Posted On - 08/11/2022
The Glazerite UK Group has appointed Calum Williams as a new sales manager, to further strengthen its customer relationships in the Southwest. Calum, who has worked in the fenestration industry for more than 15 years, commented: “I’m excited to join Glazerite. It is a modern, ambitious company with a great ethos and an extensive range of products. “The fenestration industry...
Posted On - 08/11/2022
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) is now taking bookings for a new service that will help installers prove compliance to Approved Document F legislation for trickle vents. “The introduction of pulse testing allows fitters to show the airtightness of a building pre and post installation,” explained Dave Mechem, director of inspection & assessment. “If the reading doesn’t change, which...
Posted On - 08/11/2022
Edgetech has reported a ‘highly successful’ visit to this year’s Glasstec exhibition in Germany, an event that provided the opportunity to showcase one of its recent innovations, Super Spacer T-Spacer SG. The flexible T-shaped spacer, which is made from silicone foam, has been designed to offer highly efficient automated processing and application, increasing productivity for large format glass units. The...
Posted On - 08/11/2022
Deceuninck fabricator, FastFrame is a finalist in the Commercial Project of the Year category at this year’s G-Awards, which take place at the Intercontinental London Park Lane on November 25. The specialist fabricator supplied more than 1,800 tilt and turn windows and doors in a £2.1m supply-only deal to the first phase of a major new development in Watford after...
Posted On - 08/11/2022
Suffolk-based Stowmarket Glass recently invested in a Liftmaster Quadro from Bohle to help complete a project at Colchester Hospital. The family-owned glass company was tasked with supplying one-hour, fire-rated walk-on flat rooflights, which formed part of a courtyard refurbishment at the hospital. As a result, the units were made using one sheet of 25mm toughened laminate, and one of 23mm...
Posted On - 08/11/2022
By Neil Cooper-Smith, senior analyst, Business Pilot: October was another month of political and economic change on an historic scale. Despite it (or perhaps because of it?) homeowners have continued to spend on home improvements. Leads, and sales were up 19% in October on September, more than reversing the falls recorded in September on August, and offsetting a small drop...
Posted On - 02/11/2022
Lincolnshire fabricator and installer, Tradeglaze, has won two awards at the 2022 LincolnshireLive Business Awards, in recognition of its growth and investment in people, customer service and machinery. Tradeglaze earned the ‘SME Business of the Year’ award and the ‘Employee of the Year’ award for the company’s marketing manager, Katerina Pickup. Tradeglaze, with its retail company Jackson Windows, has accelerated expansion plans...
Posted On - 02/11/2022
Made For Trade (MFT) has won the overall Manufacturing Award at the 2022 North East Business Awards grand final; reflecting the company’s growth, investment and manufacturing capabilities. The award, which takes into account manufacturing excellence, alongside attributes such as design and innovation, quality, efficiency and sales flair, also reflects MFT’s output and its influence in the local region. Factors such...
Posted On - 02/11/2022
Zandi, the CRM system from First Degree Systems, is said to be so central to HWL Windows’ operations that the company has built its whole order processing function on it. According to HWL, the system has helped it to save time and money, go paperless, and reduce errors. “Zandi allows us to stay on top of our customer relationships,” said...
Posted On - 02/11/2022
Aluminium fabricator Fentrade has invested in new manufacturing machinery to support its continued growth. Chris Reeks, Fentrade’s director, said: “The new machinery enhances quality and production flow across the board. It also means we can cut a wider variety of shaped profiles, which will help support the growth we’re experiencing in shaped gable frames on residential extensions.” The company has...
Posted On - 02/11/2022
Barnsley based trade fabricator, Euroglaze, has taken a proactive approach to staff health and wellbeing by signing up to the BeWell@Work initiative run by its local metropolitan borough council. The workplace health initiative helps businesses identify their priorities and provides relevant training for key members of the workforce. Euroglaze ran an employee survey which revealed particular concerns around heart health,...
Posted On - 02/11/2022
Ambassador Windows, one of the UK’s longest established fabricators, is celebrating 40 years of trading with Epwin Window Systems. To mark the occasion, Nic Rossano, business development manager at Epwin, presented the directors of Ambassador Windows with a commemorative plaque. Nic commented: “We are delighted to be celebrating this partnership milestone with Ambassador Windows. The business was one of the...
Posted On - 02/11/2022
Deceuninck has been shortlisted in the Sustainability Initiative of the Year category at the G22 Awards. According to Deceuninck, the shortlisting recognises the work that it’s doing to lower the environmental impact of its operations and its pioneering development of next-generation products. This includes the recent launch of Elegant which has been engineered to maximise thermal performance achieving u-values of...
Posted On - 02/11/2022
Scottish home improvement firm, CR Smith, has announced profits after tax for CR Smith Glaziers (Dunfermline), the company’s domestic sales business, of 10% for the financial year to December 2021, with turnover exceeding £20.2m. In 2020, CR Smith’s reported results covered a 16-month period to account for a four-month shut down due to the pandemic. The most recent figures lodged...
Posted On - 02/11/2022
Conservatory Outlet has welcomed two new companies to its retail network, Ayrshire’s RMC and Dundee-based installer Ecofit. The Wakefield-based manufacturer now supplies to 29 retailers, with a presence in every postcode in Scotland. The announcement was made by CEO, Greg Kane, during the firm’s annual ‘Network Celebration’ held at the iconic Esferic building in Barcelona’s Montjuic park. The event included...
Posted On - 25/10/2022
Incorporated in 1972 following the creation of the first Titon product – a window casement stay – John Anderson created Titon Hardware from his garden shed in Feering, Essex. Titon Hardware has had a manufacturing site (including research and development) in Haverhill since 1977 and its head office for sales and marketing in Colchester. Titon manufactures and supplies ventilation and...
Posted On - 25/10/2022
By Gio Laporta, inventor and innovator, Smart Ready. As a designer and innovator, I am aware that inspiration comes from all sorts of places, and what I want to share with you is a prime example of this. I recently got my new-look bank credit card through the mail and thought, ‘wow, they are so much cleaner and nice to...
Posted On - 25/10/2022
Oversized sliding glass doors and units designed and installed by IQ Glass, have featured on a recent episode of Grand Designs. Aired in October, the programme showcased a new build project in Bedfordshire, designed by Arkyle Boyce. The building featured large glass elevations on the south façade with the requirement of a completely flush threshold to allow a wheelchair access....
Posted On - 25/10/2022
Freefoam Building Products has increased the capacity of its Northampton production plant by 12.5% with the addition of two new Greiner extrusion lines. Geoff Barnett, general manager, commented: “We’ve been planning this addition to our facility for many months and I’m very pleased to see our plans come to fruition. These new lines will increase the capacity of our production...
Posted On - 25/10/2022
First Degree Systems has joined the Council for Aluminium in Building (CAB), which promises to bring significant benefits to users of the Window Designer software package. “CAB is the leading trade body for companies working with aluminium in the building sector,” First Degree System’s sales manager, Greg Beachim, said. “Our Window Designer software is a key tool for fabricators expanding...
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