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Investment is flowing into the office market, it’s just that it’s not necessarily in London. Managing director of Bohle, Dave Broxton, explains why. Just as the growth in factories of the Victorian age brought workers together for their nine-to-five (or longer) work shift, so the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 pushed people away from urban centres and decentralised employment. Overnight, city...
Home is where the heart is, a statement that resonates more than ever in 2020, says Gary Dean, MD of OnLevel UK. During the year we have all seen far more of our home interior than we expected we would, with lifestyles and working practices changing dramatically. The home is no longer just a place for relaxation, it’s a gym,...
Homeowners living in cold and draughty homes that are expensive to heat and keep warm in winter are set to be the winners in the Green Homes Grant scheme. Mike Butterick, marketing director at Saint-Gobain Glass, agrees that the government has the right objectives for the £2 billion scheme and urges the door and window industry to engage with the...
RegaLead’s Guy Hubble asks if imitation really is the sincerest form of flattery. What value does copycatting bring to the glazing market? I ask because we’ve recently noticed an increase in the number of companies and products that are coming to market with dumbed-down versions of RegaLead’s decorative glass designs. While we have no objections to healthy competition, which drives...
IGU suppliers have pushed out lead times, but will they go back? Mark Norcliffe, joint-managing director of Cornwall Glass Manufacturing, discusses. Rapid lead times, which have almost universally been pushed out by the entire window and door supply chain – from profile, to frames, to hardware and glass – appear less important than reliability and quality, leaving many manufacturers asking...
Swisspacer reports that a new study by the PHI into ‘Living Comfort’ proves the positive effect of warm edge spacer bars. When constructing and refurbishing residential properties, comfort plays an important role for the occupants; for the right feel-good climate, the relationship between temperature and air humidity also has to be right from a construction physics perspective. The impact that...
Phil Brown, European regulatory marketing manager at Pilkington UK, discusses how Covid-19 changed the way we use our homes and how households are investing lockdown savings into renovation projects. Covid-19 brought much of the world to a standstill; as schools and offices closed their doors, people in the UK were urged to avoid all non-essential travel, which saw many working...
Howells Patent Glazing explains how to manage style and substance when it comes to historically significant buildings. Finding the ideal glazing solution for historic and listing buildings is never an easy task. It must combine long-lasting quality materials with performance – weather tightness, thermal efficiency, and security – but, perhaps most importantly of all, it must offer complementary aesthetics. This...
Flat Glass Solutions and Haselsteiner outline the merits of modern-day glass enamelling technology, especially using surface roller coater systems. Full surface and border (frame) roller coating can now be done at the touch of a screen. Flat Glass Solutions has been appointed as an agent to Haselsteiner of Austria to bring ceramic ink printing equipment directly to the UK and...
With glass being the material of the moment for exterior cladding, providing a protective barrier against the elements and creating a high-end, luxurious aesthetic for modern and traditional architecture, Simon Boocock, MD of CRL Europe, looks at how to ensure installation is straightforward and safe. There are many reasons why a large percentage of buildings today feature glass as part...
One hundred years ago, we were in the grip of a global pandemic and glass shortages. Sound familiar? Chairman of Cornwall Group Mark Mitchell learns from history. Between 1918 and 1920 the Spanish Flu globally claimed between 20 and 50 million lives, more than the combined military and civilian casualties in the first world war. Infection rates are estimated to...
In and out of lockdown we’re spending more on home improvement than ever before. Dave Broxton, managing director of Bohle, said it is something that goes to the very core of our being. There is a psychology to home improvement: doing it makes us feel better; not doing it, eats away at us until we do. Lockdown, and the limitations...
With 90% of a rooflight comprising the glass, it makes sense to buy from a glass expert, according to Graham Price of TuffX. With names such as Next Retail, Arsenal Football Club, Marks and Spencer, Edinburgh Zoo, and that monument to architectural glazing The Shard included in our client list, it’s fair to assume that TuffX Processed Glass knows a...
CRL is in the process of updating its brand, with an emphasis on delivering an exceptional customer experience. Managing director of CRL Europe Simon Boocock explains why. The industry is evolving in a fundamental way. Customers demand end-to-end solutions; they’re not just buying a product, they’re buying a solution. Our innovative designs offer superior aesthetics while standing up to ever-more...
MasterTrack ST from Bohle brings a unique hydraulic damper system to shower doors, simplifying installation and delivering ultra-smooth operation, according to hardware specialist Jordan Scholes. Bohle launched MasterTrack ST in the summer, which draws down on the same carriage and unique hydraulic damper system as the popular MasterTrack Internal Sliding Door, and is applied to a shower cubicle system. In...
FH Brundle supplies handrail and balustrade systems, and has been serving the trade for over 130 years. Group marketing manager Paul Smith explains how the long-standing family firm is helping customers capitalise on the popularity of bespoke products designed and created from parts. In everything from furniture to fashion, beauty to home improvement, ‘bespoke’ has become one of the biggest...
Have the lockdown and resulting social distancing measures had a positive effect on safety in the workplace? We talk to Bohle’s Dave Broxton. As lockdown restrictions in the UK were eased during May and June 2020, attention turned to workplaces to see how life could return to normal while complying with new social distancing guidelines. Office work was straightforward to...
With demand continuing to grow not only in the UK but throughout Europe – and with Brexit looming on the horizon – could glass shortages continue into 2021, and what will it do to prices? Mark Herbert, joint-managing director at Mackenzie Glass, takes a look. Wuhan, the unassuming capital of China’s central Hubei province, went into lockdown at the end...
Cornwall Group has had to adapt to the Covid-19 challenge but remains focused on its objectives including acquisition and a £multi-million investment. Like everyone else, Mark Mitchell, chairman of Cornwall Group, and the new directors of the Cornwall Group, didn’t have the ‘slightest inclination’ of what was looming on the horizon. Covid-19 made the Cornwall Group’s first 12 months as...
Companies quick to respond to Covid-19 have seen rapid growth throughout lockdown and beyond. Nick Lewis, owner of SGS Glass Products, explains how he identified opportunities across a number of sectors – including hospitality and leisure, commercial, and office fit-out – for protective screens We didn’t ever stop; we were working throughout because the demand was there, and since we’ve...
