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John Park-Davies, Vertik-Al’s group marketing director, explores trends for 2020 and explains how the powder coater can support manufacturers and fabricators in meeting consumer demands in the new year. The start of a new decade is akin to Christmas for trend forecasters, as they analyse and review to see what’s new and next.And so, as the last firework guttered out...
When fabricating PVCU windows, it is important to consider the window’s reinforcement sections, as they are a crucial factor in ensuring their overall durability and strength, as Joe Levy, national sales manager at Hadley Group, explains. The modern PVCU window has dominated the UK market, becoming widely popular among both installers and homeowners, and it is easy to see why;...
Veka UK’s MD Dave Jones responds to recent claims regarding steel reinforcement. Integrity is one of Veka UK’s core values, and when we see a piece in the media from Anglo European containing information that could mislead and damage our customers, posing as news, it’s important for us to take a stand. While I’m confident that fabricators and specifiers will...
Martin Thurley, group managing director of Liniar, hits back at what he claims is fake news. An article was recently published with Anglo European making claims its reinforcement is a match for those supplied by three named systems companies, one of which is Liniar. Liniar is fully expecting systems companies, testing houses, suppliers and the industry’s governing bodies to work...
Paul Sullivan, managing director of Anglo European, responds to some of the of the issues raised by systems companies following the company’s announcement that it had received independent test approvals on its window reinforcement. We are pleased that systems companies share our conviction that window and door reinforcements are a critical element of manufacture and that they must deliver on...
Gary Thomas, commercial director for Hodgson Sealants, explains how the business has become more market-led on the back of a number of new product launches. Hodgson Sealants has an illustrious history and is now the UK’s largest independent manufacturer of sealants and related products. The business remains in the Hodgson family and with it holds genuine core values in the...
John Park-Davies, Vertik-Al’s group marketing director, explains how the company’s investment in new technology and its commitment to reducing its carbon footprint is benefitting employees, customers and specifiers. We all have a responsibility to minimise our environmental impact, not least as manufacturers and producers but also employers. Our efforts, big and small, have an impact. As a powder coater, our...
Thermoseal Group’s sales director Mark Hickox talks about energy efficiency and how proposed revisions to Document L are set to change the current energy efficiency requirements for glazing. Like everything else, the construction industry is continually evolving and changes are influenced by many factors such as legislation, technological changes, market trends, capital investment, industry structure, and overall management. Thermoseal Group...
With climate change high on the global agenda, Swisspacer’s UK and Ireland commercial director John Cooper looks at the opportunities for energy efficient windows. Energy efficiency has been a force for change for more than a decade. Demand has been primarily driven by homeowners due to the cost savings that energy efficient windows can deliver, but it’s not just about...
Edgetech’s MD Chris Alderson gives his thoughts on what net zero carbon by 2050 could mean for fenestration. It might feel like energy efficiency has dominated the agenda for decades, but now it looks like that was just the beginning. The UK government has committed itself to cutting carbon emissions by 100% between now and 2050. It’s one of the...
Following Anglo European’s recent acquisition of Corby-based Aluminium Developments Group, Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell met sales manager Lee Marriott to discuss the new market opportunities. Steel manufacturing company Anglo European arguably started making inroads into the aluminium sector when it bought a 25% share in Aluminium Shapes in 2017, which was supported in March 2018 with the appointment of...
Ian Short, managing director of Morley Glass and Glazing, explains how integral blinds are increasingly popular with homeowners, especially for bifold and sliding doors where other types of window dressing and privacy control are not suitable. With the growth of the home automation market and smart technology, integral blind technology has also moved on. The fully electronic or motorised MB...
Andy Holland, technical and marketing manager at Rapierstar, highlights why poor fastener choice exposes aluminium windows and doors to corrosion risks. Most of us will think of aluminium windows and doors as being the ultimate choice for superb visual appeal, long-term performance with no maintenance and resistance to the harshest of weather conditions. But while aluminium does not ‘rust’ –...
Vertik-Al will be the powder coater of choice for a new generation of fabricators and buyers, according to John Park-Davies, Vertik-Al’s group marketing director. There’s no denying that we’re all experiencing unprecedented change. Whether that’s opportunities, diversification, expansion or divestment, the fenestration market, like many UK industries, is shifting and evolving. Vertik-Al has been powder coating for over 50 years...
By Ian Searle, director of MI Products. Despite the Equality and Human Rights Commission inquiry (EMHRC) in 2018, which reported that 365,000 disabled people say their home is not suitable for their needs, not enough is being done to deal with accessibility issue in UK homes. With a third of a million people needing urgent action for their properties to...
By Rob McGlennon, managing director of Deceuninck. By law, financial advisors must get customers to assess their attitude to risk before they invest. Most people see the sense in that, and I think we’d have fewer business failures if everyone had to assess the attitude of business owners or businesses to risk. Too many businesses play down the probability of...
Thermoseal Group’s sales director Mark Hickox talks about energy efficiency and how proposed revisions to Document L are set to change the current energy efficiency requirements for glazing. Like everything else, the construction industry is continually evolving and changes are influenced by many factors such as legislation, technological changes, market trends, capital investment, industry structure, and overall management. Thermoseal Group...
Faster and easier installation of windows and doors means ditching fiddly plastic plugs and understanding why a hi-lo thread holds the key to success. Andy Holland, technical andmarketing manager at Rapierstar, explains why. Why should the design and quality of a frame fixing make any difference to how easy they are to use and the quality of the finished installation?...
As a new report calls for action to tackle energy inefficient homes in the UK, Andy Swift, sales and operations manager at IsoChemie, says architects who adopt new approaches to sealing specification will improve the energy efficiency around window and door installations. The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Select Committee’s report – Energy Efficiency: building towards net zero – which follows...
Glass Build America will be in Atlanta in September. Phil Dewhurst Jr, commercial director at The Georgian Bar Company, has been to the show five times since 2014, in both Atlanta and Las Vegas, and has experience to share. The Georgian Bar Company now has a thriving business in the US. Here are my top five tips about using the...