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Posted On - 04/02/2024
The fenestration industry is said to be experiencing a shift in trends as searches for ‘2024 interior trends’ has surged by more than 80% in the last month alongside brands unveiling their chosen colours of the year for 2024. Consequently, systems houses such as The Residence Collection have said that they are ‘aligning with consumer preferences and installer demand’ by...
Posted On - 04/02/2024
Glass Times talks to Martin Hitchin, CEO at Rehau UK, about the highlights of 2023 and the outlook for the year ahead. Q: What have been the major successes of Rehau UK’s strategy in 2023? Martin Hitchin (MH): One of the successes I was really proud of this year was how hard we’worked to establish Rehau UK as a whole...
Posted On - 04/02/2024
Having aluminium systems does not necessarily mean you need to have deep, bulky sections says Andrew Charlesworth, director of global category management at WarmCore. Hybrid platforms can provide better solutions, as he explains. There are distinct markets for aluminium and PVC-U and their applications are crossing over more than ever before. Go back 10 years and aluminium adoption by consumers...
Posted On - 04/02/2024
By Gary Driscoll, sales & commercial director at Eurocell. Last year was tough trading for many industries, not just ours. Yet I believe there is room for cautious optimism in glass and glazing in 2024 despite many of the challenges we face still at play. In 2023, the market saw a slowdown in home improvements following the boom during...
Posted On - 04/02/2024
Things may be tougher but the ‘grey pound’ still has big potential, according to Deceuninck’s Rob McGlennon – especially when you’re talking about flush and foiled products. Consumer research is thin on the ground in the UK window and door industry. Deceuninck is one of the companies to make the investment, commissioning YouGov to conduct a series of polls into...
Posted On - 04/02/2024
Selecta Systems’ sales director, Andy Green, analyses the figures from the most recent Insight Data industry report, and explains why there seems to be a surge in new fabrication start-ups and installers going back in to or start fabricating. Having visited the 2023 Glazing Summit and digested the latest industry figures, the statistics seem to demonstrate that there is a...
Posted On - 04/02/2024
Ben Brocklesby, director at Origin, the UK manufacturer of aluminium windows and doors, emphasises the critical importance of prioritising sustainable suppliers and outlines how to identify them. Incorporating sustainability and social responsibility into decision-making processes is becoming increasingly important for homeowners and businesses alike as they become more conscious of their environmental impact. With more focus on Corporate Social Responsibility...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
By Adrian Redshaw, design director, Sheerline. There’s been a move towards using WERs and DSER’s rather than U-values to achieve Part L compliance for aluminium products since the tightening of Part L regulations last year. We believe this is a short term ‘work-around’ rather than a real solution to the need to improve the energy efficiency of our housing stock...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
Russell Yates has returned to Aluk as managing director. Glass Times talks to him to find out more about his plans for the future of the business. At the end of September, after three years away, Aluk announced the return of Russell Yates as managing director. As Russell starts a new chapter with the Chepstow based aluminium systems company, he...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
The Residence Collection has delved into its customers' colour preferences to reveal the popular window and door colours for the upcoming season. Major brands have already started to release their ‘colour of the year’ for 2024, which are expected to be mirrored in the choice of bigger home purchases such as windows and doors. This includes the announcement of Dulux...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
Glass Times editor Luke Wood, talks to Rehau’s CEO, Martin Hitchin, about his 35 year journey with the family owned system company, the changes he has seen and his outlook for the future. Luke Wood (LW): How has business been so far in 2023? Martin Hitchin (MH): We came into the year with a degree of uncertainty, but so far...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
Deceuninck Aluminium’s director Nigel Headford, discusses whether your business is optimised to benefit from a new stream of work. For many window companies – especially those with a large stake in the commercial sector – all eyes will be on the Bank of England, and what they plan to do with interest rates over the coming months. Inflation may be...
Posted On - 28/09/2023
Kömmerling’s re-brand is now 12 months old, and the strapline ‘Today for Tomorrow’ has never been so pertinent, as Robert Thiroff, managing director of Profine UK and executive director international markets explains. Our global brand was a radical change to the traditional branding for Kömmerling that had served so well for decades. Gone are the safe colours of deep blue...
Posted On - 28/09/2023
After manufacturing Liniar 70mm profile for over 10 years, fabricator and installer, Rooms & Views (R&V) has now won a major contract to supply Liniar’s 90mm Passivhaus-capable Zero 90 range for the first time. CEO, Kevin McClure, discusses the benefits he believes it will deliver to R&V customers. We decided to begin fabricating Zero 90 as soon as we could...
Posted On - 28/09/2023
Jack Aluminium has donated products for a project undertaken by Sherwood Stainless Steel & Aluminium, which saw a sensory room built for a five-year-old boy living with SWAN Syndrome. When Simon, one of Sherwood’s shift managers, wanted to create a sensory room for his disabled son, the company stepped in to help in whatever way it could. Sherwood reached out...
Posted On - 28/09/2023
By John Park-Davies, group managing director, Ikon Aluminium Systems. For architects, specifiers, contractors, and installers operating across private developer, commercial and social housing contracts there is always demand for high-performance, proven fenestration products. Usually, these must carry necessary and appropriate certification backed by independent, third-party testing to meet the specification requirements. PAS 24 certification Proven security is often a key...
Posted On - 28/09/2023
New regulations for Part O, designed to prevent overheating in buildings, came into effect on June 15, 2022. Jon Crohill, Sheerline’s roofing and lantern specialist, looks at the most frequently asked questions surrounding Part O, while putting forward workable solutions. What is Part O? Put simply, the role of Part O is to consider how overheating in new residential dwellings...
Posted On - 28/09/2023
Are you ready for the renewed interest in aluminium, asks Deceuninck Aluminium’s director, Nigel Headford. The rise in popularity in aluminium as a profile material has been steady over the last decade and a half, driven by factors including easier access by the domestic market, improved thermal performance, and the popularity of bi-folding doors – to name a few. But...
Posted On - 28/09/2023
Phil Slinger, CEO of the Council for Aluminium in Building, reports on the association’s latest State of Trade survey. The Construction Products Association (CPA) has recently revised downward its forecast for this year and next. It expects construction output to fall by 7% this year – the forecast was 6.4% contraction forecast at the start of May, with only a...
Posted On - 28/09/2023
When Mr and Mrs Wood first purchased their home in 2012, they agreed to wait until their two young boys were older before embarking on a complete renovation. The house was built in 1967 and had been updated over the years. The previous owners had made some improvements, including a new kitchen but “…the house lacked the wow factor,” commented...
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