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Vas Lazarevych is celebrating 15 years at Window Ware, following a rise through the ranks at the independent hardware distributor. Having joined the business as a picker and packer in the warehouse, Vas soon progressed to the roles of junior operative and then senior operative responsible for moving, loading, and unloading goods using the forklift truck. When the opportunity arose...
Window Ware has helped to deliver a solution for an ambitious commercial-to-residential conversion project in London. Around 300 triple glazed aluminium windows had been specified for Irene House and the hardware specialist was asked to recommend and deliver the most appropriate glazed-in louvres. The project demanded durable, custom-built glazed-in louvres with insulation blanking panels that were capable of meeting specified...
West Lothian based manufacturer, Window Supply Company (WSC), has expanded its trade counter network into Sheffield. Window Supply Company (WSC) is reportedly one of the largest and fastest growing trade suppliers in Scotland. The company’s new 105,000ft2 manufacturing facility is in Whitburn West Lothian, and supports trade customers from branches in Aberdeen, Bellshill, Dundee, Edinburgh, and Livingston. The new Sheffield...
Portsmouth based Halo fabricator, Window Warehouse, has added Veka’s vertical slider to its offer and will be manufacturing it on a dedicated line. Window Warehouse supplies products for residential and commercial projects across most of southern England. Its manufacturing facility has undergone a successful expansion project, including the development of a specialist project area, which has enabled it to begin...
Sheerline has invested over £1 million in a new, in-house powder coating plant, further enhancing its single site UK manufacturing facility. Greg Grabski, Garnalex’s powder coating plant manager, said: “In the past, we have relied on third party suppliers to powder coat our products. This meant transporting mill finished profiles from our warehouse to the powder coaters, waiting for them...
Rehau has launched a campaign to help commercial window specifiers navigate Building Regulations, technical specifications, and sustainability. Rehau has reported a significant increase in demand for its commercial technical support following multiple changes to Building Regulations. Most recently this has centred around the Future Homes Standard and updates to Part L and F. The polymer manufacturer is said to be...
By Richard Gyde, managing director, Mila I’ve seen the recent appeal in the press from several large fabricators for suppliers to halt the current round of price increases, rather than pushing them down the supply chain at a time when the cost-of-living crisis is dampening consumer demand. As a supplier MD, I’m hugely sympathetic to that position and applaud the...
Glazing Summit organisers have asked the industry to have its say on what the biggest issues are ahead of the event, which takes place on Tuesday, 18 October at Edgbaston Stadium. Andrew Scott, founder of the Glazing Summit, said: “The Glazing Summit has fast become a must-attend event due to throwing open debate and discussion on the biggest current topics...
Endurance Doors has become carbon neutral by partnering up with the World Land Trust and by offsetting through a carbon balanced portfolio. This has been achieved through analysis of emissions, products, processes and practices, with the first investment made to the independent charitable body for the calendar year of 2021. The World Land Trust (WLT) is an international conservation charity...
Edgetech’s Super Spacer TriSeal has been used for the Breeam-certified Våghuset building in Gothenberg, Sweden. The 12-storey structure has a glass facade, which, on its East-facing aspect, has been designed to look like ocean waves. Achieving this effect was said to be a ‘major undertaking’, drawing on expertise from all around Europe. The facade was made in Lithuania, the curved...
Cornwall Glass & Glazing has strengthened its board with the appointment of Barrie Gazzard as company director. Barrie has spent the last four years in the role of group general manager, supporting Cornwall Glass’s extensive network in the south west by closely working with the branch managers. Prior to that, Barrie was part of the team when Cornwall Glass acquired...
Window Widgets and sister company, The Residence Collection, have raised over £2.2k for their two chosen charities at the Glass Times magazine Race Day at Haydock. Window Widgets and The Residence Collection sponsored the raffle on the day, which attracted over 400 people. In total, they raised £2,249.60 that will be split between We Mind & Kelly Matters and GM...
Eleven window and door suppliers have won places on a new £66 million national framework to supply the public sector. The PVC-U and Timber Windows and Doors Framework (WD2) from not-for-profit public sector construction framework provider LHC covers manufacture, supply and installation of PVC-U, timber and aluminium-clad windows and doors to local authorities, social landlords and other public sector bodies. Live from...
Veka has urged fabricators against ‘cutting corners’ on reinforcing as manufacturers come under pressure to reduce costs. Paul Kennington, technical director at Veka, said: “The first thing to understand is that not all reinforcing is equal. To the naked eye, two pieces of steel may look identical, but there could be considerable differences – each will have their own unique...
Veka has responded to criticism of the raw materials surcharge as just ‘another way for systems companies to make money’. Veka says it has a ‘clear view on the purpose of its surcharge’ (RMS) and that is to ‘protect its customers, which will ultimately protect the industry’. The system house adds that the ‘formidable economic environment has had a huge...
Veka’s installer support organisation, Independent Network, held its annual members’ weekend on 16 July, at Chesford Grange Hotel in Kenilworth. Following on from the conference and AGM, the casino themed gala dinner and IN Awards ceremony was hosted by former British athlete and TV presenter, Kriss Akabusi. The weekend provided opportunities for members and affiliates old and new to network...
Ultraframe has announced the opening of a new showroom at its Clitheroe HQ, dedicated to the new hup! building system. Visitors to the showroom can get ‘hup! close & personal’ with the new system which promises a better way to build extensions, conservatories, and garden homes. Those wanting to find out more about hup! can take advantage of an open...
Made For Trade says that its eight-strong team was busy ‘from start to finish’ at this year’s FIT Show, keeping up with ‘exceptional demand’ for product information. The company showcased its multi-award-winning Korniche roof lantern with the new Korniche bi-folding door system taking centre stage. Featuring a game-changing ‘SpeedBead’ design, MFT says that visitors to its 170m2 stand were keen...
Edgetech will be sponsoring the Glazing Summit for the fourth year running. The one-day conference takes place on Tuesday, 18 October 18, at Edgbaston Stadium and Conference Centre. Edgetech’s MD, Chris Alderson, said: “The Glazing Summit gets better and better every year and, as one of the few times we get together as an industry to talk about the challenges...
FIT Show organisers have announced the winners of its ‘Best FIT Show Marketing Campaign’. Organisers split the award across two categories, above 70m2 and below 70m2 and awarded one overall winner in each category, as well as a ‘highly commended’ winner for both. Solar Calibre, which made its FIT Show debut in May, took the top spot in the ‘Best...