Posted On - 15/10/2019
By Ben Brocklesby, director at Origin. Innovation is an important part of the glass and glazing industry. For manufacturers like Origin, it keeps us competitive in a busy marketplace and ensures we continue to meet and exceed stringent UK building regulations. Continually improving the performance, design and appeal of fenestration systems also benefits partners. A wider offering of systems provides...
Posted On - 14/10/2019
Mark Haley, managing director of HWL Trade Frames, discusses how the company’s unglazed R9 trade offer has won over installers, and how it is now turning its attention to other fabricators. It’s a journey that has taken HWL Trade Frames the best part of two years – but we now appear to be firmly across the line; the supply of...
Posted On - 14/10/2019
Standards and regulations are important. However, ensuring everything you do is compliant with the relevant standards can be difficult. Nick Cowley, managing director of PVCU windows and doors manufacturer Euramax, explains more about fenestration industry standards. Standards and regulations are a fundamental part of our daily lives. They provide organisations, employees and the public with an understanding of what is...
Posted On - 16/09/2019
Your customers are paying close attention to the look of their windows, says MasterframechairmanAlan Burgess, whodevelopedtheTimberweldtechnology; fabricators and installers who get the details right are reaping the rewards. Flush sash casement windows have taken the market by surprise. When the first PVCU versions appeared a few years ago, most saw them as a niche, timber-alternative windows purely for period properties...
Posted On - 16/09/2019
John Leary, sales and marketing director atEmplas, explains while a preconception exists that energy efficiency and aluminium don’t necessarily go hand in hand, Emplas plans to change that by supplying Aluk’s F82 Luminia aluminium bifolding door. Emplas started manufacturing its new aluminium bifold door in May this year. A departure from our core PVCU manufacture, the F82 Luminia from Aluk...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
By Ben Brocklesby, director at Origin. Somehow, July is already here, and the summer has well and truly arrived. For many of us, this means working out what to do with the children for the long summer holidays, but for others, it is a time to reflect on how we can improve our homes. For Origin, and therefore all Origin...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
Advance Building Plastics, an Emplas customer since the July 4, 2017, is a trade counter with a very different approach to retail, according to owner Andrew Buchanan. Trade counters: utilitarian, practical, coffee-out-of-a-machine-and-not-necessarily-always-good, with decoration and ambience generally less of a priority than product offer, but service and reliability of supply at trade prices. Advance Building Plastics in Hereford, on the...
Posted On - 07/08/2019
By Ben Brocklesby, director at Origin. Climate change is high on the public agenda and, as such, is driving change across businesses and government legislation. Not only are organisations becoming increasingly aware of the importance of sustainability, but green credentials are now a key point of difference for consumers when choosing suppliers, brands and products. When over 30,000 consumers across...
Posted On - 17/07/2019
Smart and connected technologies have the potential to transform our homes and our lives, but consumer uptake has been slower than expected. Emplas talks to Glass Times. Smart is a ‘disruptive’ technology. It allows us to do things that we couldn’t do before. It is making business and industry more efficient and, through a new generation of connected devices, our...
Posted On - 16/07/2019
Alan Rees, the man behind Panoramic Doors and architect of the Panoramic Group, talks to Glass Times as the company broadens the reach of its bifold alternative with the introduction of a PVCU Panoramic door. Alan is a seasoned window and door industry veteran, with achievements that include the creation of PVCU window system Worth (now part of Spectus) and...
Posted On - 16/07/2019
By Ben Brocklesby, director at Origin. In the March column, I spoke about the importance Origin places in our partner relationships and, in particular, the sharing of knowledge and expertise. This month, I want to talk about training and its value in ensuring they have the skills necessary to deliver exceptional standards of fitting, helping us and them stand out...
Posted On - 16/07/2019
The launch of CMS Trade gives trade window and door customers access to high performing products from one of Scotland’s most acclaimed fabricators, plus the opportunity to cut waste disposal costs. At the helm is the experienced Colin Torley, who tells Glass Times how the company’s fresh approach challenges convention. In just 13 years, the PVCU and aluminium designer, fabricator...
Posted On - 16/07/2019
Gary Morton, CEO of the Boing Boing Group, gives his view of the challenges faced by fabricators in 2019, and explains what the Boing Boing Group is doing to overcome these challenges across the PVCU and aluminium sectors. Every organisation and business will always have challenges to navigate in order to be successful, and they come from all angles. At...
Posted On - 16/07/2019
Graham Lindsay, founder of Weru UK Network, discusses the role aluminium plays today. In recent years, homeowners and commercial developers have chosen aluminium windows and doors over PVCU when building or renovating their properties. I find it is really important to ensure that my customers have all the information to make an informed decision that ultimately suits their home and...
Posted On - 17/06/2019
Phil Bartram, sales manager at Window Warehouse (UK), says the company is fortunate to work across a spectrum of markets, from high-end domestic to major commercial projects. Window Warehouse (UK) was formed in 1996 offering residential PVCU windows and doors, and we were quick to spot the potential for extending the domestic portfolio to include aluminium products, partnering with systems...
Posted On - 17/06/2019
Installers who still see aluminium as a specialist product could be missing out on more and more future business. Michael Connor, MD of the Panoramic Group, says the facts speak for themselves. Just think back. It isn’t really so long since grained and coloured windows were seen as a bit of a speciality product. Or even more recently, you’d never...
Posted On - 17/06/2019
Neil Ginger, CEO at Origin, discusses the rising popularity of aluminium and how this growth can, in part, be attributed to consumers being more knowledgeable than ever about the products they are purchasing. All of our research and market analysis points towards the continued growth of aluminium within the fenestration industry. Currently, UK installers are fitting over 40% more aluminium...
Posted On - 17/06/2019
Ash Pearson, sales manager at Jack Aluminium Systems explains how modern aluminium systems are helping to deliver heritage-style aesthetics in industrial building restorations and refurbishments. There’s no escaping the trend for heritage style in homes. It’s all over the glossy home style magazines and you see it at most self-building and renovating exhibitions too. Influenced by home makeover television shows...
Posted On - 17/06/2019
With the two-year anniversary of CentralASL approaching, Gary Morton, CEO of the Boing Boing Group, of which CentralASL is a part, talks about the challenges faced fabricating multiple materials. Over recent years, many companies have diversified their product offering to try to counter a saturated traditional market, with some products being introduced more successfully than others. Traditional PVCU windows continue...
Posted On - 17/06/2019
Craig Miller, managing Director at AluFoldDirect, talks about why Everything Aluminium is the way forward for installers looking for profitable business growth. Fast lead times, straightforward fitting, finishing a job quickly and getting paid. These are the priorities for installation companies. The more jobs they can fit in every week, the more money they can make. But it’s only possible...
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