CaptiveHook® Glass Mounting System: Wall, Ceiling, and Seismic Applications | Patented, Proprietary System Exclusively Available from McGrory Glass
Need a reliable way to hang large glass panels on walls and ceilings—with minimal reveal? CaptiveHook® is a patented, proprietary, glass wall and ceiling mounting system available exclusively from McGrory Glass.
Looking for custom colors, metallics, color-shifting dichroics, or even large scale graphic art for multi-story single image installs? Our in-house Print Division creates custom films to carry your design intent to new heights. Integrated with a variety of finishes, laminated glass can even mimic wood, stone, or steel.
Production Capabilities
McGrory Glass is the only fabricator in existence capable of producing and mounting large-scale custom laminated glass panels:
- Our patented glass mounting system, CaptiveHook®, has minimal reveal (~⅛") and allows you to mount glass panels of almost any dimension — up to and beyond +85sqft / +500lbs.
- Our in-house Print Division creates custom interlayers that can be infinitely customized to carry your design intent throughout a building, from base build to fit-out.
- Using a proprietary process, our expert laminating team creates and manually aligns custom interlayers in our solar-powered, +250,000 SF manufacturing facilities.
- Our patented glass mounting system, CaptiveHook®, has minimal reveal (~⅛") and allows you to mount glass panels of almost any dimension — up to and beyond +85sqft / +500lbs.
- Our in-house Print Division creates custom interlayers that can be infinitely customized to carry your design intent throughout a building, from base build to fit-out.
- Using a proprietary process, our expert laminating team creates and manually aligns custom interlayers in our solar-powered, +250,000 SF manufacturing facilities.
Our engineers fabricate CaptiveHook® on site at our solar-powered New Jersey facility. The CaptiveHook® glass wall, ceiling, and seismic mounting system is composed of ~40% recycled materials, and is almost 100% recyclable.
Product Feautures
Our single-source solution allows you to mount glass panels of almost any dimension — up to and beyond +85sqft / +500lbs—and it’s also available as AAMA 501.6 compliant (seismically rated).
- Mounts large format glass panels quickly and securely, every time
- Mounts glass panels of almost any size on walls and ceilings — dimensions vary based on application
- Is available as AAMA 501.6 compliant (seismically rated*)
- Doesn’t compromise on aesthetics (minimal reveal and infinite design options)
- Modular construction arrives ready to hang
- Reduces install time, labor costs, and provides peace of mind
- Delivers fully manufactured panels that arrive on site ready for clean installation
- Is produced in a humidity and temperature controlled environment, comprehensively fabricated and adhered in the McGrory Glass factory
- Allows any piece, any place, at any time to be singularly and easily re-installed for simple maintenance
- Drastically reduces complications
Featured Installation: In-House Print Division Custom Metallic Color | Secure in High-Traffic Areas
Cut Install Times Dramatically
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Dynamic Metallics
Company Confidential | ©Magda Biernat Photography
Minimal Reveal
Company Confidential | ©Magda Biernat Photography
Did you know?
CaptiveHook® precisely aligns glass and wall mounts within plus or minus five thousandths-of-an-inch (+/- 0.005") tolerance. “CaptiveHook® offers design freedom, and the security of working with a field-tested, Eckersley O’Callaghan- approved system,” says James Gulnick, VP & Director of Operations.
Aerial Delicacy, Strong Contrasts: One Embarcadero Center by Gensler
Across four of the Embarcadero Center’s buildings, the lobbies are being repositioned with a cohesive feel, creating a unified theme throughout. A key part of that design theme is large-format glass cladding. A seismically rated wall mounting system was essential. Installation at the site was efficient, cutting average mounting times in half. The glass and mounting system are fabricated simultaneously at McGrory’s solar-powered warehouse, while the receiving hooks are sent ahead to the site. Modular construction arrives ready to hang securely and quickly.
Featured Installation: Lobby Retrofit | Base Build
Rigorous Field Testing
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Clean Installation
One Embarcadero Center | ©Joe Fletcher
Average Mounting Time Cut in Half
One Embarcadero Center | ©Joe Fletcher
Stamped by Eckersley O’Callaghan Engineers
“We have a high level of confidence in the performance of CaptiveHook® as a system that meets all architectural and structural constraints.” – Phil Khalil, Principal of Eckersley O’Callaghan & Partners
Featured Installations: CaptiveHook® Highlights
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©Magda Biernat
Can’t find what you’re looking for? No problem!
The key to safety and security glass is selecting the right solution for each application in a facility.
Our architectural and specification consultants are always ready to help.
Contact us to discuss upcoming projects, explore possibilities, or troubleshoot glazing challenges.
Need to replace a panel in the middle of a three story wall?No problem!
The plug-and-play system delivers fully manufactured panels that arrive on site ready for clean installation. Any piece of glass can be safely removed at any time, for any reason (including post-install maintenance), and easily replaced.
Featured Installations: CaptiveHook® Highlights
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©Luis Coyt
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