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Posted On - 09/12/2019
Clare Higgins, product manager at Rehau, explains how modern life influenced the design of Rio Flush Fit, and why versatility is crucial for fabricators and installers. Long gone are the days when window decisions are made based on either functionality or aesthetics. Consumers of today want it all. They want their windows to be beautiful, yet energy efficient; they want...
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By Ben Brocklesby, director at Origin. For my final column of the year, I want to reflect on 2019, before looking ahead to 2020 and the opportunities it brings. Last year, I spoke about Brexit and the potential implications it might have on UK businesses, and more specifically, manufacturers within the fenestration industry. Unbelievably, one year on, we are perhaps...
Posted On - 09/12/2019
By Simone Sangha, Liniar The ability to harness data from marketing campaigns and from your website can bring benefits and new opportunities. However, many companies ignore data, often due to a lack of understanding of its impact on ROI. Best described as the science of analysing sets of information, data analytics can help you to draw conclusions that could enhance...
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Gary Thomas, commercial director for Hodgson Sealants, explains how the business has become more market-led on the back of a number of new product launches. Hodgson Sealants has an illustrious history and is now the UK’s largest independent manufacturer of sealants and related products. The business remains in the Hodgson family and with it holds genuine core values in the...
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Aluminium products now account for 50% of Hussey and Briggs’ product offering. That’s a rise of 45% in just five years. and there are plans to increase this further still. By Cotswold Trade Aluminium. The new year will see Dorset-based Hussey and Briggs open a new 1,200ft2 premium product showroom at its Poundbury site. Working with fabrication partner, Cotswold Trade...
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By Jon Vanstone, Certass. The glazing sector takes pride in its products and services, aiming to fulfil a customer need at a fair price for the skilled work we undertake. A balance of confidence between glazing installers and their customers should exist, yet mistrust on both sides is often made worse by those with a primary commercial motive. We continually...
Posted On - 09/12/2019
Andy Ball, managing director of Balls2 Marketing, talks about the importance of print media in a digital world. When it comes to announcing anything new, social media appears to have taken over. For instance, we have all seen musicians take to Twitter or Instagram first to let their fans know when they can expect new music, along with revealing tracklists...
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Wojciech Brozyna, managing director of Aluprof UK, questions the performance of installed systems to meet their specified performance. As we specify architectural aluminium systems for many of our commercial buildings, and a growing number of new and improved residential dwellings, we often refer to a systems company specification for the weather performance of the product required. Often the weather rating...
Posted On - 09/12/2019
By Adrian Toon, director of a2n. The nights have closed in and finding good weather for taking pictures becomes more problematic. There are the normal weather apps, such as the Met Office and BBC Weather, which can offer a good indication as to when you will see some sun or brighter weather, but there are some excellent apps and websites...
Posted On - 09/12/2019
Paul Atkinson, sales and commercial director for Yale, discusses how enhanced security guarantees, new security product developments, and household brands offer an often untapped competitive advantage to the retail salesperson. As we enter the winter months, opportunist thieves ramp up activity, according to the crime statistics. This may be attributed to the earlier onset of nighttime with the darker evenings...
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Simon Monks, managing director of VBH (GB), says should the worst happen, homeowners want to feel protected by a guarantee that does what it says on the tin. Crime figures are regularly disputed, but one thing that can’t be disputed is the effect on victims; burglary has a much bigger impact than just the financial value of any items taken....
Posted On - 09/12/2019
It’s that time of year when the home security message is hammered hard by hardware and security experts. With good reason, says UAP. Last October, ahead of daylight-saving time coming to an end, Co-op Insurance reported home theft claims increase by over a third (34%) in winter months, with Friday the day most likely for theft to occur. According to...
Posted On - 09/12/2019
Cornwall Group was formed at the beginning of July, following a restructure of the former Cornwall Glass Group, which included Cornwall Glass and Mackenzie Glass. Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell met with some of the directors to find out why. As a regional powerhouse and loyal Saint-Gobain Glass customer, Cornwall Glass Group was on a successful trajectory, especially after buying...
Posted On - 09/12/2019
Ryan Green, managing director of Clayton Glass, outlines the rationale behind the purchase of Global Glass and the Celsius brand, and he shares his vision for the future with investment across all the respective businesses. Our recent acquisition of Global Glass, and the two sites in Blackburn and Huthwaite, is a hugely exciting proposition for Clayton Glass and for me...
Posted On - 09/12/2019
Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell met owner of Bedford-based Vetroseal Eric Falisi to discuss the importance of machinery – including the latest cutting and laser-marking equipment from Bottero – in maintaining a modern business. Vetroseal’s owner and managing director Eric Falisi left school at 16 and started making glass units at a local sealed unit manufacturer. “I’ve basically grown up...
Posted On - 09/12/2019
David Thornton, chairman of The Window Company (Contracts), asks: is the PVCU industry doing enough to get its message across? When it comes to getting its green credentials across to commercial specifiers, the timber window and door industry is arguably continuing to steal a march on PVCU. As a result, the task of persuading specifiers about the sustainability of PVCU...
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John Park-Davies, Vertik-Al’s group marketing director, explains how the company’s investment in new technology and its commitment to reducing its carbon footprint is benefitting employees, customers and specifiers. We all have a responsibility to minimise our environmental impact, not least as manufacturers and producers but also employers. Our efforts, big and small, have an impact. As a powder coater, our...
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Simon Scholes, managing director of Veka Recycling, argues that with increasing demand for greener, more sustainable products, the industry should be making much more of the practical and environmental benefits of recycled PVCU. In an age where environmental concerns are being pushed right to the top of the news agenda, as consumers, we are all far more aware of how...
Posted On - 09/12/2019
Thermoseal Group’s sales director Mark Hickox talks about energy efficiency and how proposed revisions to Document L are set to change the current energy efficiency requirements for glazing. Like everything else, the construction industry is continually evolving and changes are influenced by many factors such as legislation, technological changes, market trends, capital investment, industry structure, and overall management. Thermoseal Group...
Posted On - 09/12/2019
With climate change high on the global agenda, Swisspacer’s UK and Ireland commercial director John Cooper looks at the opportunities for energy efficient windows. Energy efficiency has been a force for change for more than a decade. Demand has been primarily driven by homeowners due to the cost savings that energy efficient windows can deliver, but it’s not just about...
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