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Posted On - 23/11/2020
New EU anti-dumping duties on extrusions are set to increase the cost of imports from China by up to 48%. Lee Marriott, group business development director at Anglo European Group, explains the impact this will have. There are incredible volumes of Chinese aluminium extrusions imported into the UK and across Europe every year, which has pushed down prices, reducing the...
Posted On - 27/10/2020
By Stuart Dantzic, managing director of Caribbean Blinds. Despite what many of us think, the lockdown period hasn’t all been negative: it has given the UK some of the hottest temperatures and unprecedented summer weather. But for some, it has been almost impossible to keep their houses cool. When designing any new build, renovation or extension, the increasing issue of...
Posted On - 29/09/2020
Chris Byers, managing director at Extrudaseal, says being agile was key to its success in 2020, both in lockdown and with the launch of its new Premium product range. This year we have had to prove our credentials as an agile UK manufacturer. During lockdown we kept the factory open, albeit with a smaller team, to make a special seal...
Posted On - 29/09/2020
Supplying a rapidly expanding component range, from bay poles and couplers to thresholds and corner cleats, Aluminium Shapes is also offering fabricators the opportunity to extrude their own components. Lee Marriott, group business development director at Anglo European, explains. Introduced by Anglo European in June this year, the aluminium bifolding cleat might be a relatively modest product launch when compared...
Posted On - 11/08/2020
By Rapierstar. We’re constantly being told to get used to the ‘new normal’ as we emerge from the Covid-19 lockdown, and in many ways as an industry we have so much to gain from the new ways of working that we have quickly had to adopt. The value of online services, resources and support really came to the fore during...
Posted On - 10/08/2020
Sarah Hitchings, sales and marketing director of The Residence Collection and Window Widgets, outlines why having a visible brand is now more important than ever. When markets are good and everyone is making a good margin, then in theory all respective brands are visible to their respective customers and target audiences. It’s also difficult to stand out, as there are...
Posted On - 15/07/2020
By Rapierstar. With so many people spending so much more time at home than usual as a result of the coronavirus lockdown, it was inevitable that we’d see a surge in DIY home improvement activity. All those jobs that have been put off for years have finally been started, and some even finished. But what about the things that need...
Posted On - 15/07/2020
Group managing director for Allumette Group Angus Mackie talks about investment, challenges and progress since the acquisition of group companies Vertik-Al and Ikon Aluminium Systems in 2017. Following investment across the Allumette Group since 2017, we have seen significant tangible improvements in quality and efficiency, but I would like to focus on two areas that are equally important. First, a...
Posted On - 04/06/2020
Phil Dewhurst Jr, commercial director at The Georgian Bar Company, talks about how the company has kept the safety of staff and customers as a priority, both during lockdown and as they returned to work. It wasn’t long after the headlines for Covid-19 hit that I realised the UK would be going the same way as China and Italy, with...
Posted On - 04/06/2020
Colour, seamless welds, flush casements – they’ve all contributed to the growth of the second time replacement market. HiTech Blinds’ Ian Woolley asks: are integral blinds a fourth driver? Integral blinds promise higher margin opportunities and crucial product differentiation in the second time replacement market. They offer a ‘newness’, providing the foundation for an added-value sell, which can support installers...
Posted On - 14/05/2020
Phil Dewhurst Jr, commercial director at The Georgian Bar Company, talks about how the company has kept the safety of staff and customers as a priority, both during lockdown and as they returned to work. It wasn’t long after the headlines for Covid-19 hit that I realised the UK would be going the same way as China and Italy, with...
Posted On - 21/04/2020
Cash is king, and Anglo European FD and former global Ernst and Young restructuring advisor David Evans warns it assumes even more critical importance as the industry goes back to work. The past few weeks have been many things but they have, to a point, been predictable. We knew we were heading towards a three-week lockdown, and we knew that...
Posted On - 31/03/2020
Andy Swift, ISO-Chemie’s sales and operations manager, says changes to Building Regulations will have an impact on the energy efficiency of windows and doors. Under current regulations, all new building designs are benchmarked against parameters such as the thermal performance of materials, the orientation and size of windows, airtightness and heating and ventilation systems. Designs must comply with these if...
Posted On - 16/03/2020
Sarah Hitchings, sales and marketing director of The Residence Collection and Window Widgets, opens up about the recent management buyout and outlines what can be expected from them in the future, thanks to investment and a new way of thinking. Now that the dust has settled, we can look back and reflect on the process of the management buy-out and,...
Posted On - 16/03/2020
Malcolm Taylor, product managerat Rehau, explains the importance of stringent planning of window installations to minimise the risk of snagging and unexpected project delivery costs further down the line. There are a whole host of obstructions that installers can face when completing commercial projects; time delays and increased costs go hand in hand, not to mention the long-term issues that...
Posted On - 16/03/2020
Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell recently took part in a round table debate hosted by Anglo European, which aimed to defend the role its steel reinforcement plays in the fabrication of PVCU windows. Anglo European hit the headlines recently after claims it made about its PVCU window steel reinforcement were questioned by a number of systems companies. The details can...
Posted On - 16/03/2020
By Andy Holland, technical and marketing manager at Rapierstar. Designing and manufacturing fit-for-purpose fasteners that deliver on their promise is a complicated business; from a fastener’s pull-out strength and driveability to its corrosion resistance and structural strength, its design has to tick multiple boxes in terms of performance, otherwise it could be the cause of a door or window failure,...
Posted On - 16/03/2020
Mark Hickox, Thermoseal Group’s sales director, gives an insight into the spacer bar market and predicted future trends. Spacer bars, used primarily to space the panes of glass in double, triple and even quadruple glazing, have seen significant development and a change in market demand over recent years. There has long-been a widespread decline in the demand for aluminium spacer...
Posted On - 16/03/2020
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...
Posted On - 16/01/2020
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;...
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