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Posted On - 15/10/2019
Deceuninck’ssales director Chris Jones says Deceuninck fabricators are thriving with colour. How’s business for you? It probably depends on who you’re selling to. The latest installation statistics from Fensa show volume in H1 2019 down 8.2% compared to the same period in 2018, so many companies are struggling. It’s not all bad news. While the ‘shiny’ white volume market is...
Posted On - 15/10/2019
Faster and easier installation of windows and doors means ditching fiddly plastic plugs and understanding why a hi-lo thread holds the key to success. Andy Holland, technical andmarketing manager at Rapierstar, explains why. Why should the design and quality of a frame fixing make any difference to how easy they are to use and the quality of the finished installation?...
Posted On - 15/10/2019
By Ben Brocklesby, director at Origin. Innovation is an important part of the glass and glazing industry. For manufacturers like Origin, it keeps us competitive in a busy marketplace and ensures we continue to meet and exceed stringent UK building regulations. Continually improving the performance, design and appeal of fenestration systems also benefits partners. A wider offering of systems provides...
Posted On - 15/10/2019
By Simone Sangha, Liniar. Digital ‘pay per click’ campaigns (also known as PPC) are a controlled way to promote your brand, having the ability to reach a greater pool of potential customers. If used incorrectly, however, it can end up being pretty costly. There are many factors to consider when setting up and running PPC campaigns so I’ll be covering...
Posted On - 14/10/2019
Mark Haley, managing director of HWL Trade Frames, discusses how the company’s unglazed R9 trade offer has won over installers, and how it is now turning its attention to other fabricators. It’s a journey that has taken HWL Trade Frames the best part of two years – but we now appear to be firmly across the line; the supply of...
Posted On - 14/10/2019
Standards and regulations are important. However, ensuring everything you do is compliant with the relevant standards can be difficult. Nick Cowley, managing director of PVCU windows and doors manufacturer Euramax, explains more about fenestration industry standards. Standards and regulations are a fundamental part of our daily lives. They provide organisations, employees and the public with an understanding of what is...
Posted On - 14/10/2019
It has been a couple of weeks since Certass was crowned Trade Association of the Year at the BEIS sponsored TAF Awards (see p8), and already work is being done to build on this success and further improve the offering to the local glazing business. Historically, glazing membership bodies have done little to help the local tradesman, believing that if...
Posted On - 14/10/2019
Andy Ball, managing director of Balls2 Marketing, talks about the importance of building a brand. As a marketing agency with an in-house design team, we’re often asked for new logos or new styling on a campaign, brochure or some literature. Focusing on the design alone won’t necessarily hit the mark so before embarking on a new logo design or brand...
Posted On - 14/10/2019
By Adrian Toon, director of a2n. What is a noisy picture? It’s nothing to do with what you are taking a picture of or its composition; it is a measure of ‘graininess’ in the final image. All cameras capture ‘noise’ in the images they take, so what is it and how do we reduce it? There are broadly two types...
Posted On - 14/10/2019
By Adrian Toon, director of a2n. Following on from last month’s column, where we looked at ƒ, this month we look at shutter speed. Speed really refers to the time that a camera shutter is open, the shorter time that it is open, the ‘faster’ the speed. But a fast speed allows less light to fall on the sensor, so...
Posted On - 14/10/2019
Neil Parton, Elumatec’s managing director of Elumatec, explains how software can unite automation and bespoke projects. Many people think of manufacturing efficiency and get an image in their heads of Henry Ford’s production line and his insistence that you could have your new Ford in any colour – providing it was black. Ford was onto something: he didn’t build an...
Posted On - 14/10/2019
Winlock Security’s managing director Alan Parker discusses the future of hardware, including emerging trends and their potential industry-wide impact. Mobile technology will continue to drive innovation in the home security sector. We’re already seeing more apps and electronic products with mobile interfaces for the tech savvy; with development being done in order to provide mobile-ready door and window locking systems....
Posted On - 14/10/2019
Richard Gyde, managing director at Mila, explains why ethical sourcing matters more than ever in this industry. It’s obligatory now for every business with a global turnover of more than £36million to produce a slavery and human trafficking statement for each financial year. This has to show that you understand the very real risks and that you have taken steps...
Posted On - 14/10/2019
By ERA. ERA’s Ukas-accredited testing laboratory plays an important role in the company’s new product development. It also offers an invaluable service to ERA customers developing their own new products. The facility demonstrated its credentials recently as part of a UK first for the fenestration industry that involved collaboration involving Veka UK and Modplan. The outcome of this collaboration between...
Posted On - 14/10/2019
Nick Dutton, CEO of Brisant-Secure, looks at the market opportunities for smart products in the trade, locksmith and gadget sectors. With a five-star rating in Stuff Magazine, there’s also considerable opportunity in the smart-home market. With almost 4,000 ‘smart’ products on sale in the UK, it is no surprise that the UK has been proved to be the fastest-growing smart-home...
Posted On - 14/10/2019
As a new report calls for action to tackle energy inefficient homes in the UK, Andy Swift, sales and operations manager at IsoChemie, says architects who adopt new approaches to sealing specification will improve the energy efficiency around window and door installations. The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Select Committee’s report – Energy Efficiency: building towards net zero – which follows...
Posted On - 14/10/2019
Increased awareness on climate change has the potential to transform the whole of the window and door supply chain, according to Ian Cocken, director of sales and marketing at Aluplast. Sustainability isn’t new. The fact that it’s now entered the mainstream, however, is – 2019 has been a year of protest. Climate change protests, mass ‘die-ins’, pupil walk-outs, plastic ‘mountains’,...
Posted On - 14/10/2019
David Lithauer, managing director of Vetro Tooling, discusses the company’s new machinery partnership. Vetro Tooling has been a leading supplier of glass tooling and accessories for more than 18 years, and we are proud to provide our customers with a quality and service second to none. We also have our own state-of-the-art workshop and engineering team so we can produce...
Posted On - 14/10/2019
Windows and doors are often bought for their aesthetics. But, says Graham Price of TuffX Processed Glass, exciting developments mean that high performance glass will increasingly drive sales for windows and doors. Today, our company bears little resemblance to the firm founded by my grandfather in 1947. In fact, the only thing in common is that we continue to sell...
Posted On - 14/10/2019
Ten years since the Celtic Tiger came to a screaming halt, the Irish economy – and with it, construction – is once again roaring. Glass Times reports. Economic forecasts predict Irish GDP will record 4.1% growth this year, while construction growth will hit more than 20%. The economy is resurgent, confident and focused on sustained and sustainable growth. If the...
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