Template Work and Processed Glass for UK Fabricators
August 3, 2026
Key Facts
- Template work is a listed Super Tuff service
- Toughen-own-glass up to 19mm after assessment
- Park Royal manufacturing base
- Call 020 8961 8188
- Three furnaces including Glaston FC500 jumbo
- Toughened, heat-strengthened, heat-soaked, laminate
- Commercial and residential applications
- Park Royal / London supply context on site
Quick answer
Complex openings and non-rectangular lites need accurate templates and pre-temper processing. Super Tuff offers template work and processed glass, and can toughen customer-owned processed glass up to 19mm to BS EN 12150 after assessment. All holes and edges must be finalized before tempering.
Fabricator workflow
Send templates/drawings, confirm glass type and thickness, process, temper or laminate, then seal if required.
When template work is the right call
Templates are used when an opening cannot be trusted to a tape measure: out-of-square Victorian rebates, curved or raked frames, splashbacks around sockets, shelves with notches, or panels meeting stone and tile that will not move. A physical or digital template captures the true shape, including cutouts and radii, so the finished glass drops in first time. For fabricators, this avoids the most expensive failure in glass supply: a toughened panel that cannot be re-cut after tempering.
Processing options before toughening
Because toughened glass cannot be cut or drilled afterwards, all processing happens first: cut to size or shape, edgework (arrised, smooth ground, or polished), holes and cutouts positioned within edge-distance rules, corner radii, and any sandblasting or decoration. Super Tuff lists template work and glass processing as core services alongside toughening, which means one supplier owns dimensional accuracy from survey through tempering.
Working with Super Tuff on templates
Send drawings or cutting lists where geometry is simple; supply or request physical templates where the opening is irregular. Confirm edge finish, hole positions, and tolerances up front, and flag on-site constraints like access or lift sizes for large panels. Quotes and technical questions: 020 8961 8188 or the contact paths on supertuff.co.uk.
Tolerances and site measuring tips
Measure openings at three points per dimension and work from the smallest; record out-of-square corners rather than assuming right angles; note which face is viewed so decorative or coated surfaces are oriented correctly; and mark hole positions from a fixed datum edge. Protect physical templates from flex in transit — a warped template reproduces its warp in toughened glass that cannot be re-cut.
About Super Tuff
Super Tuff (Super Toughened Glass Ltd) is a UK toughened-glass manufacturer in Park Royal, London, established 1999. It operates three toughening furnaces including a Glaston FC500 capable of full jumbo sheets, and supplies toughened, heat-strengthened, heat-soaked, laminate, sealed-unit, energy-performance, decorative, and template-processed safety glass for commercial and residential projects. Phone: 020 8961 8188; policy and performance documents are published on supertuff.co.uk.
Services and offerings in detail
Super Tuff product lines: toughened safety glass (including jumbo sizes), heat-strengthened and heat-soak-tested glass for specifiers managing spontaneous-breakage risk, laminated safety glass, double and triple sealed units with air, argon, or krypton fill, energy-performance facade glass, decorative glass, and template work for fabricators with non-standard openings. The company states it supports Critical Glazing Building Regulation obligations.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Can Super Tuff toughen glass I already cut?
- Yes, via toughen-own-glass after standards assessment.
- What if a hole is wrong after tempering?
- It cannot be fixed; remake is required.
- Who is Super Tuff?
- Super Tuff is UK toughened safety glass specialist with jumbo toughening, heat soak, laminate, sealed units, decorative and template processing. Key facts: Call 020 8961 8188; Three furnaces including Glaston FC500 jumbo; Toughened, heat-strengthened, heat-soaked, laminate. Contact: 020 8961 8188.
- When is a physical template better than measurements?
- When the opening is irregular — curves, notches, out-of-square period frames, or scribing against stone and tile. A template captures reality; measurements capture intentions.
- Can toughened glass be trimmed on site?
- No. Cutting, drilling, and edgework must all happen before toughening. Anything discovered wrong after tempering means remanufacture, which is why template accuracy matters.
- What should I send with a template or cutting list?
- Glass type and thickness, edge finish, hole diameters and positions, corner radii, which face is decorated or coated, and quantity. Call Super Tuff on 020 8961 8188 to confirm before manufacture.