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We talk to Thermoseal Group’s sales director, Mark Hickox, about how small gains can make a big difference. A building’s fabric is still crucial to the energy efficiency of a building, even if the expected changes in the Future Homes and Buildings Standard – due to come into force in 2025 – appeared to favour energy source heat pumps over...
ISO Chemie’s UK sales and operations manager Andy Swift, explains how to plug thermal gaps in window installations. Efficient heating is at the forefront of the construction agenda, with debates about the most ecologically friendly way of heating homes sitting side by side (not always comfortably) with the outrage against surging energy bills. There is however one solution which has...
By Dean Bradley, sales director, Glazpart. Replacing windows or doors in listed buildings or conservation areas can often be challenging for installers and fabricators largely due to three factors. Firstly, choice of material and compliance with local authority regulations around conservation. Secondly is satisfying homeowners who may want a particular type or style of window and thirdly is the choice...
Gary Shoesmith, Edgetech's head of technical, argues that retrofitting existing buildings is essential for reducing carbon emissions and highlights the importance of high-quality components in this process. As the world grapples with the urgent need to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change, the built environment has come under increasing scrutiny. Buildings account for a significant portion of global energy...
Thermoseal Group’s sales director, Mark Hickox, asks if too much advice can lower the quality of your unit. The IGU manufacturing industry is something of a hive mind: the requirements from clients and building regulations change frequently, which are met with regular technical developments from all parts of the supply chain. As a result, together, we can be ambitious with...
By Dean Bradley, Glazpart sales director. When choosing a material for a window and door profile or system, aluminium offers multiple benefits for fabricators, installers and most importantly to homeowners. Not only is the material lightweight, adjustable, strong and durable, aluminium also has great flexibility when it comes to colours and types of finish. With so many outstanding features, it...
Thinking of swapping out IGU components for cheaper alternatives? Thermoseal Group’s sales director, Mark Hickox, warns that the numbers need to add up before you do, otherwise it could cost you dearly. One customer recently told me they had been offered a cheaper product, which they were considering. They said that as long as it looks like Thermobar/Thermoflex, that their...
Mike Moran, Edgetech’s new global market director, gives his thoughts on the future of the market, and lays out his – and Quanex’s – priorities for the years ahead. I'm excited to be joining Edgetech at such a pivotal moment. As global market director, I'm tasked with helping the company achieve significant global expansion, and it's a challenge I relish....
By Dean Bradley, Glazpart sales director. To many, mass manufacturing may seem like a simplistic process of machinery, production and distribution, but one of the key considerations for any manufactured product is its flexibility to be available in different colours. Colour choice is apparent in almost every product in everyday life, from clothing to interior decor, to cars and furniture...
Thermoseal Group’s sales director Mark Hickox argues that we shouldn’t be seduced by big brands, and that each component should be thoroughly tested and approved. Dare I say that we have occasionally learned the hard way when it comes to building the perfect IGU? Before we manufactured most of our products, we were a distributer of other companies’ products. For...
Andy Swift, sales and operations manager for Iso-Chemie, says that the sealing of windows and doors using sustainable foam tapes is a viable solution to secure energy efficient buildings. Changes to Part L of the Building Regulations, which came into effect in 2023, place the emphasis on stricter standards and compliance procedures around energy and ventilation performance, contributing towards a...
By Dean Bradley, Glazpart sales director. In June 2022, Building Regulations (Approved Document F) changed and ventilation became a compulsory requirement for replacement windows and new build. Since then, fabricators and installers have found that trickle vents are the easiest, most practical and most economical solution for compliance. With demand increasing due to the legislation and more companies complying, trickle...
Partnering with one reliable British supplier for all IGU components can prevent a host of supply chain problems, argues Thermoseal’s group sales director, Mark Hickox. Slimming down your supply chain presents many opportunities for manufacturers that want a single point of contact and fewer deliveries, but the benefits actually go far beyond this, according to Thermoseal group’s sales director, Mark...
Tony Palmer, head of sales at Edgetech, makes the case for greater automation as the sector faces chronic skills shortages. Automation will help our industry make more products, more efficiently, to higher standards, and tackle the skills shortage. At the moment, we’re still very manual – especially compared to sectors like automotive. But in the decade ahead, I think that...
Diversification is the perfect way to create new opportunities, argues Bohle’s Managing Director Dave Broxton. During 2023, Bohle celebrated 100 years in business. The secret to this success, says managing director Dave Broxton, is its ability to constantly adjust to the needs of the market. “Cutting prices is the first step many companies take to win customers or hold on...
By Martin McVicar, CEO and co-founder of Combilift When Combilift was established 25 years ago, diesel power was the default choice as at the time it was considered the best option to ensure powerful and reliable performance for most users and suppliers of industrial vehicles such as forklift trucks. Times have changed however, as have environmental concerns, which have prompted...
Andy Lake, UK & IRE sales director at Pyroguard, explores how, when specified correctly, fire safety glass can deliver far more than just fire protection. Given the focus and drive to reduce the carbon of our country’s buildings, and considering recent rising fuel costs, more and more emphasis is rightfully being placed on the energy efficiency and thermal performance of...
Andy Swift, sales and operations manager for Iso-Chemie, says building regulations requiring windows to be ever more airtight will drive an uplift in energy efficient homes. Changes to Part L of the Building Regulations are the driving force behind stricter standards and compliance procedures around energy and ventilation performance, contributing towards a roadmap to a net zero carbon future and...
Colin St John, commercial director at Freefoam, argues that sustainability is not a trendy green label to be added to the same old products – it’s a completely different way of doing business and we all need to get on board. The effects of climate change are increasingly hard to ignore, from devastating heat waves, droughts and forest fires to...
At a time when we are experiencing one of the biggest overhauls on Building Regulations we have ever seen in the UK, John Cooper, commercial director at Swisspacer talks about how we can start to ready ourselves for the Future Homes Standard. There’s a lot of talk about the Future Homes Standard, but are we ready for it? It’s being...
