Glasfabrik Lamberts was established in 1887 by Laurenz Lamberts and is managed by the fourth generation of the

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to the present day. The Glashütte is the only independent glass factory in the world to produce all four types of cast glass. Lamberts is the only glass factory in Germany and Europe to manufacture profiled glass in all production stages within Europe. The company’s headquarters and production plant are located in Holenbrunn, a suburb of

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in the

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region.

Glasfabrik LAMBERTS in Holenbrunn, Wunsiedel im Jahr 1887

History

Laurenz Lamberts bought the company premises on 23 May 1887 and founded the Glasfabrik in the same year. He did not choose Wunsiedel at random. One reason for the location was the regionally available

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s. Even today the resources used for production come directly from the region. The second important reason was the expansion of the railway line between Regensburg and Hof and the connection to Holenbrunn. The station was essential for the company in terms of transporting its glass products.

Production

Glasfabrik Lamberts is the only independent manufacturer of cast glass to produce profile glass, ornamental glass, wired glass and antimony-free solar glass. Since 1996 the company has manufactured all its types of glass with the aid of an oxygen-fired glass melting furnace and sold them as ''EcoGlass'', and it still the only producer of architectural glass to do so. Up to 50% waste glass is used in the various glass products and 100% of the glass waste is

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. Since 2011 the entire production facility and offices have been completely powered by green electricity from Bavarian

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power plants.

Big Ben

During the

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's 2017 renovation, the original Victorian glass plates used for the dials were removed and replaced with faithful reproductions made in Germany by Glasfabrik Lamberts.{{cite web , url=https://www.dachser.co.uk/en/mediaroom/New-glass-for-Big-Ben-4281 , website=Dachser , title=New glass for Big Ben , date=20 February 2020

External links

Official Website

References

Glass production 1887 establishments in Germany 1887 establishments in Bavaria German brands Glassmaking companies of Germany