OVAGLAS

PFS Global, one of the world’s leading glazing enhancement companies, has announced its rebrand to OVAGLAS®, following an internal reorganisation and expansion. 

Launched in 1991, OVAGLAS now boasts a global reputation, delivering complex projects for some of the world’s largest organisations. OVAGLAS offers a wide range of glass coatings for performance, protection, and enhancement solutions. OVAGLAS are particularly excited about their performance division, which provides significant energy reductions for their global retail customers.

Speaking of the team restructure, OVAGLAS President Stephen Ball said: “The international success of PFS Global over the last decade has led to this exciting opportunity to rebrand and build for the future. As a Board, we are excited to appoint Ryan Griffin as our new Managing Director and are confident that Ryan and his talented team will take OVAGLAS to the next level.”

Ryan Griffin, Managing Director of OVAGLAS, added: “This new transition represents a huge opportunity for OVAGLAS, as we bring years of experience together for the benefit of our customers both now and into the future. This rebrand is about celebrating the shared goals of our incredible team and encouraging synergy between our core businesses. This will enable our customers around the world to benefit from reduced costs, increased productivity and enhanced protection through our advanced glass coating solutions.”

This enhanced business structure is representative of the company’s goals over the next five years, with a clear focus on operations, product development, and global marketing. 

For more information, please visit www.ovaglas.co.uk

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About OVAGLAS

Founded as National Window Films in 1991, acquired by Protective Film Solutions in 2015, and then further rebranded to PFS Global in 2019, today OVAGLAS specialises in the supply and installation of protective, solar, decorative, and privacy window films, helping customers to increase performance whilst reducing emissions and carbon footprint. 

Wakefield, 29/08/2024— OVAGLAS® are proud to announce the successful retrofit installation of Clarifoil® Anti-Fog film to over 100,000 freezer doors worldwide. This significant achievement reinforces our commitment to help retailers reduce energy consumption, reduce costs and improve product visibility for their customers.

Key Benefits of Clarifoil® Anti-Fog Film:

Energy Efficiency: The installation of Clarifoil® Anti-Fog film helps retailers minimise costs by reducing the need to heat their freezer doors to keep them clear.  This saves energy, lowers operational costs and improves the customer shopping experience

Sustainability: Clarifoil® Cellulosic Anti-Fog Film is bio-based. Made with sustainably sourced wood pulp from PEFC endorsed forestry, aligning with OVAGLAS® commitment to sustainable practices.

“We are proud to be supporting Retailers across the Globe as we reach this significant milestone”  said Stephen Ball, MD at OVAGLAS®. “Clarifoil® is sustainably sourced, saves energy, saves money and improves the customer experience, Our fully trained and certified teams retrofit install the Clarifoil® at night, with minimal disruption to the retailer’s business” 

“Join retailers across the world in choosing OVAGLAS® and Clarifoil®, THE BENEFITS ARE CLEAR” 

For more details and to see how much you could save visit our Clarifoil® energy saving calculator,

Following a study commissioned by the Henderson Group with their refrigeration partners, Portglenone Refrigeration Services Ltd (PRS), The Group made a commitment to retro-fit Clarifoil® Anti-fog film to their entire fleet of in-store freezers.

Recognising that condensation forming on freezer doors badly impairs product visibility and consumer product selection, they evaluated a number of solutions to resolve the issue before selecting Clarifoil Anti-fog film.

Glen Crumley of Henderson Group said, ‘’We selected Clarifoil from a range of options, not only because it proved to be the best solution in maintaining clarity of the glass, but it enabled us to make considerable energy savings by reducing the power consumed by the freezer door trim heaters’’

As part of the study, PRS measured the benefit of fitting adjustable controls to all Henderson Group freezers, designed to accurately control the power supplied to each individual freezer unit.

Clarifoil Anti-fog film can maintain the clarity of freezer doors even when trim heater power consumption is reduced by 75%, delivering savings of up to 6 kWh per freezer door per day. An annualised saving of 1,100 Megawatt hours of energy gave a strong case for the return-on-investment argument even before consideration is given to the increase in sales generated through the improved display of products.

Henderson Group and PRS selected OVAGLAS® to install Clarifoil because of their proven track record. Andrew Dunwoody of PRS said, ‘’OVAGLAS® were the obvious choice with their experience of installing Clarifoil in a working grocery environment. The installation teams showed the utmost professionalism and efficiency, completing the work across the group in just 10 working days’’

The project, to retro-fit Clarifoil on over 550 doors, was completed within normal shop hours with minimal disruption to store activity and was completed ahead of schedule.

About Henderson Group      

• Henderson Group is a local family business that achieved 84^th place on the latest 2020 Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 100 league table of the UK’s private companies.
• Henderson Group is ranked 6th in the Ulster Business Top 100 NI Companies 2020 and 2^nd in the Ulster Grocer Top 75 NI Food & Drink Companies 2020.
• The Group owns the SPAR, EUROSPAR, VIVO, VIVOXTRA and VIVO Essentials franchises in Northern Ireland.
• Four companies make up the group: Henderson Wholesale, Henderson Retail, Henderson Group Property and Henderson Foodservice.
• Henderson Wholesale has been distributing food and grocery-related products to the convenience retail sector for over 120 years and is the largest operator of its kind in the country.
• The Group is committed to sourcing local fresh foods from farmers, growers and suppliers, with over 75% of fresh products sourced on the island of Ireland.
• Henderson Retail owns and operates 99 SPAR and EUROSPAR stores in Northern Ireland.
• Henderson Foodservice is a market-leading supplier to the catering industry, providing a vast range of products to hotels, schools, restaurants, etc. across Ireland.
• Operating out of its head office in Mallusk, the Group employs around 4,500 employees across Northern Ireland.
• Multi award-winning Henderson Group companies have claimed Retail Industry Awards Community Retailer of the Year and Fresh Produce Retailer of the Year; Belfast Telegraph Business Awards, Excellence in CSR and Excellence in Development of Management and Leadership for Henderson Foodservice; Deloitte Best Managed Company Gold Standard and Investors in People Gold and Silver accreditation; and Mobile App of the Year at the Belfast Telegraph IT Awards and Innovative Business of the Year at the Business Eye Awards for Henderson Technology.

About OVAGLAS®

A specialist installer of Clarifoil Anti-fog film based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Historically operating throughout EMEA, OVAGLAS® has recently added the ‘Global’ tag-setting business in the USA in partnership with MPH Global to provide Clarifoil installation services to US grocery outlets. (T:0800 316 7788)

Clarifoil is a trademarked product owned by Celanese Corporation, USA.

APRIL, 15TH, 2021 – MPH Global LLC and OVAGLAS® Ltd. are pleased to announce a supply collaboration with Celanese Corporation to provide the comprehensive sales, installation and servicing of Celanese’s Clarifoil® anti-fog film in North America, Central America and the Caribbean markets. MPH will continue the sale and distribution of Celanese’s Clarifoil® film, while best-in-class installers OVAGLAS® will provide installation, service and warranty via their nationwide network of in-house technicians. The coming together of these three entities will provide a truly turn-key solution to eliminate fog from doors, reduce energy consumption and improve product visibility.

Already the market-leading anti-fog film used by grocery retailers, case manufacturers, and glass door producers throughout Europe, the use of Clarifoil® anti-fog film in North America will accelerate via this mutually beneficial agreement between MPH, OVAGLAS® and Celanese. Clarifoil®, a cellulose acetate-based film, delivers best-in-class performance for condensation removal and durability. The seasoned OVAGLAS® team have retrofitted Clarifoil® anti-fog film on more than 45,000 doors, while Celanese’s other customers  have implemented its Clarifoil® anti-fog film technology on more than 1,000,000 OEM and retrofit doors.

Matt Pletcher, Managing Partner of MPH Global, shares his thoughts on the recent partnership:

“We have witnessed first-hand the quality of work of the OVAGLAS® crews on job sites around the UK, and we are extremely excited to have Stephen and his team as our official installation partners. Their deep knowledge of the Clarifoil® film and thorough installation experience means our retail customers can trust them to significantly enhance their glass door displays in a professional and timely manner.”

Stephen Ball, MD of OVAGLAS® Ltd added

“We are excited with this opportunity to work closely with Matt and the team at MPH. Their open and honest approach to business has been most refreshing and we look forward to supporting them with the installations of Clarifoil® and helping deliver the return on investment opportunities for supermarkets and C Stores already being experienced in Europe.”

Kevin Parker, Clarifoil Business Director, Celanese Corporation

“Celanese is pleased to be working with MPH Global and OVAGLAS® to help customers realize the benefits of Clarifoil® film in their energy reduction and product visibility efforts. As a sustainable and highly aesthetic cellulose acetate film, Clarifoil®  films provide impressive performance and excellent visual appeal for managing fog and condensation on freezer doors and we are looking forward to expanding the product’s use via our supply relationship with MPH and OVAGLAS®”

AMSTERDAM (September 11, 2018) – Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE), a global specialty materials company, today announced it has signed an agreement with Protective Film Solutions (Europe) Ltd.® to become an exclusive partner for retrofitting existing freezer doors with Celanese’s Clarifoil® cellulose diacetate anti-fog film in grocery stores and supermarkets in the United Kingdom and Ireland. 

“Protective Film Solutions has selected Celanese’s sustainably sourced Clarifoil anti-fog film to help deliver a more convenient and enjoyable customer experience by keeping grocery store freezer doors free from fogging, as well as eliminating the need to repeatedly open and shut doors, which helps save energy for retail store operators and reduce electricity spend,” said Stephen Ball, Managing Director, Protective Film Solutions. “According to broad industry research, retail grocery stores can reduce their energy spend by as much as 1.5-2.0 kilowatt hours (KWH) per day per freezer door if they use this anti-fog film. Presuming a 75 door retail store, this translates into a cost savings of between £5000-£10,000 per store, per annum and a reduction of the equivalent of approximately 31 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions. We are looking forward to not only the energy reduction opportunities for our retail grocery store customers, but also the improved customer experience the Clarifoil film will deliver.” 

Clarifoil is a leading product line of sustainably sourced and biodegradable cellulose diacetate films, which has also recently been accredited with the Plastic Free™ trust mark. Primary grades include films suitable for applications such as anti-fog, bio-packaging, carton windows, print lamination, labels, tapes, thermoforming, optical, casino chips, etc., in industries which serve luxury consumer goods, product packaging, pharmaceutical/medical, electronics, construction, advertising, entertainment and anti-counterfeit. 

“We regularly develop new grades of Clarifoil film, each based on cellulose diacetate, to meet stringent customer demands, including tamper-evident labels and seals, to thermoformed food containers, to high-end packaging and optical applications,” said Kevin Parker, Director of Celanese’s Clarifoil business. 

In addition to Clarifoil, Celanese has a history of supporting and developing end-uses for acetate flake and acetate tow outside of primary filtration applications. Currently, in close cooperation with two partners, Celanese is in the process of developing and commercializing several applications such as coatings, medical wound dressing and face masks. 

“Building upon our 100 years of history in this business, Celanese continues to invest to find new ways for using sustainable acetate flake and acetate tow materials beyond textiles, filtration, luxury packaging, plastics and insulation. We are pleased with the recent successes in Clarifoil and the growth of our project pipeline to achieve that goal,” said Harald Bruggeman, Vice President of Sales, Celanese cellulose derivatives business.