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Posted On - 17/08/2019
By Kevin Mellor, product development manager, Aluprof UK. How do specifiers make their choice of systems to use within their designs? Gone are the traditional sales teams promoting their systems, as specifiers have more specific needs in order to get the right product, fitted correctly in the right location. Libraries within specifiers’ practices have all but disappeared, as the supply...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
By Adrian Toon, director of a2n. When I started this column, it was to help reader improve their photography skills, and at the time we questioned if smart phones were good enough for PR photography. It is clear from the rapid advancements made in these very small cameras that they can easily replace a good compact camera for ease of...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell visited Ultraframe in Clitheroe to talk about new products and market opportunities. However, the overriding theme of the day was how the company works with its customers to manage a difficult marketplace. While Ultraframe is something of a serial innovator when it comes to conservatories and the home’s extended living space, it is fair to...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
Chris Pepper, director of Time 54, explains how you can attract more leads through your social media marketing. There are 2.8 billion social media users, which means social media marketing should be a key component of your business’s marketing strategy. Whether you are looking to increase your sales, engagement levels, brand awareness, or increase your professional network, we’ve got four...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
Glass Build America will be in Atlanta in September. Phil Dewhurst Jr, commercial director at The Georgian Bar Company, has been to the show five times since 2014, in both Atlanta and Las Vegas, and has experience to share. The Georgian Bar Company now has a thriving business in the US. Here are my top five tips about using the...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
Andy Everett, national account manager at Swisspacer UK, says with skyscrapers getting taller and taller, the impact of increased atmospheric pressure on installed glass units is becoming a growing consideration for specifiers and sealed unit manufacturers. Our history as a country where church steeples and cathedrals were the highest structures is no more. The UK’s landscape is changing dramatically, with...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
By Window Ware. Nothing brings fenestration brands and people together quite like FIT show. It’s the perfect place to showcase innovation, make new business connections and compare notes with other companies all operating in this ever-changing industry. Window Ware was out in force to support their brand partners, get the low-down on the latest developments in the door and window...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
Fabricators have a lot on their plate – and sometimes, that means hardware gets overlooked. Caldwell MD Ken Wilson thinks that’s a mistake. Balances and friction stays aren’t flash. They’re not exciting. In fact, they’re extremely easy to overlook. But they’re important. As an industry, we’re understandably obsessed with the core window and door products. That makes total sense, because...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
Bigger units, heavier glass, and increased use of laminates is making manual handling of glass higher risk. Glass Times talked to Dave Broxton, managing director of Bohle. Glass is being used as a main structural element of the building envelope, and on an increasing scale. The floor-to-ceiling installations, which have dominated high rise designs for decades, have now migrated into...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
By John McComb, director of technical services, Reynaers. There has been a seismic shift in the energy sector in the past 20 years, as focus moved to creating more energy efficient products and helping to reduce the impact of global warming. The challenge for Reynaers was to look at our current product offering, assess the market demands and adapt our...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
Sustainable practices continue to be an evolving discipline, but what cannot be disputed is the rise in sustainably conscious customers who believe green transport is a key lever to reduce their carbon footprint – and that of who they purchase products and services from. Patrick Hughes in charge of UK Transport Purchasing at Rehau, discusses how the brand has evolved...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
You can help cut the UK’s environmental impact and grow your business at the same time, according to David Naylor of Tremco Illbruck. When you’re running a business, it’s hard enough to remember to take the bins out, let alone find time to think about the environment. But it’s becoming increasingly clear that we’re facing an environmental crisis, and if...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
Phil Brown, technical advisory service manager (UK and Ireland) and European regulatory marketing manager at Pilkington UK, discusses glazing’s central role in creating a carbon-neutral economy. You could be forgiven for thinking that the UK has taken its foot off the pedal when it comes to creating landmark policies to reduce carbon emissions. The end of short-lived initiatives like zero-carbon...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
Gary Thomas, commercial director of Hodgson Sealants, talks about the emergence of hybrid technology as the next generation of sealants with added benefits over traditional sealants. Enhanced performance credentials and additional product features are all part of their new offering, he explains. The glazing industry has been using traditional silicone sealants for decades, since the emergence of the first PVCU...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
Cornwall Glass has announced a major restructure, allowing its own businesses to buy from competitors, and even dropping ‘glass’ from the name of its newly formed Group. Glass Times reports. Cornwall Glass – or, perhaps more accurately, the newly formed Cornwall Group – announced a major restructure of its businesses at the beginning of this month. With effect from July...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
The Residence Collection launched a new range of entrance doors at the FIT Show under the Residence Doors (RD) brand. Sarah Hitchings, sales and marketing director, outlines the design principles and rationale of this new range. The Residence Collection was born under the mantra of ‘Windows the way they’re meant to be,’ in recognition of the fact that Residence 9...
Posted On - 17/08/2019
Greg Kelly, managing director of Entrance Composite Door Solutions, highlights some of the latest product developments in the composite door sector, after a very busy and potentially lucrative FIT Show. There’s nothing better than a trade show to experience new product developments, whether you are at the Geneva International Motor Show in March, or at our humble FIT Show. With...
Posted On - 07/08/2019
By Ben Brocklesby, director at Origin. Climate change is high on the public agenda and, as such, is driving change across businesses and government legislation. Not only are organisations becoming increasingly aware of the importance of sustainability, but green credentials are now a key point of difference for consumers when choosing suppliers, brands and products. When over 30,000 consumers across...
Posted On - 18/07/2019
This year’s Glazing Summit will see the launch of the brand-new Technical Stage, as Andrew Scott, founder of the Glazing Summit and CEO of Insight Data and Purplex, explains. To build on the success of last year’s event, we have decided to introduce a second stage at the Glazing Summit so that more of the biggest industry issues can be...
Posted On - 17/07/2019
By Ian Latimer, managing director of Emmegi (UK). First there was the Quadra L1, then the L2 and the L0, and now comes the launch of the Emmegi Quadra L3, a top of the range CNC machining centre for machining, cutting and drilling aluminium and light alloys, which has an incredible 20 axes. The L3 pushes beyond the capabilities of...
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