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Posted On - 01/07/2019
The Residence Collection launched a number of engineered doors at this year’s FIT Show, and on Tuesday night the stand was also graced by Jamie B and a waitress service with canapes and drinks. There were both contemporary and traditional entrance doors on show, with the addition of a strawberries and cream inspired panel door. French doors were shown in...
Posted On - 01/07/2019
Oakland Glass said it received a particularly warm welcome from visitors at this year’s FIT Show for setting out its stall to promote best practice in the sector. Tina Moorhouse, managing director at Oakland Glass, said: “We are regular exhibitors at the FIT Show, but this year especially we met a lot of companies looking for a supplier that can...
Posted On - 21/06/2019
When touring UAP’s premises in Whitefield, Greater Manchester, there’s always one area of the business which fascinates visitors: the company’s locksmith department. Why? Because they have a training school where you can learn to pick a lock. The UAP locksmith department was formed around 10 years ago following the company’s development of locksmith tools. UAP CEO David Jennings soon spotted...
Posted On - 21/06/2019
Veka UK Group knows a company must go the extra mile if it is to expect staff to do the same, and exceptional hard work should be recognised and celebrated. Operations director Paul Armstrong discusses Veka UK Group’s ‘Young Employee of the Year’, the MSc he’s undertaking, and a mutual investment of time and effort. We believe that if a...
Posted On - 21/06/2019
By Andrew Scott, founder of the Glazing Summit and CEO Insight Data and Purplex Marketing. The Glazing Summit is returning for 2019, and some of the biggest names in the glazing industry have signed up to this must attend event. Taking place on Thursday, September 12 at Edgbaston Stadium and Conference Centre, Birmingham, the day will include industry insight, advice...
Posted On - 17/06/2019
Tina Moorhouse, managing director of Oakland Glass, takes a closer look at Skillexit, what it means for the glass industry and what employers can do to rise to the challenge. The skills’ shortage is not a new topic for our industry. And for good reason; a sustainable commitment to attracting, retaining, training and developing the best talent lies at the...
Posted On - 17/06/2019
Edgetech’s head of marketing Charlotte Mercer explains how taking on an apprentice has helped the firm put ‘customers at the centre’, and do its bit to tackle the skills shortage in the process. In April, hundreds of businesses around the country marked National Apprenticeship Week, an acknowledgement of the huge economic contribution apprentices make, and their vital role in ensuring...
Posted On - 17/06/2019
From authentic quality and a rich heritage to seamless service and individuality, the experience consumers associate – and demand – of brands has significantly evolved in the last decade. Rehau’s managing director Martin Hitchin explains how success today is defined by a business’s ability to understand the bigger picture and evolve its offer to meet and exceed the changing tastes...
Posted On - 17/06/2019
Getting a PVCU window fabrication company off the ground requires perfect choreography of suppliers and the patience to play the waiting game for everything to fall into place. What if there were companies who worked together in unison to deliver exactly what you need, with unparalleled service and round the clock support? Liniar explains how it is entirely possible to...
Posted On - 17/06/2019
By Chris Jones, sales director at Deceuninck. In the 35 years I’ve been in the industry, I’ve seen PVCU manufacturing become more efficient, streamlined and lean. The principle of streamlined production is simple: removing unnecessary processes makes it more efficient and cost-effective. In practice, it has helped improve quality throughout the manufacturing process, and it’s helped make business as profitable...
Posted On - 17/06/2019
Phil Bartram, sales manager at Window Warehouse (UK), says the company is fortunate to work across a spectrum of markets, from high-end domestic to major commercial projects. Window Warehouse (UK) was formed in 1996 offering residential PVCU windows and doors, and we were quick to spot the potential for extending the domestic portfolio to include aluminium products, partnering with systems...
Posted On - 17/06/2019
John Park-Davies, group sales and marketing at Vertik-Al, explains how the company is an integral cog in the aluminium product supply chain. We receive a delivery every 17 minutes, on average, and process around 160,000m of bar. In addition, we coat thousands of pressings, panels, sills, aluminium rainwater goods, tubes, and posts etc, each week. We work with some of...
Posted On - 17/06/2019
Ultraframe’s design and development director Andrew Thomson discusses how the trend for sleek lines and minimalism in home improvements and interiors has given rise to a growing trend for aluminium windows, doors and conservatories. Many architects and builders still have a strong bias for aluminium. This is also true of homeowners, many of whom simply don’t imagine a bifold door...
Posted On - 17/06/2019
Software underpins efficient production but often comes with a tie-in to a specific system. That’s unless your machinery manufacturer has created its own platform. There are advantages to scale. FOM joined forces with Graf Synergy back in December 2016 to form the FOM-GS Group – but even before, the aluminium specialist was a heavyweight player in machinery manufacture. This scale...
Posted On - 17/06/2019
Installers who still see aluminium as a specialist product could be missing out on more and more future business. Michael Connor, MD of the Panoramic Group, says the facts speak for themselves. Just think back. It isn’t really so long since grained and coloured windows were seen as a bit of a speciality product. Or even more recently, you’d never...
Posted On - 17/06/2019
Neil Ginger, CEO at Origin, discusses the rising popularity of aluminium and how this growth can, in part, be attributed to consumers being more knowledgeable than ever about the products they are purchasing. All of our research and market analysis points towards the continued growth of aluminium within the fenestration industry. Currently, UK installers are fitting over 40% more aluminium...
Posted On - 17/06/2019
Mark Hanson, marketing manager at Kawneer, looks at the overlap between commercial and domestic aluminium sectors and outlines why he thinks the market needs another systems company. Kawneer has a strong reputation in the commercial sector, having been established in the UK for over 50 years. But what exactly do we mean by ‘commercial sector’? As well as the building...
Posted On - 17/06/2019
Ash Pearson, sales manager at Jack Aluminium Systems explains how modern aluminium systems are helping to deliver heritage-style aesthetics in industrial building restorations and refurbishments. There’s no escaping the trend for heritage style in homes. It’s all over the glossy home style magazines and you see it at most self-building and renovating exhibitions too. Influenced by home makeover television shows...
Posted On - 17/06/2019
John Park-Davies, managing director at Ikon Aluminium Systems, argues that the rise in the popularity of aluminium products is not just the whim of the specifier. There’s a reason that around 70% of louvres are manufactured from aluminium, having been the case for many years. Aluminium out-performs alternative materials; and this is certainly true of louvres. Specifiers have long-since recognised...
Posted On - 17/06/2019
With the two-year anniversary of CentralASL approaching, Gary Morton, CEO of the Boing Boing Group, of which CentralASL is a part, talks about the challenges faced fabricating multiple materials. Over recent years, many companies have diversified their product offering to try to counter a saturated traditional market, with some products being introduced more successfully than others. Traditional PVCU windows continue...
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