Glass Futures
Richard Katz serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Glass Futures Ltd since February 2016, leading a not-for-profit organization focused on bringing glass technology innovations to market. Additionally, Richard has held the role of Livery Company Master at The Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers of London since December 2019 and has been a Director at Amoosh Ltd since January 2004, providing strategic planning support to SME owners and managers. From 2000 to 2010, Richard was a Director at Portexcept Ltd and has also served as a Director at Epsom Activities Ltd from 1992 to 2009. Richard's early career includes a tenure as Managing Director at Epsom Glass Industries Ltd from 1985 to 1995. Educational background includes attendance at Charterhouse from 1959 to 1964 and The University of Sheffield.
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Glass Futures
A not-for-profit membership organisation, Glass Futures connects the global glass industry and academia to deliver R&D and innovation, ensuring glass making’s future is built on high value and fully sustainable, zero-carbon products. Glass Futures in collaboration with the global glass industry is delivering the world’s first openly accessible, commercially available, multi-disciplinary glass melting facility, The Global Centre of Excellence in St Helens, UK with provision for research and development trials to decarbonise the global glass and foundation industries. The 165,000 sq ft state-of-the-art facility will be capable of producing up to 30 tonnes of glass per day in a purposefully designed research and development furnace. Members, researchers and industry leaders will collaborate and experiment with different energy sources, raw materials and technologies to demonstrate solutions leading to sustainable energy usage in the glass-making process.