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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...
The home improvement boom we’ve all been enjoying since the first lockdown in 2020 may have started to fade, but Freefoam’s ongoing support ensures its customers can continue to grow, says Colin St John, commercial director at Freefoam. The pandemic created an unprecedented formula for expansion in the Repair Maintenance & Improvement (RMI) market, where greater disposable income was spent...
Paul James, sales director at Extrudaseal, discusses the benefits of foam gaskets for bi-fold doors. Although only a small part of the final product, a gasket can make a huge difference to the operation and performance of a window or door. Even if you have the most advanced system on the market, a door with an under-performing gasket can have...
Energy efficiency still commands the headlines, but should we also be focusing on the acoustic properties of windows and doors? We report. We have seen a seismic shift since the start of the coronavirus pandemic to a greater focus on the home, which resulted in a surge in demand for home improvement projects. Lockdown meant that people were literally staring...
Transporting and handling glass, for installation and maintenance purposes on commercial and residential projects may be all part of the job but doing so safely and efficiently takes the right equipment and a knowledge of how to handle it with care. Simon Boocock, managing director of CRL Europe, takes a look at some of the options. Working with glass isn’t...
Switching to electric powered materials handling equipment is not only good for the environment but also for your workforce, your neighbours and your balance sheet – says specialist handling manufacturer Combilift. When Combilift was established in 1998, the world was quite a different place. In that year, Google was incorporated as a private company in California and only 9% of...
Choosing your specialist suppliers should not just come down to product and price, according to Wayne Irvine, managing director of AW Louvers. They can have so much more to offer. No matter how much control you take over a product’s design, manufacture and installation, there are always elements that will need input from a third-party specialist. And in today’s market,...
John Cooper, commercial director at Swisspacer, discusses the Government’s Net Zero targets and why the construction sector needs to take action sooner rather than later. It feels like we, as a nation, are finally in a place where we have the right level of interest in climate change and the inclination to each do our bit to improve our impact...
As global building products company, Quanex, unveils a new rebrand emphasising both its huge reach, and the millions of people and organisations it interacts with worldwide, Charlotte Hawkes, head of marketing and CX Charlotte Hawkes at Edgetech – a Quanex subsidiary – reflects on what it means for them. Last year, Edgetech proudly celebrated 10 years as part of one...
Stephen Jones, sales director for Northern Building Plastics, talks about the unprecedented demands on tradespeople and how NBP is helping customers save time. Figures from the excellent Rated People Home Improvement Trends Report 2022 show us what many of us suspected, which is that we are living through unprecedented times for home improvement companies, and that the demands for services...
With the revisions to Part F of the Building Regulations soon to take effect, the interest in ventilators has never been greater. But are you aware of the technical difference between the different kinds? We talk to AW Louvers’ Wayne Irvine to discover more. While introducing background ventilation is vital for the health of a building and its occupants, a...
New building regulations coming into force this year will require windows to be made even more airtight, says Andy Swift, sales and operations manager for ISO-Chemie. Changes to Part L of the Building Regulations which come into effect from June 2022, will see the provision for stricter standards and compliance procedures around energy and ventilation performance, contributing towards a roadmap...