Method and apparatus for shaping a glass sheet

A method of shaping a glass sheet using a shaping support and a press bending apparatus comprising at least two mould members, the at least two mould members being a first mould member and a second mould member, each of the first and second mould members being movable relative to the shaping support, the method comprising:

• (i) heating the glass sheet;
• (ii) positioning the glass sheet on a shaping support;
• (iii) moving at least one of the shaping support and the press bending apparatus toward the other to press the glass sheet in a first region of the glass sheet between the shaping support and the first mould member;
• (iv) moving the second mould member relative to the first mould member to press the glass sheet in a second region of the glass sheet, and
• (v) moving the first mould member relative to the shaping support to further press the glass sheet in the first region of the glass sheet between the first mould member and the shaping support,
• wherein steps (i) to (v) are performed in the stated order, and
• wherein the first region of the glass sheet is a peripheral region of the glass sheet and wherein the second region of the glass sheet is a central region of the glass sheet.