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Posted On - 14/10/2019
With turnover up 20% in its first full-year of trading, Mackenzie Glass’s expanded product and service offer is, according to joint managing directorMark Herbert, laying the foundations for long-term growth. Tankers take time to turn. Yet, this is exactly what Mackenzie Glass has done in the space of less than a year’s full-trading. Reporting our end of year results for...
Posted On - 14/10/2019
Bowing composite door slabs are costing installers £tens-of-thousands in call backs and remedial works plus a lot more in reputation and lost business according to Steve Mines, sales director at Sliders UK. It’s one of the biggest issues currently impacting on installation: bowed composite doors are costing fitters, time, money and reputation. A little time spent on social media demonstrates...
Posted On - 14/10/2019
By Ultraframe. Kasia Benda lives in a heritage property in Oxford and had an old conservatory that wasn’t thermally efficient. As the conservatory was rarely a comfortable temperature, it was hardly ever used. “My old conservatory was outdated in terms of its thermal technology which made it practically uninhabitable,” Kasia said.“I wanted somewhere to relax and enjoy the tranquillity of...
Posted On - 14/10/2019
Choice of glazing and construction material has never been so important, explains Chris Cooke of Prefix Systems. Its latest project with Steve Gill joinery showcases aluminium, timber, glass and a Warmroof hybrid construction. The days of PVCU dominating the conservatory and extended living space market are disappearing as aluminium and off-site construction techniques bring new extended living space solutions to...
Posted On - 11/10/2019
Philip Dewhurst Jr, commercial director for The Georgian Bar Company, talks about doing business at GlassBuild America and eating hot dogs at a baseball game. Scooting along to GlassBuild America 2019 at the Georgia World Conference Centre was a very different story to GBA 2017, which was stifled by Hurricane Irma; two years ago, visitor numbers were down and many...
Posted On - 16/09/2019
ThinleyTopden, head of region for east of England at the Department for International Trade (DIT), discusses how local glass firms can take advantage of opportunities overseas. The UK’s glass industry is changing as the country adapts to stricter environmental regulations and innovation stemming from Industry 4.0 – the ‘fourth industrial revolution’ that integrates and leverages computerised, interconnected and automated production...
Posted On - 16/09/2019
By Jon Vanstone, Certass. A lot has been written about the need to improve our housing stock across the UK, with considerable focus on safety following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The government consultation is in full swing surrounding ‘Building a Safer Future’ and the result, when published, will make for interesting reading; the impact analysis will help give clarity to...
Posted On - 16/09/2019
Managing director of Balls2 Marketing Andy Ball talks about what the glazing industry can learn from other industries’ approach to skills. There’s been no hiding from the industry’s skills gap this year; it’s high on the agenda for the entire construction industry and took the limelight on day three of the FIT Show. That isn’t to say that there isn’t...
Posted On - 16/09/2019
What’s ƒ about? By Adrian Toon, director of a2n. Photography can be confusing, and understanding the settings of your camera can go a long way to improving what you take. The ƒ number on your camera, SLR, compact or smartphone, is, in reality quite simple. The ƒ number is simply a ratio, focal length/lens aperture diameter, where focal length is...
Posted On - 16/09/2019
By Steve Bond, customer and technical support manager, fire protection at Pilkington UK. It’s well known that the world of fire protection is going through a shake-up, with specifiers rightly looking for much more assurance that the products they use are fit for purpose. This applies to both passive protection products, including fire resistant glazing systems and doors, and active...
Posted On - 16/09/2019
Your customers are paying close attention to the look of their windows, says MasterframechairmanAlan Burgess, whodevelopedtheTimberweldtechnology; fabricators and installers who get the details right are reaping the rewards. Flush sash casement windows have taken the market by surprise. When the first PVCU versions appeared a few years ago, most saw them as a niche, timber-alternative windows purely for period properties...
Posted On - 16/09/2019
John Leary, sales and marketing director atEmplas, explains while a preconception exists that energy efficiency and aluminium don’t necessarily go hand in hand, Emplas plans to change that by supplying Aluk’s F82 Luminia aluminium bifolding door. Emplas started manufacturing its new aluminium bifold door in May this year. A departure from our core PVCU manufacture, the F82 Luminia from Aluk...
Posted On - 16/09/2019
The Ultraroof tiled roof system from Ultraframewas declared the consumer-preferred tiled roof during a recent independent study. The company has appointed a dedicated Ultraroofproduct manager, Mark Bowler, who explains how he supports installersas they build extensions and modernise older conservatories. My experience in this industry spans 29 years, and I have actually been involved with Ultraroof since it was first...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
By Ben Brocklesby, director at Origin. Somehow, July is already here, and the summer has well and truly arrived. For many of us, this means working out what to do with the children for the long summer holidays, but for others, it is a time to reflect on how we can improve our homes. For Origin, and therefore all Origin...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
Martin Thurley, group managing director of Liniar and Avantek Machinery, discusses FIT Show 2019. It’s been a great start to the year at Liniar, with lots to be positive about. With 15% year-on-year growth, a fantastic customer feedback score with over 93% of customers saying they’d recommend Liniar; and 99% of all our deliveries being supplied on time in full,...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
By Simone Sangha, Liniar. Creating a website for your business can be daunting and often the hardest part is knowing where to begin. Your website represents your brand, so getting this right is essential. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help make your website project as painless as possible. Domain name. This is your website address and how people will find...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
ERC Testing managing director Bill Keating considers why the changing portfolio of fabricators is leading to a change in scope for testing. If it ain’t broke, why fix it? All too often we find ourselves in situations where, to do what we have always done, the way we are used to doing it, is easier and less challenging than opting...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
Advance Building Plastics, an Emplas customer since the July 4, 2017, is a trade counter with a very different approach to retail, according to owner Andrew Buchanan. Trade counters: utilitarian, practical, coffee-out-of-a-machine-and-not-necessarily-always-good, with decoration and ambience generally less of a priority than product offer, but service and reliability of supply at trade prices. Advance Building Plastics in Hereford, on the...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
By Jon Vanstone, Certass. The government recently launched its consultation to seek views on proposals for a new system of building and fire safety; commenced by a ministerial statement by James Brokenshire, Secretary of State for MHCLG, a couple of weeks before the two-year anniversary of the fire at Grenfell Tower. The consultation – ‘Building a safer future: proposals for...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
Andy Ball, managing director for Balls2 Marketing, talks about how to measure the success of a PR campaign. A question we get asked regularly is how can you measure the level of success from a PR campaign? With many forms of online advertising and social media, it’s easy to count visits to websites or link clicks, but especially with printed...
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