Posted On - 28/09/2022
By Ben Brocklesby, director at Origin Homeowner trends are constantly evolving. In recent years, there has been more demand for slimmer sightlines. Prior to that, it was bi-fold doors making their stamp on the market. The latest trend is being driven by a change in the way we live inside our homes. Even after the pandemic, the lines between home...
Posted On - 28/09/2022
Victoria Brocklesby, co-founder and COO at Origin, discusses the recent changes to Part L and Part F regulations and explores the challenges presented by increasingly stringent guidelines. Although the recent changes to building regulations have been an ongoing talking point in the fenestration industry, many homeowners will not be aware of these new standards. So, it’s down to suppliers to...
Posted On - 28/09/2022
We take a closer look at the brand-new Silka aluminium window suite from Apeer, a product that was inspired by the success of a composite door coating. Northern Ireland-based Apeer has long punched above its ‘provincial’ weight. Now said to be one of the UK’s top six composite door brands, backed by a huge range and first-class consumer marketing, the...
Posted On - 28/09/2022
Deceuninck fabricator FastFrame supplied more than 1,800 tilt and turn windows and doors in a £2.1m deal after demonstrating its PVC-U products could replace the specified aluminium ones. We report. Cortland Cassiobury on Ascot Road in Watford, is a 485-home build-to-let scheme, developed by American-based Cortland. The first phase of the project involved the construction of five multi-storey blocks, the...
Posted On - 28/09/2022
In a shrinking market, opportunities are only evident if you have the products to make the most of them. We talk to Deceuninck Aluminium’s Nigel Headford for examples. For many businesses up and down the supply chain, the many challenges facing the fenestration industry tend to obscure the opportunities. Currently, the rising cost of energy and fuel is creating inflationary...
Posted On - 28/09/2022
Aluplast has launched Energeto Neo, a radical new energy efficient profile that can create windows with a U-value of just 0.9W/m2K with a standard double glazed unit. We talk to Ian Cocken, sales and marketing director at Aluplast, to find out more. Since Approved Document L of the Building Regulations was introduced in 1995, the target U-values for the building...
Posted On - 09/08/2022
Aluminium fabricator, Direct Trade (Yorkshire) has added Stellar from Epwin Window Systems to its portfolio. Mark Powell, sales director at Direct Trade (Yorkshire) commented: “The market has changed and installers are expecting more innovation from their products to sell into the consumer. Epwin Window Systems has been synonymous with delivering cutting-edge PVC-U systems and that design innovation is evident in...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
Glass Times editor, Luke Wood, visits Veka Recycling’s state of the art Wellingborough based facility; a £15 million operation that has been heralded as the most advanced in Europe. There is plenty of evidence to suggest that, as consumers, we have become much more sensitive to sustainability. A recent consumer survey from Deloitte found that 61% of consumers had reduced...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
In the face of rising energy bills, maintaining an energy-efficient home is becoming more important than ever in reducing expenses. Russell Hand, head of products & technical at Rehau, discusses how window and door specification can help make properties more attractive to the consumer. It’s no secret that the UK is facing one of its greatest ever energy crises at...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
Chris Armes, Liniar’s design & development director, says that record energy bills will be a catalyst for homeowners to invest in their properties and explains more about the company’s ground breaking Zero 90 system. The UK has seen unprecedented fuel price increases over the past 12 months, with many charities declaring an emergency as the ongoing impact of price rises...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
There’s been much debate about U-values and how companies have made their calculations says Kevin Warner, sales and marketing director of Profine UK and Kömmerling. He suggests that the market should standardise calculations further to create consistency and clarity across the industry. The introduction of new building regulations, including Part L, has caught some companies out thanks in part to...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
Can a flush casement window with authentic detailing be a true timber window alternative? Deceuninck’s MD Rob McGlennon believes that frontier has already been crossed. As PVC-U window designs have evolved over the last 40-45 years, the general assumption has been that the sector’s reinventions have been about maintaining relevance, and that new ranges replace older dated ones. Anecdotal evidence...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
By Peter Willard, product manager, Aluk At Aluk, we have based our response to the tougher U-Values required within the new Part L on the quality of our engineering and on enhancing our products. From the outset, our aim was to ensure that our fabrication and installation partners would have absolute reassurance that they can comply on both windows and...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
Wayne Heath joined Aluk in May as trade and residential sales director. With extensive retail experience in the window and door market, with the likes of Everest and Anglian, he has spent the last few years in the automotive sector, including a three-year spell with We Buy Any Car. Here, Wayne offers real insight into how the retail landscape is...
Posted On - 18/07/2022
By Peter Grundy, demand planning & continuous improvement director, Liniar. The global climate emergency is in sharp focus, and it is more important than ever that businesses, both large and small, create sustainable products using sustainable methods. We all have our part to play, from consumers to the very largest companies and supply chains therein. We can’t delay any more,...
Posted On - 18/07/2022
With u-values as low as 1.2W/m2K double-glazed, Mark Haley, argues Kömmerling’s new flush casement may have been later to the party, but it’s worth taking note of. We report. It’s incredible how much things can change in only a decade – and if a single system has defined the last 10-years in window and door manufacture, it has to be...
Posted On - 18/07/2022
Inflation and disruption is putting massive pressure on the construction supply chain. That can’t be at the expense of supply chain integrity. We report. A study published by the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) found that 48% of supply chain managers did not believe their organisations were transparent enough with clients and regulators about sustainability. A further 19%...
Posted On - 14/07/2022
Garnalex has completed work on a new, in-house, £1million powder coating facility. We talk to Greg Grabski, Garnalex powder coating plant manager, to find out more. GT: How will the new plant improve lead times and quality control? GG: In the past, we have relied on third party suppliers to powder coat our products. Traditionally this has meant transporting our...
Posted On - 14/07/2022
Meg Thomas, product manager at Rehau Windows, explores how the industry is continuing to adapt to ongoing demand by offering individualised frames and a greater number of foil options. A study conducted in May from AMA Research has shown that the UK home improvement market grew by 6% in 2021, underlining what has undoubtedly been a boom time for installers...
Posted On - 14/07/2022
Dave Chambers, Liniar’s project and facilities director, discusses the importance of embedding a safety culture. Having recently won a global award from parent company Quanex for its excellent safety record, Liniar continues to promote a strong safety culture across its sites. Before 1974, there was only the Health and Morals of Apprentices Act originally implemented in 1802, often known as...
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