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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...
Tony Palmer, Edgetech head of sales, makes the case for automation as a way for IGU manufacturers to modernise their businesses in an uncertain economic climate. The last few years have been a peculiar time for the glazing industry. On the one hand, the industry has remained strong, with the post-Covid home improvement boom being one of the busiest periods...
Following the announcement of the government’s energy price cap, Edgetech’s managing director, Chris Alderson, questions whether this latest policy makes a major error by ignoring energy efficiency. Britain, like much of Europe, is entering a worsening energy crisis. In order to address the impact this is having on the British public, Prime Minister Truss revealed plans to freeze energy prices....
Struggling for warehouse space? We find out more about how Combilift can optimise your available warehouse capacity, as well as provide the handling solutions to help your business run more efficiently. Demand for warehouse space continues to outstrip supply according to industrial and logistics property expert, Colliers. The situation is particularly acute in certain hotspots such as London, the home...
Glass Times editor, Luke Wood, catches up with Sarah Hitchings, sales & marketing director at Window Widgets, who discusses demand, the acquisition of Profoil and the company’s ongoing fundraising success. Luke Wood (LW): How well has Window Widgets performed this year? Sarah Hitchings (SH): It’s difficult to compare year on year data as we still feel the effects of the...
