Shed windows take a beating. Stray footballs, wind-blown debris, lawnmower stones and years of UV exposure all contribute to cracked, cloudy or broken panes. If your shed still has its original glass or cheap polystyrene glazing, switching to clear acrylic is one of the simplest upgrades you can make. It’s lighter, tougher and lets in […]

A good dining table or desk takes years of daily use. Hot mugs, scratches from plates and cutlery, pen marks, craft supplies and the general wear of family life all take their toll. A clear acrylic table top protector sits over the surface and takes the punishment instead, while keeping the look of the wood, […]

This is one of the most searched questions in our industry, and the answer is refreshingly simple. Perspex and acrylic are the same material. Perspex is a brand name for acrylic sheet, in exactly the same way that Hoover is a brand name for vacuum cleaner. The material itself is polymethyl methacrylate, or PMMA, regardless […]

Choosing the wrong thickness of acrylic is one of the most common mistakes people make. Go too thin and the sheet bows, flexes or cracks under stress. Go too thick and you’re spending more than you need to and making the job harder than it should be. The right thickness depends entirely on what you’re […]

Machine guards need to do two things at once: protect the operator from moving parts, flying debris and coolant spray, while staying transparent enough that the operator can actually see what they’re doing. Getting that balance right comes down to material choice, and for the majority of workshop and light industrial applications, PETG is the […]

If you need a clear plastic sheet that can sit directly against food, PETG is one of your simplest options. It’s approved for food contact under both FDA regulations (the US standard that’s widely referenced globally) and EU food contact regulations. That means it can be used for food packaging, display covers, serving trays, containers […]

Both PETG and acrylic are clear, both are tough and both get used for a lot of the same applications. So when someone lands on our site looking at sneeze screens, display panels or glazing sheets, the obvious question is: which one do I actually need? The short answer is that acrylic wins on clarity […]

PETG stands for polyethylene terephthalate glycol. If that means nothing to you, think of it as the tougher cousin of the plastic used in drinks bottles. PET is the material your water bottle is made from. Add glycol to the formula during manufacturing and you get PETG: a clear, rigid sheet material that’s significantly more […]