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Morley Glass and Glazing has taken delivery of six new Luton vans which not only boost its nationwide delivery capacity as demand grows, but greatly increase the amount of post-consumer glass it can collect and recycle through its Crush initiative. The familiar boxy Luton vans are the first to enter the Morley Glass fleet and are ideally suited to this...
Smart Ready and SAC Hardware have withdrawn from FIT 2021, saying that the situation is “too high risk from a commercial and a safe-guarding perspective”. Smart Ready had promised to unveil “the greatest innovation the industry has ever seen”, while Sac Hardware was going to offer “genuine step change hardware solutions for the way windows and doors are fabricated and...
Pilkington UK is celebrating its history with the creation of a new online heritage hub, ‘The History of Pilkington UK’, in recognition of its rich past in the glass industry. Historic images chart Pilkington UK’s almost 200-year history at the forefront of glass making and the lives of those who worked there, from the three wealthy founding families, to the...
Origin has invested in a new warehouse facility, located in Bicester, to support its supply chain and manufacturing capabilities, while futureproofing the business against economic and environmental uncertainties. Unpredictability caused by Brexit border issues and Covid supply delays, as well as increased sales, greater productivity, and more partners on board than ever before, has led to Origin taking on the...
Victorian Sliders has acquired five new Mercedes Sprinter vans for deliveries, another two Vito vans for its travelling engineers, and eight trailers, freshly branded with new company artwork. The business has also ordered five new articulated trucks, which will be arriving in the autumn. “We’ve been blown away by the scale of the demand we’ve seen over the last 12...
Stevenswood is opening two new branches in the south east of England. The recently opened Crawley branch will soon be joined by one in Dartford in August, with new branches planned in the coming months. The new branches in Surrey and London will mean that Stevenswood will have 24 branches across the country from Inverness to Gosport. The 3,400ft2 Crawley...
ODL Europe has taken delivery of an injection moulding machine for its door cassette production. Nathan Barr, managing director of ODL Europe, said: “This is great news for our business and customers because it gives us control over our complete cassette production and means we aren’t reliant on third parties. “The increase in demand every business has seen in recent...
The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) is calling for entries for its BWF Awards, which celebrate outstanding achievement, skills and talent from across the woodworking and joinery sector. This year marks the 13th anniversary of the annual awards, and both companies and individuals are encouraged to enter. There are six categories to choose from, including Woodworking Project of the Year, Product...
The government must resolve the looming crisis over product compliance, which could see products brought to market illegally, or parts of the industry “come to a grinding halt”. The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) wrote to cabinet ministers from three different government departments hightlighting concerns over UKCA marking and CE Marking for products to comply with the Construction Products Regulation...
Ten companies have joined the newly formed Balustrade and Balcony Suppliers and Installers Association (Babsi) as founder members. They will progress the trade body towards a full launch scheduled for October 1, 2021. The 10 founding members are: Aalco Metals, B+M Architectural, Balustrade Components UK, Binks Balustrades, Express Toughening, MR Industrial Services, OnLevel, Steelo Installs, SWR Balustrade, and TSA Consulting...
Freefoam Building Products has said the current trend for home improvements has been reflected in the sales of its external PVC cladding range, with some Freefoam stockist customers recording a 50% increase in sales over the past two years. One such customer is Plymouth-based Plastics South West. With an initial stock order in September 2017 the cladding range has now...
A high demand for tickets to this year’s Glazing Summit is a strong indication of the glazing industry’s desire to “get back out there and meet people face to face”, its organisers said. The Glazing Summit is set to take place on Thursday, October 21 at Edgbaston Stadium and Conference Centre. “60,000 people at Wembley for the Euros, and Reading...
The Glazerite UK Group has been acquired in a management buyout. Led by group managing director Robert Brearley the management team includes Mark Johnston (group finance director), Jeff Dunn (group sales and marketing director), Darren Rhodes (managing director, north west), and Matthew Thomas (managing director, east). The MBO completed on July 9, with the new team acquiring 90% of the...
Poor workmanship and uncontrolled value engineering are believed to pose the biggest risks to the built environment – higher than facade fires – with the domestic RMI sector being a particular area of concern, according to a recent study. The British Board of Agrément’s industry consultation into driving up construction product safety standards for Higher Risk Residential Buildings (HRRBs) collected...
Pyroguard has achieved the ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management standard across its UK sites. The standard outlines the most effective ways to put a successful environmental management system in place, designed to help organisations identify, manage, monitor and improve their environmental performance, such as through a more efficient use of resources and/or a reduction in waste. Group technical director Richard Ainsworth...
A new guide has been launched to help architects and specifiers navigate changes to product marking in the UK following its departure from the EU. Now that the EU and the UK are two separate regulatory and legal spaces, all products exported from the EU to the UK (and vice versa) will have to comply with UK technical regulations and...
A glass manufacturer has secured support from a programme that helps businesses boost productivity and growth using digital tools. Pearson's Glass, based in Liverpool, has received backing from the Made Smarter Adoption programme in the north west for a technology project. This will involve upgrading and integrating its internal systems including website, warehouse and transport operations. Simon McKay, managing director,...
Schüco UK will broadcast the third in its Innovation Now (i.NOW) series live from its Milton Keynes showroom on July 29. The company will unveil its latest aluminium and steel product innovations designed to protect people and property. The virtual event will also include live polls and a live question and answer session for viewers with a panel of Schüco...
Two new guidance documents, jointly released by the Ladder Association and Health and Safety Executive (HSE), are set to help people work more safely on ladders. With falls from height such a common type of accident – and the leading cause of fatalities at work – the updated guidance will be welcomed by safety professionals, site managers, company directors and...
Manufacturers of aluminium windows and doors could find that all or part of their product offer falls short of proposed changes to Building Regulations. This will effectively lock them out of the market within the matter of months, according to some within the industry. The Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is expected to publish new standards for...