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Posted On - 19/07/2022
Julian Roberts, technical director at UAP, discusses the features and benefits of the UAP Fullex Kinetica+ K4 horizontal 3* cylinder UAP is a leader in door and window security, investing in product development that stays several steps ahead of the criminal community. As a company that prides itself on innovation, it’s within our remit to look at security challenges from...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
Yale Door and Window Solutions has launched a new white paper in association with the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) to raise industry awareness of the new government guidelines around trickle vents. Titled ‘Meeting the guidance on ventilation: A guide to ensuring your windows comply with Approved Document F for air quality’, the white paper outlines everything window fabricators and...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
Glass Times editor, Luke Wood, visits Veka Recycling’s state of the art Wellingborough based facility; a £15 million operation that has been heralded as the most advanced in Europe. There is plenty of evidence to suggest that, as consumers, we have become much more sensitive to sustainability. A recent consumer survey from Deloitte found that 61% of consumers had reduced...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
Gary Gleeson, marketing manager of hardware company VBH, reflects on the people and products that have featured down the years, as the company celebrate its ‘official’ 40th birthday. VBH (GB) turns 40 this July. VBH had been supplying these islands from Germany since 1978, but Peter Kinze, one of the company’s top men, quickly saw the potential of the UK...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
The British Standard on self-cleaning roof glass has done much to clarify what the term really means. However, according to Paul Higgins, commercial director for specialist glass producer, TuffX, it hasn’t completely stopped some in the industry from taking liberties with the term. There’s nothing a dubious marketer likes more than an indefinable word. Whether it’s hi-fi, low-calorie, superfast, energy-saving...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
John Cooper, commercial director at Swisspacer, discusses the Government’s Net Zero targets and why the construction sector needs to take action sooner rather than later. It feels like we, as a nation, are finally in a place where we have the right level of interest in climate change and the inclination to each do our bit to improve our impact...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
In the face of rising energy bills, maintaining an energy-efficient home is becoming more important than ever in reducing expenses. Russell Hand, head of products & technical at Rehau, discusses how window and door specification can help make properties more attractive to the consumer. It’s no secret that the UK is facing one of its greatest ever energy crises at...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
Andrew Scott, founder and CEO of Purplex, explains why it’s more important than ever for businesses to invest heavily in their marketing activity to successfully overcome the latest industry challenges. With the state of the market looking very different now from how it did in 2020, things are becoming much tougher for the industry as the surge in demand slows....
Posted On - 19/07/2022
Cath McLean, segment manager – Glass at Promat UK, explains how fire resistant glazing can be specified and installed with total confidence by choosing a fully tested system. Large glazing is very much the order of the day as architects, developers and homeowners increasingly want to maximise natural light and external views, and make internal spaces feel more spacious and...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
By Strafford Cooke, technical director, Mila The apparent contradictions in the new Building Regs as they impact on windows and doors have been pretty well documented over the last few months – not least by me! Approved Document L requires improved thermal performance of windows and doors, and Approved Document F requires better ventilation – 90% of the time using...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
The changes to Part F of the Building Regulations have largely been discussed in relation to aesthetics and energy. But have you thought about the ability of fabricators to efficiently incorporate the necessary design changes into their work flow? We talk to Roy Frost, Listers’ managing director, to find out more. Whether you are a Part F convert, or someone...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
Chris Armes, Liniar’s design & development director, says that record energy bills will be a catalyst for homeowners to invest in their properties and explains more about the company’s ground breaking Zero 90 system. The UK has seen unprecedented fuel price increases over the past 12 months, with many charities declaring an emergency as the ongoing impact of price rises...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
Don’t be fooled into thinking that PR and marketing is a dark art, argues Nathan Bushell, Director at Lasco. We all know marketing is a vital business function. But like every business function, it carries a cost, which has to be justified. As a full-service agency, Lasco provides all the tools you need to promote your brand and market your...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
There’s been much debate about U-values and how companies have made their calculations says Kevin Warner, sales and marketing director of Profine UK and Kömmerling. He suggests that the market should standardise calculations further to create consistency and clarity across the industry. The introduction of new building regulations, including Part L, has caught some companies out thanks in part to...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
The latest State of the Industry report, produced by Insight Data, found that the number of installers has decreased by 7.6% in the last four years. As the market gets tougher, Alex Tremlett, operations manager at Insight Data, highlights how trade suppliers should be exploring an alternative route to market. Over the past two years, the industry experienced unprecedented times....
Posted On - 19/07/2022
By Tracey Jackson, business development manager, Howells Patent Glazing With so much attention given to consumer demand for glass and glazed products, it’s easy to forget the volumes used in commercial projects. Long associated with high-rise architecture, glass skyscrapers have taken over the world in the past 70 or so years. While the energy efficiency and environmental impact of building...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
Michelle Wright, group marketing manager for the Glazerite UK Group, shares how the fabricator is helping installers win business. The swift arrival and slow departure of the pandemic changed everything for UK industry, and the fenestration sector was no exception. Unlike many other sectors however, we faced pent up demand post-lockdown, which altered how we approached business. As the industry...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
Gerda doors made their UK debut at this year’s FIT Show. We catch up with Pionner Trading’s Danny Williams, to find out more about the launch. Most outings of the old Glassex and now the FIT Show, have been characterised and even dominated by one major product group. Back in the day it was often the systems houses that ruled...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
Force 8 is well-known for its arch profile bending, but over the last 10 years it has also developed its own unique composite doors. Force 8 has focused more on contemporary composite designs, as it feels the market is ‘flooded with look-alike’ traditional doors, and it adds that a good amount of those designs are unique and developed in-house. Although...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
The Door & Hardware Federation (DHF) estimates two-thirds of the UK’s 45 million residential doors are vulnerable to attack. Here Sarah Knight, product manager at ERA, explores how door manufacturers can meet the DHF’s latest technical standards, whilst simultaneously reflecting current design trends, by specifying certified suites of high-security hardware from a single provider. As homeowners continue to return to...
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