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Posted On - 14/05/2021
By Mike Parczuk, managing director of Sternfenster. I speak to our installers every day: ‘exhausted’, ‘stretched’ and ‘frazzled’ probably describe how they feel best. We’re in a boom but that’s come with a unique set of challenges, and we recognise the last thing installers want to talk about is price increases and disruption to the supply chain. As a business,...
Posted On - 10/05/2021
Victoria Brocklesby, COO at Origin, discusses the Green Homes Grant scheme and how it didn’t match up to expectations. The UK government formally recognised that the nation must do more to combat climate change when it set itself the ambitious targets of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. However, drastic action must be taken to meet these targets. One area identified...
Posted On - 06/05/2021
With over 200 million active websites running, having an online presence for your business is now more crucial as ever. While a new website can seem like a daunting task, there are so many tools available that can make the process more efficient. Liniar’s Simone Sangha explains. This month, I’ve put together a checklist highlighting some areas to focus on...
Posted On - 06/05/2021
Thirteen years ago, Andy Jones’s argument that VAT should be cut on energy-efficient glazing products aired in parliament. Now, following the cancellation of the government’s Green Homes Grant, he makes that case again. One of my better claims to fame is that I was once mentioned in the House of Commons. Back in 2008, I was managing director of warm...
Posted On - 06/05/2021
With the COP26 climate conference, and the first stepping-stone on the road to the UK government’s Future Homes Standard, 2021 is likely to be a big year in the fight against climate change. Carlos Negreira, Exlabesa’s building systems global director, gives his thoughts on how this will affect fenestration. At the moment, it’s hard to imagine anything other than coronavirus...
Posted On - 05/05/2021
Celine Glipa, CEO of Eyrise, examines how glass technology can create secure and healthy workplaces for the future while helping to achieve new levels of sustainability. Glass technology has transformed modern building design. Architecture is about light and space, and in recent years there has been an explosion in demand for smart glass that can control solar glare and heat,...
Posted On - 04/05/2021
By Neil Cooper-Smith, senior analyst at Business Pilot. Covid may still be with us but the world we now occupy today is a very different one to that of 12 months ago. In April 2020, things felt apocalyptic. We were in our first national lockdown, factories had shut their gates and, like the rest of retail, installers were forced to...
Posted On - 28/04/2021
Ian Cocken, director of sales and marketing at Aluplast, discusses how consumers have intensified their focus on green issues and green products, and companies that can demonstrate a real commitment to sustainability are going to be well placed to benefit as a result. The failure of the Green Homes Grant scheme may have left the industry feeling a little off...
Posted On - 21/04/2021
Organisers of the fenestration industry’s four main events have announced that they are ready to return with a bang: they have pledged to be a catalyst for change, pulling out all of the stops to deliver the very best platforms for the industry to reconnect, face-to-face, at their upcoming installments. The collaborative announcement follows the easing of lockdown restrictions across...
Posted On - 20/04/2021
By Rob McGlennon, managing director of Deceuninck. Supply chain security, surcharges and end-user demand: it’s a heady mix of opportunity and challenge. Covid, furlough, the stamp duty holiday, and the plethora of bounce back loans and tax breaks unveiled by the chancellor Rishi Sunak, have created a unique environment for business and, closer to home in our own sector, a...
Posted On - 20/04/2021
By Build Check’s technical director Richard Bate. Responsibility, noun: 1, the state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone – “a true leader takes responsibility for their team and helps them to achieve goals”; 2, the state or fact of being accountable or to blame for something – “the group has...
Posted On - 20/04/2021
Tax breaks for qualifying capital investment could significantly reduce the cost of equipment purchases. Glass Times talks to Bohle’s Dave Broxton. Furlough, stamp duty holidays, and bounce back loans have been instrumental in keeping UK businesses afloat, as well as driving the boom we’re seeing in home improvement. Another tool to help combat the effects of the coronavirus pandemic is...
Posted On - 19/04/2021
Sternfenster is delivering an industry leading service on aluminium thanks to significant investment in machinery over the last 12 months, including five-day lead times on its Alifold bifold and Alitherm 300 window. We report. “We are experiencing ongoing, strong demand for our aluminium offering,” Mike Parczuk, managing director of Sternfenster said. “We were exceptionally busy throughout 2020 and that’s carried...
Posted On - 19/04/2021
By Emmegi. Just a few months after the installation of the first Emmegi 4m Comet R4I five-axis CNC machine in the UK, Emmegi (UK) has now completed the installation of the first, larger Comet R6I version. That machine has gone into Charles Henshaw and Sons, the Edinburgh-based facade specialists, which manufactures both aluminium and steel curtain walling and integrated facades....
Posted On - 19/04/2021
By Stag Aluminium. The team at Stag Aluminium, based in Kilmarnock have been designing, manufacturing and installing aluminium doors, windows and curtain walling for over 36 years, operating mainly across Ayrshire, around south Glasgow, and on the Isle of Arran. With an injection of ambition, coupled with a dyed-in-the-wool aluminium man now at the helm, Alex McLean and Fiona Kelly...
Posted On - 19/04/2021
By Ben Brocklesby, director at Origin. At Origin, our entire operation is centred around our partners: we are constantly looking for ways in which we can better support their business model and increase their bottom line. It is this ethos which has led to us passing 1,000 partners in the UK, which is an accomplishment we are very proud of....
Posted On - 19/04/2021
What would you do if your PVCU systems company suddenly discontinued the window system you've been manufacturing for years? Richard Handyside, managing director for Addspace Construction, faced this daunting prospect in 2019 and knew it was time to make a change. Change is rarely easy, especially when you're changing the very product you've been selling for a number of years,...
Posted On - 19/04/2021
As supply to the window industry is still facing problems, including long lead times and product shortages, how has Liniar found itself in a position where it can capitalise on the increased demand? Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell spoke to managing director Martin Thurley and sales director Nigel Bishop to find out. Turn the clock back a year, to the...
Posted On - 19/04/2021
As the government unveiled its latest lockdown roadmap, the signs point to a home improvement boom. Mark Austin, sales director (Aluminium) at Epwin Window Systems, explains why Stellar can help you make the most of the market opportunities. As we emerge from lockdown once more, there is clear evidence that the market is ready to fly. Many homeowners are in...
Posted On - 19/04/2021
Jody Vincent, sales director at Emplas discusses the strategy underpinning its new aluminium window offer from Aluk. Emplas has launched a ramped-up aluminium offer from Aluk, building on the F82 Luminia Bi-fold, which it launched in 2019. This includes the addition of the 58BD residential and French door system, which includes a flush option; and the BSC94 Inline Sliding Patio....
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