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With the registration of installer Heathfield Windows, the first end-to-end glazing supply chain has become Corgi Fenestration registered – from system house Liniar to fabricators Whiteline to installers Heathfield Windows. “Our vision was about creating a quality mark for the complete glazing sector supply chain, from top to bottom,” Chris Mayne, Corgi Fenestration CEO, said. “Individual fabricators and installers are...
Schueco UK will be running a series of free seminars designed to address compliance issues in the aluminium facades, windows and doors market in the UK. Schueco believes that following the publication of the final report of the Hackitt Review, compliance is a topic that every responsible company needs to address urgently and expects that demand for these seminars will...
Yale has introduced a new Riba accredited CPD seminar – Specifying Windows and Doors: Safety, Security, Means of Escape and Best Value – to provide advice on safeguarding residents and properties. The new CPD includes information on the latest building regulations and British standards, to educate attendees and provide guidance for both the refurbishment and new build market. It also...
Quickslide Windows has strengthened and renewed its links with football through the sponsorship of three football clubs, all of which are at quite distinct levels of the game. With Quickslide located in Brighouse, the firm has renewed the links with its nearest top-level club Huddersfield Town which plays in the English Premier league, also agreeing sponsorship for Evo-Stik Northern Premier...
As announced by The Sunday Times, Origin has been ranked 58th on this year’s Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 list. The national league table recognises Britain’s mid-market private companies with the fastest-growing international sales, with the aluminium window and door fabricator reporting an increase of 68% over the last two years. Origin’s consistent growth is a result of a...
Emplas has set out its plans for growth and continuing investment as part of a special celebration to mark its 40th year in business. Held on the 15th June, the open day was attended by more than 150 customers and representatives from across the industry. It began with a tour of Emplas’s manufacturing facility as customers saw how £3.5 million...
A new report from PwC has forecasted there will be 76,000 drones in the UK’s skies by 2030, and this will have big benefits for the UK construction industry; but there will always be a need for the human element, according to Midland Pallet Trucks. The report predicts that large-scale drone usage will save the construction industry somewhere in the...
More than eight in 10 engineering and building firms could be eligible for research and development (R&D) tax relief on new products and services but only 39% of them have ever claimed, specialist tax relief firm Catax has revealed. Businesses in the sector are throwing away £millions even though a massive 83% of them have developed new products or business...
The 28% fall in construction apprenticeship starts between August 2017 and March 2018, compared with the same period the previous academic year, suggests the government needs to look again at the way the apprenticeship levy is working, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Brian Berry, chief executive of the FMB, said: “The Government’s own statistics show a 28%...
TruFrame has launched a promotion offering white two-pane Liniar Modlok patio doors for £299 (unglazed and up to 2,100mm x 2,100mm in size) and delivered within five working days. The company is also offering two-pane patios foiled both sides, with chrome or gold furniture, for just £385. The Liniar patio door benefits from the ModLok system, which is a combined...
Installation companies are now joining Residor by the week, as they seek the secure mid-market GRP composite door from Solidor Group, the company said. The company boasts deliveries in just five days and otif levels currently in excess of 99%. There is also the added benefit of a range of marketing materials that have been put together by the team...
Grabex Windows featured the Fuhr 881 fully motorised multipoint door lock, supplied by Carl F Groupco, on its stand at the 2018 Grand Designs Live London event. Considerable interest was reportedly shown in the lock that was displayed with Carl F Groupco’s SmartSecure fingerprint and remote key fob access control options on Grabex’s timber door. Clare Crockett, marketing manager for...
Swisspacer has expanded its distribution network with Delta, a double-glazing parts supplier based in Romford, which has been serving sealed unit makers in the London and Essex area since 1995. Delta’s customers were increasingly looking for excellent thermal efficiency, so it seemed like a natural choice to become an official distributor of Swisspacer’s warm edge spacer bars, the company said....
Burnley-based Fast Glass Processing is 12 months into its working partnership with CENSolutions, and couldn’t be happier with the service they’ve received from the certification supplier, it has reported. Mark Slattery, managing director at Fast Glass Processing, said: “The team at CENSolutions came highly recommended and have totally lived up to expectations. We signed up with them a year ago...
We work very hard to continuously improve the offerings that we provide to our partners, in terms of product, lead time and market-leading support initiatives. We recently introduced the Origin Residential Door to the Origin Home Range, which gives our partners a front and garage door to add to their portfolios. This allows them to offer an even more integrated...
Are the glass processing and window industries are still running too many risks when it comes to safe manual handling? Figures obtained by Bohle from the Glass and Glazing Federation reveal that if the industry has made progress on safety, it still has significant work to do. According to the latest findings, while the number of reported accidents showed a...
Installers can get four-hour quotes and 48-hour delivery on PVCU windows from trade fabricator, Framexpress. Stuart Green, director at Framexpress, said: “Express by name, express by nature. We know that time is money for installers and by offering reliability and speed we help customers save both. We’re so committed to our four-hour quotes, 48-hour windows promise, that we’ve made it...
There are now 52 Leka certified installation companies along the south coast, thanks to Window Warehouse, the south coast’s approved Leka fabricator. Throughout 2017, Window Warehouse grew the network of certified Leka installers across the south, with regular sales and installation training sessions. Five free training days were held throughout the year, resulting in 52 installation companies being certified to...
Baerlocher has secured the top accolade in Veka Group's third annual supplier of the year awards. The company came top in the raw materials category, as well as being overall winner. Veka Group celebrates suppliers that go above and beyond in providing the materials needed for its profile systems, it said. Baerlocher specialises in manufacturing PVC additive mixtures using calcium-based...
Scotland’s Cairngorm Group is celebrating 30 years of Swish fabrication this year. To mark the occasion, Paul Lindsay, Epwin Window Systems’ sales director, presented David Dowling, managing director of Cairngorm Group, with a commemorative plaque. Paul said: “We are delighted to be celebrating this partnership milestone with Cairngorm Group. The company was one of the first to fabricate Swish windows...