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Glass, in its simplest form, is made from a fusion of silica (sand), soda and lime, this fusion can be achieved merely by lightning striking in a place where the right ingredients happen to be adjacent to each other. However, when man makes glass other ingredients are added, the point being there is considerable science in making your clear, coloured and frosted glass. Today we see glass as a normal part of day-to-day life, but it has a long history. It was made by potters in Egypt as early as 12,000 B.C. with the first ‘vase’ produced as early as 300 to 200 B.C. – so hopefully, as a florist using Glass, you appreciate the road of discovery glass has come along.

Today, the UK glass industry produces an estimated 3.7 million tonnes of glass per year, the majority of production is for containers and 90% of the containers produced are for the food and drinks industry, glazing in construction and the automotive industry. So whilst florists don’t get a mention in the glassware usage stats, we are using it more and more to create a splash!

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