I’ve got no plans to go anywhere – unless I get a massive lottery win.

At Play

All work & no play makes Jill a dull girl. True or False?

100% true! There’s no point in working really hard without some enjoyment. If you spend a lot of time working you’ve got to do the other things in life that make you happy.

Work/life balance?

I’m getting there with this one. It’s been a busy year both in work and familywise. With the big things out of the way, I’m looking forward to some good rest and relaxation after a pre-Christmas break to Lapland with the whole family. Hopefully in 2026 I can start to enjoy more of a work/life balance.

Money/leisure time no object, what would you like to do for yourself & family?

I would travel, just pack up and go wherever I fancied. I got married in Italy and I fell in love with it so I’d like to see more. An American road trip would be a dream as I love the USA. Also, just spending time with my family and to be able to say yes to anything they want. I’d also extend my bag and shoe collection, ha-ha.

At Rest

Away from work – what’s your focus?

Outside of work, family is my focus. My daughter is three going on thirteen and she keeps us on our toes plus with 4 step kids it’s always loud and busy. Also, my family and I love watching football and being big Arsenal fans we enjoy going to the Emirates Stadium, especially as they are going so well in all competitions this season.

What activities help you switch off?

As boring as it sounds, I like to go for a walk or read a book. I try to reduce time on my phone and devices in the evenings and just be with my husband and kids. I like to watch late night murder documentaries which might not help my sleep, but there’s just something about them.

© Thanks to Glass News for allowing Glazpart permission to republish this interview. You can visit Glass News website here.