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Rocal Group was acquired by the existing management team from the previous owners James and Sandra Longley on March 2. The management team that acquired the group comprises managing director Stephen Nadin, group accountant Alison Jenkin, operations director Garry Brewin, and production director Kevin Ashe. This change in ownership will see a continuation of the group’s business strategy and its...
Schüco UK is using an online format to introduce its new products and its vision for the future. The Schüco Innovation Now (i.NOW) launch event will take place at 10.30am on Wednesday March 24, and is free to attend. The i.NOW online platform will be unveiled directly after the event. Schüco has traditionally used the BAU trade fair in Munich...
By David Thornton, chairman of The Window Company (Contracts). Charlie Mullins from Pimlico Plumbers might just have been chasing publicity again when he announced that he would be imposing a ‘no jab no job’ rule on his staff, but he has nonetheless raised an issue that almost all employers who send staff to work in people’s homes must surely been...
Victorian Sliders will be exhibiting at the rescheduled 2021 FIT Show this September. “I’m sure it wasn’t an easy decision to make, but we totally support the FIT Show in choosing to reschedule [from May to September],” group managing director Andy Jones said. “If we’ve all learned anything in the last year, it’s that the pandemic is extremely unpredictable, and...
SEH BAC exceeded £1 million in sales in a single week in January, chalking up a record for the south east-based company. And with the home improvement industry still buoyant, it shows no signs of slowing down, the company said. With a product range including PVCU, aluminium and timber windows, doors, conservatories, solid roof extensions, replacement conservatory roofs, verandas, orangeries,...
The proposed introduction of mandatory trickle vents has brought widespread condemnation from window installers, who claim they will lose them business, a new survey has found. Fensa-approved installers were asked for their views on the revised Building Regulations due for publication later this year. Installers were be quizzed on Approved Document F (Ventilation) and Approved Document L (Conservation of Fuel...
The lifting of all restrictions has been welcomed by the organisers of the Glazing Summit, which is scheduled to take place in October. The exact date will be announced shortly. The Glazing Summit brings together industry leaders for a day-long series of panel debates, discussions and networking with experts sharing trends and developments that affect the sector. Andrew Scott, founder...
Colour and finish are key factors in determining homeowners’ purchasing decisions, according to a recent YouGov poll. The independent the survey commissioned by Deceuninck found that 75% of homeowners think that colour choice is important in shaping their purchasing decisions. Security, energy efficiency and sustainability were also cited by respondents as key influences on their purchasing decisions. Price was also...
Walsall-based United Glass Group (UGG) has acquired London Architectural Glass (LAG), based in Hayes near Heathrow. Midlands law firm Higgs and Sons represented UGG, having assisted the buyer with three similar deals in recent years. UGG received £4.5 million towards the acquisition from Duke Royalty, a provider of alternative capital solutions and an existing partner. Jamie Partington, the partner at...
Haffner Murat has booked a 405m2 stand at the FIT Show – the largest in the show’s history. The Haffner stand will showcase a range of fabrication machinery including some new machine innovations and platforms. Dave Thomas, managing director of Haffner Murat, said: “Our stand is a statement of intent for Haffner Murat and will provide the largest possible area...
Building Our Skills has teamed up with the Learning Skills Partnership in a bid to attract newcomers into a variety of roles in the fenestration industry. Building Our Skills will offer a range of apprenticeships run by the Learning Skills Partnership in the business areas of trade supply, accountancy, customer service, administration and project management. Of particular interest is expected to...
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) Document B Working Party recently held a members-only webinar on the GGF’s response to the government ban of the use of laminated safety glass, which applies to building attachments in buildings over 18m high in England and Wales and over 11m high in Scotland. Since this ban was introduced in 2018, the GGF has...
Thermoseal Group has been ranked number 96 in the 12th annual Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 league table, which ranks Britain’s mid-market (total sales of more than £25 million and international sales of more than £1 million) private companies with the fastest growing international sales over the past two years. The 200 companies include well-known names from across the...
The British Board of Agrément has launched a wide-ranging consultation aimed at driving forward product safety in the construction and refurbishment of Higher Risk Residential Buildings (HRRBs). The initiative, championed by recently appointed technical director Bill Hewlett, is focusing on the role that building product certification has to play and how it can assist in meeting the higher safety standards...
Jon Vanstone, chair at Certass Trade Association, talks about the increased focus on competency concerns. I realise I have recently written about the subject of competence, but I think our industry is in danger of being caught cold by changes, impacted from outside influences and commercial drivers, which will require a shift in how businesses do things. We are starting...
Everglade Windows has won Manufacturing Business of the Year at the 2021 West London Business Awards. The triumph brings their grand total of West London Business award wins to six and is its fourth manufacturing trophy in a row, making it the only business to win in four consecutive years in any category, and the all-time biggest winners. This year’s...
The Glazerite UK Group used National Apprenticeship Week in February to celebrate the achievements of its current crop of apprentices, who are working across several of the fabricator’s business functions. 25-year-old Elijah Onibudo joined Glazerite in January 2020, having been inspired to pursue an IT apprenticeship to gain new skills in a working environment. “My job is really challenging and...
Against the backdrop of PVC building materials’ reliance on plastic-based components for successful manufacture, Swish has chosen to champion more sustainable production routes, with the implementation of ‘end-of-life recovery systems’ for all its PVC products. In a move designed to reduce landfill and ensure an increasingly sustainable future for the industry, Swish Building Products actively operates an ethos that supports...
The UK residential entrance door market is expected to recover to pre-Covid levels by 2022. The latest data from AMA Research’s Residential Doors Market Report shows that large-scale residential building projects and an increase in consumer spending on home improvements helped to fuel consistent growth up to the end of 2019, despite mature market conditions. While the study highlights a...
Technical Fire Safety Group is the new home for Pyroguard and Fire Glass UK, and will support them with corporate governance, legal and administrative matters. The new group identity demonstrates the group’s broader ambitions in fire and safety products and provides a structure to allow for future acquisitions in the future, it was announced. Headquartered in the north west of...