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Posted On - 16/05/2022
James Keeling-Heane, sales director from Senior Architectural Systems, discusses some of the ways aluminium windows can provide both a compliant and creative solution to Part L of the Building Regulations. The planned changes to Part L will shake up the construction industry – after all, its specific aim is to challenge us all to think more carefully about the impact...
Posted On - 16/05/2022
Victoria Brocklesby, COO at Origin, explores the impact of sustainability and thermal efficiency during housebuilding and the importance of marrying the two during the construction process. With Part L of the building regulations becoming more stringent in June 2022 and the new Future Homes Standard beginning to emerge, there has never been a more important moment to ensure that homes...
Posted On - 16/05/2022
Glass Times editor, Luke Wood, visits Made For Trade’s new Billingham based HQ and learns more about the company’s latest Korniche bi-fold offering. Made for Trade’s growth over the last eight years has been phenomenal, accelerating significantly from 2016 when it made the decision to stop retail sales and installations so that it could concentrate fully on B2B operations. Six...
Posted On - 16/05/2022
With an extensive portfolio of products, Metal Technology has demonstrated an ability to provide solutions for a comprehensive range of projects, across a wide variety of sectors. Since 1985, Metal Technology has been defining spaces through its architectural glazing solutions and has grown to become one of the UK and Ireland’s leading designers and suppliers of bespoke aluminium window, door,...
Posted On - 16/05/2022
As the upturn in demand for aspirational home improvement products continues, Steve Cross, director at Mercury Specialist Frames, discusses why aluminium sliding patio doors help installers capitalise on a growing market. Over the past two years, there has been a seismic shift in demand for aspirational living from the domestic sector, with consumers looking to maximise open plan living spaces...
Posted On - 16/05/2022
Lumi managing director, Asa McGillian, says that Lumi’s highly distinctive aesthetics still need to be backed by top performance With energy bills getting out of hand and the latest windows and doors meeting ever tougher performance numbers to comply with the revised Building Regulations, we have never been better placed as an industry to provide significant and worthwhile improvements in...
Posted On - 16/05/2022
Ash Pearson, sales manager at Jack Aluminium, discusses the development of security testing standards for commercial doors and the rising demand for more stringent options. When it comes to commercial buildings, security is perhaps the most important aspect. Whether it’s office buildings or small shops, the safety of the building is always a top priority and often people will turn...
Posted On - 16/05/2022
Simon Moore, business development manager at Exlabesa Architecture UK, takes us through the firm’s comprehensive product range. There are many different factors that make Exlabesa Architecture UK one of the world’s leading aluminium systems companies. But one of the biggest is simply the extraordinary breadth of the range of products we can offer. The popularity of complex, luxurious home improvements...
Posted On - 16/05/2022
Will aluminium’s appeal ride out a slow-down in home improvements and lower levels of consumer confidence? We report. The industry is facing head winds. The initiatives that artificially inflated consumer bank accounts during successive lockdowns are gone. Stamp Duty holidays appear a distant memory, and while house prices remain high, affordability has led to a slowdown in transactions. Throw into...
Posted On - 16/05/2022
Alutech Systems MD, Steve Hudson, talks about the merits of customer support and the different forms it may take. Some of our most successful customer support initiatives have arisen from a need to overcome adverse situations. Take our YouTube channel for example, originally designed to deliver remote product training. Stats show that the channel grew by 732% in 2021 with...
Posted On - 16/05/2022
Reminding the market that it is the only aluminium systems house that has it all ‘in-house’, AluK has just announced the reopening of its training academy, with a full range of workshops available to book now. After the pandemic forced Aluk to close its academy for face-to-face training for almost two years, it is being relaunched with a brand-new website...
Posted On - 16/05/2022
By Russell Yates, MD, AluFold Direct We’re finally emerging from what I’ve seen described as a ‘polarising pandemic’ – one in which high-income households increased their savings and reduced their debts, while low-income families increased debts and reduced savings. According to the Resolution Foundation, 47% of those on the highest incomes saved at least 10% more during the pandemic than...
Posted On - 30/03/2022
Grant Stratford, technical director at Yale Door and Window Solutions, discusses the new Approved Document F guidance and what it says about trickle vents in windows. The pandemic has made us more aware than ever of the benefits that natural ventilation can have on health and wellbeing. Meanwhile, the government’s ongoing efforts to achieve net zero include reducing the amount...
Posted On - 30/03/2022
Window Ware’s operational management team has played a key role in keeping the company on track during the pandemic as well as ensuring the company hit the ground running in 2022. Better communication with customers and partners was vital to survival for fenestration businesses during 2021, while supply chain issues, record demand and COVID safety procedures created challenges for the...
Posted On - 30/03/2022
Mark Dudley, managing director of Windowlink, discusses how installers need to be ready to adapt to future changes in the market in order to continue to win sales. The way we sell windows has seen huge changes over the last 40 years, mainly due to the fact that the way we live has also evolved so much. The rapid advances...
Posted On - 30/03/2022
Gary Gleeson, marketing manager at hardware specialist VBH, explains how ironmongery for casement windows is still very much a vital component of the company’s product range. The team at Glass Times and the other trade magazines go to a great deal of effort to bring you, the reader, a selection of topics each month. Regular subjects include profile, glass, people,...
Posted On - 30/03/2022
With supply chain disruption set to continue for some time to come, Chris Pell, general manager at Total Hardware, stresses the importance of working with a strong and reliable supplier. When it comes to supply chain disruption, it is fair to say that everyone in this industry has been affected at some level. Supply chains and rising costs have knocked...
Posted On - 30/03/2022
How far should fabricators get involved in the installation process? Glass Times talks to Sternfenster’s technical trades manager, Kev Wallis, who argues that regular training is the only way to complete error-free projects. Call-backs have become a common feature of installations: unnecessary time spent on jobs that eat-in to your profit, which is difficult to price-in to a job because...
Posted On - 30/03/2022
As new thermal performance regulations come into force, some aluminium systems are more ready than others when it comes to complying. Phil Parry, business development director at Epwin Window Systems explains why. On 15 June 2022, a new revision to Part L of the Building Regulations comes into force which covers the energy efficiency of the building fabric in both...
Posted On - 30/03/2022
We talk to Gareth Jones, managing director at Solar Calibre Doors, who gives us his outlook for the coming year. Q: What will the year ahead bring – where will the demand be? Gareth Jones (GJ): We are living in very unpredictable and volatile times, so any attempt to forecast demand is difficult. We know disposable income will be squeezed, through...
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