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Posted On - 04/02/2024
TuffX has launched Glow heated glass, game changing technology that introduces a wealth of opportunity to the industry. Glass Times editor, Luke Wood, visits the TuffX HQ to find out more. According to Wikepedia, innovation ‘is the practical implementation of ideas that result in the introduction of new goods or services or improvement in offering goods or services’. In the...
Posted On - 04/02/2024
By Michael Butterick, marketing director Saint-Gobain Glass. Blue skies, beautiful landscapes and cute puppies, are among the top things that make Britons happy. Commissioned in 2020 by artist Doug Hyde, the research asked 2,000 people what in life brings them joy. Unsurprisingly, sunny days came out on top. The window industry can’t conjure up the sun all year round, but...
Posted On - 04/02/2024
By Danny Williams, managing director, Pioneer Trading. As my regular reader might expect, I cannot leave the Safestyle stone unturned. There has been an outpouring of opinion about the why’s and wherefores of how the industry’s number one retail player hit the skids, with a popular view that flogging white plastic squares is a recipe for disaster, a view that...
Posted On - 04/02/2024
Glass Times editor, Luke Wood, talks to Prefix director, Chris Baron, about the successful introduction of Sheerline’s S2 glass roof. Prefix introduced the new S2 roof from Sheerline at the 2023 FIT Show and the response, according to director Chris Baron, has been overwhelmingly positive. “S2 was really well received at the FIT Show but for us it’s not just...
Posted On - 04/02/2024
By Phil Brown, technical advisory service manager at Pilkington UK. Climate change is the existential issue of our times. Britain has been slowly getting warmer since the industrial revolution in the 1700s, but the full implications have only really begun to hit home in the 21st century. Last year was the UK's warmest year on record and temperatures topped 40°C...
Posted On - 04/02/2024
Ben Brocklesby, director at Origin, the UK manufacturer of aluminium windows and doors, emphasises the critical importance of prioritising sustainable suppliers and outlines how to identify them. Incorporating sustainability and social responsibility into decision-making processes is becoming increasingly important for homeowners and businesses alike as they become more conscious of their environmental impact. With more focus on Corporate Social Responsibility...
Posted On - 04/02/2024
Glass Times editor, Luke Wood, visits Nationwide Windows and discovers how the company prioritises its people – and its service – above anything else. Founded in 1986, Nationwide Windows is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of fenestration products into new build and local authority projects. The company, which predominantly fabricates Eurocell profile – incorporating Kubu ‘Smart as Standard’ technology –...
Posted On - 04/02/2024
Mike Derham, chairman of Mighton Products, says that while demand for smart security may be growing, installers need to equip themselves with the best products in order to fully take advantage of it. Homeowners are continuing to embrace smart home products, including home smart security systems and devices – the market is expected to see double digit growth, with a...
Posted On - 04/02/2024
Those of a certain age will remember Victor Kyam telling the world how he liked a shaver so much he bought the company. The window and door industry has a similar story. The TV commercial that hit our screens in 1979 in which American entrepreneur Victor Kyam announced that he liked the Remington shaver that his wife bought him so...
Posted On - 04/02/2024
Glass Times editor, Luke Wood, talks to Smart Ready’s Giovanni Laporta about the perils and pitfalls, but also the opportunities available in the emerging smart market. We’re all aware of the recent rise in keyless car attacks, where car thieves have increasingly targeted keyless entry vehicles by breaching the computer systems that are built into the cars' communication network. And...
Posted On - 04/02/2024
With smart home security here to stay, Jey Jeyasingam, chief technology officer at Tyman UK & Ireland and ERA, discusses what trends the fenestration industry will see over the next 12 months. With smart home technology as popular as ever, consumers are getting accustomed to the convenience it brings to their everyday lives. With this comes the appetite for devices...
Posted On - 04/02/2024
After a shaky few years, the RMI industry is forecasted to return to former levels of buoyancy by 2025. With challenging trading conditions remaining in the interim, it pays for door installers to have the right partner in their corner. Stephen Nadin, managing director at Endurance Doors, explains more. Over the last few years, the UK’s RMI industry has faced...
Posted On - 04/02/2024
With autumn’s casualties in the fabrication sector we ask what’s ahead for trade fabricators and their customers? Is it going to get worse before it gets better? Going into the end of this year that’s a question on the lips of fabricators up and down the country. High labour costs, high energy costs and a lacklustre market in the face...
Posted On - 04/02/2024
While weathertightness and security testing is the expected 'norm', there is another layer of testing that can protect against a somewhat invisible issue – ultraviolet (UV) rays. Daisie Lane, application sales engineer at Element Materials Technology, explains. According to recent data, England needs 340,000 new homes, including 145,000 affordable homes, before 2031 to meet current demand. Across the UK between...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
As the industry continues to weather turbulent times, delivering on your customers’ needs remains a priority. Here, DoorCo’s technical and sales manager, Ian Glenister, explains why innovation has to be at the heart of driving the industry forward. Innovation plays a key role in how we run the DoorCo business; staying still and stagnant simply isn’t an option for us....
Posted On - 03/02/2024
Bethaney Swann, associate director of marketing at Distinction Doors, reveals the company’s best-selling products across door styles, decorative glass and paint colour. 2023 has been the best year yet for nxt-gen. Sales of our innovative door range have risen significantly in recent years; they have almost doubled since 2020 and they are increasing still, up 16% year to date 2023...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
By Gary Dean, managing director of strategic consultancy, Truffle Pig Consulting Co. Throughout history, mottos have served as succinct expressions of ethos and identity for individuals, institutions, and nations. They provide a lens into the values, aspirations, and beliefs of their bearers. One such profound motto which I find of great interest and motivation is, ‘Loyalty binds us’, which is...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
Apeer has supercharged its Silka brand with a high performance, energy efficient, carbon fibre reinforced entrance door. We catch up with managing director, Asa McGillian, to find out more about the new Silka Kärben Door Collection. As a market leader in the competitive world of composite entrance doors, Apeer has developed a winning formula to ensure that it is always...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
By John Park-Davies, group MD, Vertik-Al. As one of the UK’s largest independent powder coaters we have exceptional insight into colour usage and trends in the UK architectural aluminium industry. Looking at our usage data for the last 200,000kg of powder we have sprayed onto thousands of pieces of aluminium, the results are interesting and informative. Over a relatively short...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
By Adrian Redshaw, design director, Sheerline. There’s been a move towards using WERs and DSER’s rather than U-values to achieve Part L compliance for aluminium products since the tightening of Part L regulations last year. We believe this is a short term ‘work-around’ rather than a real solution to the need to improve the energy efficiency of our housing stock...
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