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If you compare modern-day buildings to those of decades ago, it’s easy to see how design has evolved to meet today’s lifestyles. Offices and commercial buildings in particular now strive to deliver open, light-filled spaces that offer a host of benefits for occupants. As a result, glass now plays an integral role in construction projects with its role extending far...
Jason Eggerton, UK specification manager at Pilkington UK, discusses the role of glazing in attracting shoppers back to the high street. The high street is at a critical turning point; with consumers increasingly opting to shop online, due to more competitive pricing and increased convenience, many bricks-and-mortar retailers have seen footfall and profits fall. To compete in this new retail...
A little over a year since its acquisition of Pilkington Bristol from NSG, independent glass merchant Mackenzie Glass has reported significant year-on-year growth. The glass sector has been dogged by supply and quality issues, in addition to fiercely competitive pricing – not a typical fertile landscape for a start-up business. A year in, however, and Mackenzie Glass has reported growth...
Treforest Glass has been manufacturing high quality sealed units for more than 30 years and has recently made a considerable investment in its own tempering plant, sourced from Lambert GT. Glass Times spoke to Peter Zehetmayr, managing director of Treforest Glass, to find out more about the machinery investment and the impact this will have on the company and its...
Glass is increasingly being used to breathe new life into old architectural buildings. Simon Boocock, MD of CRL Europe, looks at the benefits of the material and some of the systems available to aid installation and maintenance. What do the Shard, the Gherkin and the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf have in common? Aside from being some of London’s most iconic...
With unlimited fines for those companies who fail to comply, plus reputational damage and lost business, Dave Broxton, managing director of Bohle, asks if your waste water strategy is up to scratch. The penalties for failure to comply are astronomical, the potential rewards significant, so why wouldn’t you be on top of waste water management? Yet there are still far...
Clare Higgins, product manager at Rehau, discusses how the trade needs to give a wider appreciation of the use of mechanical joints in PVCU and how it benefits both the fabricator and consumer. It’s clear that PVCU flush fit windows are becoming increasingly popular alternatives to their timber counterparts; with the ability to create a realistic timber-look frame, that can...
Brian Webb, business development manager at Fenster Fabrications, discusses the company’s support package and why the southwest-based fabricator can help installers take the next step for their business. There’s been a lot of change in the industry over the years. Perhaps one of the biggest in recent times has been the growth of trade counters. Super popular with one-van fitting...
Liniar explains how an unusual request led to a change in direction for one double glazing company. It all began with a double glazing business and an unusual request from a homeowner in 2011 for a 'cat lock'. Formerly the owners of a successful double glazing business in Ipswich, Steve Vince and Peter Garlick had no idea then that they...
By Doorco’s chief doork and creative consultant Jeyda. Spring is in the air and another job for me to tick off is planning the year’s holidays. If you’re the same and wanting some winter sun inspiration, here are my top five finds from around the world in the last couple of years. 5 - Picturesque Prague. In fifth place, the...
Deceuninck UK’s managing director Rob McGlennon discusses Deceuninck’s new Heritage Flush Door. Timber-alternative heritage PVCU has made a huge splash over the last few years; it’s the perfect antidote to ‘shiny white’ PVCU frames, and demand has been booming. Homeowners are loving heritage options, almost always sold as foiled colour or classy woodgrain. The heritage look helps them stay true...
Ian Cocken, director of sales and marketing at Aluplast, explains how the inline sliding door has been reinvented, increasing end-user appeal. There has been a definitive shift in IGU manufacture towards over-sized units. Glass processors are investing in capacity, not simply in volume terms but also in their ability to manufacture at scale. IGUs 2,000mm x 2,000mm, or those hovering...
Apprenticeships, internships, secondments, and sabbaticals… Distinction’s HR director Helen Lovack discusses the language of the 21st century working world. The landscape of employment and migration across the career spectrum is more fluid now than ever before, with opportunities to learn ‘on the job’ alongside working towards professional qualifications a commonplace offer among almost every industry. It’s not unusual either, for...
For over two years grey profiles have been having a real moment in the windows industry; the colour has been steadily gaining popularity and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. The popularity of the colour has even transcended into other industries with grey being voted as the most popular car colour choice in 2018. Jayne Lovett from...
With customers now taking System 76, 2019 is a year for greater frame depths, better profile performance and new system technologies, as Gareth Jones, managing director of Profine UK and the Kömmerling brand explains. The market for 70mm window and door systems is well established, yet some companies still produce three chambered profiles based on designs that are now 20...
The Liniar team was introduced to Glen Speake during one of his very first Alumina installation projects – a new build home that included foiled PVCU 7016 Grey Liniar casement windows and matching aluminium bifolding doors. Liniar explains why Glen loves installing Liniar and what makes the Alumina door so unique. “I was purchasing my Liniar products from Europlas in...
Tracey Jackson from Howells Patent Glazing – and the first champion supporter for the Building our Skills campaign – explains the value of work experience and how the Black Country business is working with local colleges and enterprise initiatives to advise and guide youngsters towards a career in fenestration. Cast your mind back to your work experience and I’m sure...
Albert Einstein is credited with defining insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Gareth Busson, Solidor’s head of sales and marketing, asks if you are doing the same. With 2018 now firmly in the rear-view mirror, one of the benefits to this quieter period of the year is that it gives us a...
What have wine labels, nuclear medicine, and windows got in common? Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell met Packexe’s CEO Andrew Orchard, who will be celebrating 30 years in business this year, to find out. Andrew Orchard (CEO of protective film company, Packexe) has spent the last 30 years solving that irritating problem of being left with a sticky residue when...
By Ben Brocklesby, director at Origin. As a manufacturer, it is important to always strive to be better. It is no longer enough to offer a high-quality product and expect to be successful. As well as taking a more rounded approach to the whole manufacturing process and gaining as great an insight into consumer habits as possible, it is also...
