Refractories/Pots:

Dyson Precision Ceramics
Dewsbury Works
Low Road
Earlsheaton, Dewsbury
WF12 8BU
T: 01924 468201 F:01924 459429
E: sales@dyson-precision.com www.dyson-precision.com
Contact: Peter Colson-Smith
Very helpful suppliers of ceramic pots for your furnace. Definitely the place to go for all of your needs in this are. Speak with Peter Colson-Smith and tell him Randolph at Crystal Lotus Studios sent you, and seek a deal. They are keen to get your business and undoubtably will help you in the initial stages to set up. Having said that, their prices are very reasonable as they are!

J.J. Doyle
100 Great Patrick St.
Belfast
T: 028 90 247864 F: 028 90 -327370
contact:Jack
J. J Doyle are furnace builders, building large furnaces for waste burning. Although they are not specifically suppliers of materials they are happy to supply the following materials, but are not so flexible on price. A good source for ceramic fibre, cera board, bricks, refractory cement, & fire cement.

Scarva Pottery
Unit 20 Scarva Rd. Indstrl Est.
Banbridge
Co. Down
T: 028(048 ROI) 406 69699 F: 028(048 ROI) 406 69700
Contact: David Maybin

David Maybin runs Scarva Pottery Suplies and is very helpful with technical questions about construction form a pottery kiln perspective. He is also kind in offering somewhat flexible prices and can source quality used bricks and equipment given sufficient time to do so.

Morris Insulations
43/47 Montpelier Hill
Dublin 7
T: 01 6793355 F: 01 6793508
The best price I've found for ceramic fiber frax(wool). And the main salesman loves glass!

Kiln Elements:

Colin Mason
18 Elingwood Dr.
Porthill
Newcastle on Tyne
Staffordshire
ST5 0DY
T: 01782-611423 M: 07712697077
Colin is very helpful in clearing up queries about electrical difficulties or element sourcing. All around nice person to work with.

General Suppliers:

Pearson's Glass Ltd
Maddrell St.
Liverpool
Contact: Adam Vellins
Betinite, casting sand, bullseye glass(furnace and blowing), bullseye kiln casting cullet, tools, kilns…stained glass, 7 hot glass suppliers.

KHT Glass Ltd.
The Lindens
Ingestre
Stafford
ST18 0RE
T: 01889-270607 M: 07703535986
khaelnelt@hotmail.com
Contact: Katherine Heanelt
A breakaway form Schott glass who were the main colour supplying company in the UK, since handing the whole job over to Katherine Heanelt she has expanded nicely to supply hot glass tools, more colour ranges than you could ever use, raw glass batch, and recently began producing a simple little newsletter which will undoubtably prove useful to anyone in the business of making hot glass art or craft. She's well worth contacting.

Creative Glass
Unit 12, Sextant Park
Neptune Close, Medway City Estate
Rochester, Kent ME2 4LU
T: +44 (0)1634 735416 F:+44 (0)1634 295734
E-Mail: info@creative-glass.com www.creative-glass.com

Suppliers of sheet glass, tools, kilns, stained glass-fusing and slumping equipment, etc.

Moneygall Glazing Accessories Ltd.
Moneygall
Birr, Co Offaly
T: +353-505-45125 F: +353 505 45345
Contact: Kieran
A catologue well worth having is Moneygall Glazing suppliers…they deal mostly with the flat glass industry, but stock many well prices goodies, including diamond drill bits, grinding powders and disks, affordable sandblasting equipment, etc. They are also keen for your business and show it by getting the product to you quickly, and on credit. Good people.

Ebor Equipment Ltd.
Unit 4
28 Main St.
Swords Co. Dublin
T:+353 1 8409521 F: +353 1 8401793
Expensive, but quality equipment for flat glass industry. Many products can be used in blown or cast glass use.