Posted On - 30/03/2022
Paul Bailey, managing director at Pyramid Profiles, explains why the company designed its own aluminium system. Aluminium windows and doors continue to be a popular alternative to PVC-U but for many installers the options they have from aluminium systems don’t hit the mark. We knew from the start that customers would need more than is available from the limited aluminium...
Posted On - 30/03/2022
By Ben Brocklesby, director at Origin Last year, we successfully embarked on a new challenge at Origin; to integrate all our software systems onto one seamless infrastructure. The aim of the project was to further improve our efficiencies and ensure that we continue to deliver the very best service and products to our partners. As everyone knows, we take innovation...
Posted On - 30/03/2022
By Sue Davenport, marketing director, Liniar. Creating a collaborative culture and positive brand experience should go hand in hand for any business. From the outset, employees and all other stakeholders should be able to understand the culture of a business and how it aligns with their own brand values. Communication is key! A company experiencing growth can become focused on...
Posted On - 30/03/2022
Adrian Redshaw, product design director for Sheerline Aluminium Windows and Doors discusses how changes to Part L will affect fabricators and installers, and why Sheerline is confident that its products will leave their customers with little cause for concern. The new approved legislation for Part L will come in to force in June 2022. This will certainly impact on the...
Posted On - 30/03/2022
Simon Moore, business development manager at Exlabesa Architecture UK, explains the benefits of working with a business that’s both global and firmly rooted in Britain. In one sense, Exlabesa Architecture is a global business. But in another, it’s very British. In fact, I think one of our greatest strengths is that we’re able to offer the best of both. The...
Posted On - 30/03/2022
Doors that bow and warp are a constant headache for installers. Should we just learn to live with them, or can we avoid them? We talk to Nigel Headford, director at Deceuninck Aluminium, who offers a solution. Many composite doors are prone to bowing and warping if they are put under too much thermal stress. This usually happens when the...
Posted On - 11/02/2022
A total of 350 worn timber casements at the Victoria and Lynebank hospitals in Kirkcaldy have been replaced by modern, energy efficient Rehau Total 70C windows. The installation was carried out by M&S Windows, following a number of successful projects upgrading various healthcare buildings within its jurisdiction Operated by NHS Fife, Victoria Hospital provides a wide range of services to...
Posted On - 11/02/2022
Demand for colour is increasing as homeowners, businesses and architects look to make their properties and projects stand out from the crowd. In the past, colour options for PVC-U have been very limited. While ‘standard’ white windows and doors worked for many buildings, the development of foiled product has made it much easier to create a bespoke, modern or heritage...
Posted On - 11/02/2022
Kevin Warner, sales and marketing director of profine UK and Kömmerling, talks about the market for flush sash windows, their new concealed mullion and the implications industry wide of the new building regulations for this new genre of window design. When we look at the timber window market we’re faced with lipped casement and flush casements as descriptors, yet for...
Posted On - 11/02/2022
Nigel Headford, director at Deceuninck Aluminium, explains how your relationship with your supplier could reach a crunch point, following new government rules that buildings will have to produce significantly less CO2 to help the country move towards net zero. The first step towards more energy efficient buildings was announced just before Christmas, with the tighter Building Regulations coming into effect...
Posted On - 11/02/2022
We talk to aluplast’s director of sales and marketing, Ian Cocken, about the company’s new state of the art manufacturing hub. A facility so large it has the potential to house 100 new extrusion lines. “The pandemic has been a hugely challenging period for the industry but we should be clear that we have some way to go before we...
Posted On - 21/12/2021
Selecta’s sales director Andy Green talks about the company’s winning formula, and the opportunities of being part of the UK’s only independent, family owned PVCU systems company. While 2021 was a year fraught by supply chain issues and rising costs, it was also a challenging and prosperous year for many involved in our industry. With consumer demand at levels not...
Posted On - 21/12/2021
By Phil Slinger, CAB chief executive. Prices for aluminium have risen unabated during the pandemic causing price rises through the supply chain. Where will this end, and will prices fall back in the future? At CAB’s recent Regional Members Meeting on October 14, the first presentation at the conference was given by Uday Patel, senior research manager for aluminium at...
Posted On - 21/12/2021
Aluplast’s managing director Keith White looks ahead to some of the key challenges and opportunities for 2022. The last 18 months have been complete bedlam. I’ve been in the industry a long time, but the pandemic has been unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. There have been positives, such as sustained high demand, although that has been tempered by other factors,...
Posted On - 21/12/2021
With COP26 in the headlines, there’s more focus on climate change than ever – but can aluminium ever be sustainable? Carlos Negreira, global director at Exlabesa Architecture UK, argues that it can. At Exlabesa Architecture, we’re dedicated to offering products that are stylish, innovative, long-lasting – and sustainable. As an industry, and as a world, the challenge we face from...
Posted On - 15/12/2021
Martin Hitchin, CEO of Rehau UK, examines how suppliers can assist window companies in adopting greener operations and appeal to an ever more eco-conscious market. Eliminating waste has firmly established itself as a priority for consumers across multiple markets. While this attitude can be prominently seen in areas such as sustainable product packaging and the move against so-called ‘fast’ fashion,...
Posted On - 15/12/2021
By Liniar. The call for the UK to improve the energy efficiency of homes has come into sharp focus off the back of COP26, and the world declaring a climate emergency. According to the Committee on Climate Change, 40% of the UK’s carbon emissions are produced by residential dwellings, and if we are, as a nation, going to reach our...
Posted On - 13/12/2021
By Nigel Headford, director at Deceuninck Aluminium. The window and door industry doesn’t care about regulation. At least most of it doesn’t. Regulation is seen as a burden, and not an opportunity. Regulatory change is, however, coming and those companies that are simply waiting on either their systems company or their fabricator to deliver a solution, could be facing a...
Posted On - 13/12/2021
With Cop26 and the growing climate crisis, is it time for installers to open their doors more widely to timber? Tom Wright, managing director at George Barnsdale, discusses. According to the Office for National Statistics, households in the UK remain the highest contributors to the country’s overall greenhouse gas emissions. Long before things like Cop26 became headline news, people had...
Posted On - 24/11/2021
Russell Hand, head of product management and technical at Rehau Windows, looks at what can be done to help householders feel more secure, and discusses the opportunities for fenestration professionals. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), domestic burglaries in England and Wales fell significantly during the first lockdown, with a drop of 72% from March 23 to May...
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