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Posted On - 09/12/2019
Selecta Systems’ sales director Andy Green looks into the sustainability and evolution of energy efficient windows and doors and where he sees the development of energy efficient products going in the future. The technical performance and specification of window and door systems has evolved dramatically over the last few years as window and door solutions have developed on the back...
Posted On - 09/12/2019
Roseview director Paul Bygrave argues that while the industry has already cracked energy efficiency, acoustic insulation could be the next big thing. Our industry has spent years working on the energy efficiency of windows, with incredible results: modern windows are A-rated as standard; coatings, argon gas and warm edge spacers prevent heat loss through the glass; multi-chambered profiles, thermal reinforcing...
Posted On - 09/12/2019
As the people who construct and use our buildings are becoming increasingly conscious of the impact of their actions, the window industry needs to supply energy efficient products that can be sustainably manufactured, as Richard Hardstaff at Rehau’s subsidiary recycling company PVCR discusses. Contrary to long-held assumptions, and thanks to advances in recycling and product innovation, PVCU windows are now...
Posted On - 09/12/2019
Phil Brown, European regulatory marketing manager at Pilkington UK, explains how the proposals for Part L could result in a missed opportunity for the government to move housing closer towards Zero Energy Building standard. The government’s current consultations on regulations concerning energy efficiency in England is a key step towards helping the UK reach its ambitious net-zero emissions target by...
Posted On - 09/12/2019
Liniar’s managing director Martin Thurley explains how the PVCU systems company has made sustainability and environmental issues a primary operational focus for nearly three decades. It all began in 1994, when Liniar’s senior management team decided to save all operational PVCU waste from being sent to landfill. With this in mind, the design and development team designed a fully recycled...
Posted On - 09/12/2019
Edgetech’s MD Chris Alderson gives his thoughts on what net zero carbon by 2050 could mean for fenestration. It might feel like energy efficiency has dominated the agenda for decades, but now it looks like that was just the beginning. The UK government has committed itself to cutting carbon emissions by 100% between now and 2050. It’s one of the...
Posted On - 09/12/2019
Colin Torley, market development director at CMS Window Systems, explains why the company’s suite of energy efficient products is just one dimension to being an environmentally sustainability door and window business. When double glazing first took off in the 1970s, the message of ‘keeping your home warm and dry’ was compelling given what had come before. That quickly evolved into...
Posted On - 09/12/2019
Distinction Doors’ IT manager Matthew Spence explained why the door supplier is putting automation at the heart of its dealings with customers. Anyone dealing with Distinction Doors would not be surprised to hear about the principles upon which the company has based its automated systems; just as Toyota pioneered the principles of manufacturing during the 20th century, Amazon revolutionised the...
Posted On - 09/12/2019
Apeer’s managing director Asa McGillian talks to Glass Times about the importance of offering a diverse product range, and discusses the introduction of Silka, which is proving to be an exciting alternative to aluminium. It wasn’t that long ago that manufacturers and fabricators could get away with a relatively straightforward selection of composites – and some still do – but...
Posted On - 09/12/2019
Chris Baron, director of Prefix Systems, explains that standards must remain high if you are to succeed. Over recent years the solid, tiled and insulated roof market has ignited from a sales perspective, which has been great news for those companies involved in the roofing and conservatory markets. There’s also been considerable opportunity throughout the supply chain, and the market...
Posted On - 20/11/2019
Following Anglo European’s recent acquisition of Corby-based Aluminium Developments Group, Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell met sales manager Lee Marriott to discuss the new market opportunities. Steel manufacturing company Anglo European arguably started making inroads into the aluminium sector when it bought a 25% share in Aluminium Shapes in 2017, which was supported in March 2018 with the appointment of...
Posted On - 20/11/2019
Tony Mallick, RegaLead’s market manager for Glass Processing, reports on why evguard EVA laminating film is becoming the choice of architects, and explains what the UK’s glass industry can learn from global developments. I recently returned from the annual global network meeting for distributors of evguard at the manufacturing facility of Folienwerk Wolfen based near Leipzig, Germany. During the two...
Posted On - 20/11/2019
Yale is about to launch a new smart lock in the UK with no levers, and is at an advanced stage of development with sensors in regular hardware for windows and doors. Paul Atkinson, sales and commercial director at Yale, explains that since £10.8 billion will be spent on smart home devices in 2019 in the UK, now is an...
Posted On - 20/11/2019
Giovanni Laporta, inventor of the Smart Ready certification standard, explains why smart has to be simple to appeal to the masses, and how to tell the difference between the smart products that are gimmicks and the smart products that are here to stay. As the window and door sector gets more serious about smart, with more companies offering up solutions,...
Posted On - 20/11/2019
Ian Short, managing director of Morley Glass and Glazing, explains how integral blinds are increasingly popular with homeowners, especially for bifold and sliding doors where other types of window dressing and privacy control are not suitable. With the growth of the home automation market and smart technology, integral blind technology has also moved on. The fully electronic or motorised MB...
Posted On - 20/11/2019
By Sarah Gyde, marketing director at Mila. Mila announced at the FIT Show that we had become the exclusive distributor of Mighton’s Avia smart lock into the UK trade market, and we are now supplying the product from stock. Long before smart windows and doors were voted as the ‘next big thing’ by 76% of those attending the Glazing Summit...
Posted On - 20/11/2019
By Maco. Smart technology has captured the UK fenestration industry within the last 12 months. The rise in sensor technology has certainly increased with multiple offerings on the market and many more to come that can be integrated during fabrication or installed later by the property owner. However, should smart windows and doors be considered an integral part of a...
Posted On - 20/11/2019
John McLoughlin, research and development manager at UAP, explains the thoughts and processes behind its latest product: an electronic smart locking system, launching under the Fullex brand in January 2020. We have seen an abundance of smart lock developments in recent months, many of which are based on the same type of idea. At UAP, we have been involved in...
Posted On - 20/11/2019
From the Apple store-esque Smart Ready stand through to the multiple software as a service (SASS) providers that exhibited, FIT Show 2019 reflected a movement towards smart home technology and smarter manufacturing processes and systems. FIT Show event director, Nickie West comments on the growth of technology at the show. There is no denying the fact that FIT Show 2019...
Posted On - 20/11/2019
Bhavik Dabasia, technical director at Everglade Windows, explains why being an Ultion Smart launch partner was so important. Smart technology: it’s literally everywhere. When you wake up in a morning and check your phone. When you see if the heating is on at home for when you get in from work. When you ask Alexa to play your favourite song...
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