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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...
Andy Everett, national account manager at Swisspacer UK, says with skyscrapers getting taller and taller, the impact of increased atmospheric pressure on installed glass units is becoming a growing consideration for specifiers and sealed unit manufacturers. Our history as a country where church steeples and cathedrals were the highest structures is no more. The UK’s landscape is changing dramatically, with...
You can help cut the UK’s environmental impact and grow your business at the same time, according to David Naylor of Tremco Illbruck. When you’re running a business, it’s hard enough to remember to take the bins out, let alone find time to think about the environment. But it’s becoming increasingly clear that we’re facing an environmental crisis, and if...
Gary Thomas, commercial director of Hodgson Sealants, talks about the emergence of hybrid technology as the next generation of sealants with added benefits over traditional sealants. Enhanced performance credentials and additional product features are all part of their new offering, he explains. The glazing industry has been using traditional silicone sealants for decades, since the emergence of the first PVCU...
The government has pledged to make permitted development rights for single storey extensions permanent. Will this deliver growth to the home improvement sector? It may appear about as clear as mud and it’s easy to miss, but in among the various consultations, ministerial statements and parliamentary questions, there is a very sizeable chink of light for home improvement companies: Permitted...
John Park-Davies, managing director at Ikon Aluminium Systems, argues that the rise in the popularity of aluminium products is not just the whim of the specifier. There’s a reason that around 70% of louvres are manufactured from aluminium, having been the case for many years. Aluminium out-performs alternative materials; and this is certainly true of louvres. Specifiers have long-since recognised...
By Andy Holland, technical and marketing manager at Rapierstar. Virtual technology is transforming our industry, helping us to deliver better quality, more secure and more robust windows and doors that capably stand the test of time. The vital role that mechanical fixings play is becoming more apparent than ever, giving us detailed insights into which screws are best for each...
The Georgian Bar Company’s Philip Dewhurst Sr discusses his adventures in India. The PVCU window and door market has experienced meteoric growth in India since 2013. Rapid urbanisation and an increase in personal disposable income have contributed to this upsurge, as well as a growing awareness of the benefits of PVCU. Where there are large volumes of windows and doors,...
By Toby Staff, managing director of Newstar Door Controls. Despite The Department of Health, Estate and Facilities Alert EFA/2013/002 being more than five years old, we still see specifications for window restrictors coming through with nothing more than the BS Standard. BS EN 13126-5:2011, the test for window restrictors, was singled out as inadequate by DoH for two issues. Firstly,...
Andy Swift, national sales manager at ISO-Chemie, says the outlook for high performance foam sealant tapes in 2019 is optimistic, particularly as the technology continues to contribute to improved energy efficiency. The country is in the grip of a chronic housing crisis and the government has said that 300,000 new homes need to be built annually to meet the shortage....
Steve Bayley, business development Manager at EWS (Manufacturing), part of Hadley Group, explains the importance of window reinforcements in PVCU windows, outlining the benefits of galvanised steel reinforcement sections and taking into consideration the recent trend of window bonding. As windows form an integral part of buildings and residential projects, it is important that the materials that are fitted are...
What have wine labels, nuclear medicine, and windows got in common? Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell met Packexe’s CEO Andrew Orchard, who will be celebrating 30 years in business this year, to find out. Andrew Orchard (CEO of protective film company, Packexe) has spent the last 30 years solving that irritating problem of being left with a sticky residue when...
Whether it’s stillages of bar length or a single handle, when it comes to powder coating the standard of finish must be consistent. Matthew Hill, quality manager for Vertik-Al, explains. For 25 years, Vertik-Al has proven its commitment to quality as the only powder coating specialist in the UK and Ireland to hold a GSB International quality seal for Approved...
IGU manufacture is becoming increasingly polarised between high volume and specialist supply, according to Ian Woolley, sales director at Hitech Blinds. IGU manufacture is today about volume. Standard units can be manufactured in as little as 20 seconds, and with consolidation within the glass sector rife, efficiency and productivity are key to survival in a commercial environment where the line...
Thermoseal Group’s sales director, Mark Hickox, talks about energy efficiency and the current market for energy efficient components. Improving the energy efficiency of buildings has long been on the agenda for the whole building industry in line with changing government targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The UK was, in fact, the first country in Europe to introduce Energy Efficiency...
As Swisspacer celebrates its 20th anniversary, John Cooper, commercial director of UK and Ireland, looks at the evolution of warm edge over the past two decades. This year, Swisspacer celebrated its 20-year anniversary. We now manufacture 120 million linear metres of warm edge spacer a year. That’s enough to circle the world three times. Swisspacer has led the way in...
Chris Alderson, Edgetech MD, discusses his firm’s role in driving constant innovation in energy efficiency. We’re living through an energy efficiency revolution; in not much more than the blink of an eye in historical terms, it’s been catapulted from the niche concern of a tiny minority, to something everyone’s talking about – and that, by 2012, was receiving $300 billion...
Ben Alcock, business development manager at Tremco Illbruck, explains why impregnated tape is the future of window installation. Nowadays, everyone wants exceptional: exceptional looks, exceptional acoustic performance, exceptional thermal performance, exceptional weather resistance… the list goes on. But too many of us in the industry are pretending that A-rated windows alone will deliver that. They won’t. Neither will multi-chambered profiles,...