Posted On - 07/08/2019
Titon has extended its Haverhill-based Area 24 hardware development and testing laboratory with a range of new test rigs. Area 24 has the capacity to test a number of different performance criteria from weathering to cycle load analysis, through to full security testing for PAS24. The latest equipment includes a new double entry cylinder and extended restrictor cycle rigs, and...
Posted On - 07/08/2019
The Glazing Summit’s agenda has been announced. Taking place on Thursday, September 12 at Edgbaston Stadium and Conference Centre, Birmingham, more than 400 fabricators, installers and suppliers are expected to attend the one-day conference. Organisers Insight Data and Purplex Marketing said the agenda will provide a mixture of debates and discussions on the biggest topics facing the industry, and keynote...
Posted On - 07/08/2019
All timber fire doors that underwent fire-resistance testing by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) were found to have met required standards, exceeding the minimum 30-minute burn time requirement, with one door resisting flames for 59 minutes when opening away from the furnace. An expert panel had concluded that was not a performance concern with timber fire...
Posted On - 07/08/2019
Glass processors have only months to ‘tap’ into EU funded grants to improve the management of their waste water, according to Bohle. With the UK teetering on the brink of a hard Brexit, EU funding streams are about to run dry, the company said. Bohle warned that glass processors could miss out on grants to fund up to 50% of...
Posted On - 07/08/2019
Owners of heritage properties risk being conned out of vast sums of money by fitting illegally designed windows that mist and fail within months of installation, timber window firm Blairs Windows has warned. This follows a recent GGF statement reminding members that all IGUs placed on the market must conform to EN 1279-5:2018, which covers moisture penetration and gas leakage....
Posted On - 07/08/2019
UAP is now a co-operative, with each employee owning a share of the business and benefiting from its success. The board of directors has allocated 20% of the share fund to be split between employees with the number of shares received dependent on a number of factors, including length of service and their position in the company. Shares are earned...
Posted On - 22/07/2019
Building Our Skills has forged partnerships with regional government agencies to help give industry employers up-to-date information about funding for training staff. Since its launch, Building Our Skills campaign has created several platforms via which employers can now get involved to help heighten awareness of the career opportunities available in the fenestration industry for young people. But, equally as exciting,...
Posted On - 22/07/2019
British Airways, and its parent company International Airlines Group (IAG), has been fined £183.39 million following a sizeable breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The fine, which will eclipse the previous record of Google’s £44 million penalty, relates to a cyber-attack last year. The data breach saw website users directed to a fraudulent site, where customer details were...
Posted On - 17/07/2019
Endurance reported an otif for June of 98%. Endurance made a number of improvements to achieve this performance. It has developed itys IT systems and planning software, which has improved its routing software so that deliveries can be more efficient and more frequent; many areas enjoy two deliveries per week. Endurance has also made physical improvements to ensure deliveries run...
Posted On - 17/07/2019
Promac Group is marking its 40th year of continuous trading this year against a backdrop of rapid industry change. Founded by Derek Bonnard and David Stockton-Chalk in 1979 as Window Machinery Sales, the company started trading as Promac Group in 1993. Offering a complete factory planning and process management service, the machinery specialist remains at the cutting edge of aluminium,...
Posted On - 16/07/2019
North East Panels has put its fire door through extensive independent testing to ensure it achieves FD30 certification. Using Halo profile from Veka UK Group for the outerframe, the Tyne and Wear-based team had redesigned its fire door with new reinforcements and a different range of hardware before sending the updated system to Barcelona to undergo stringent testing. MD Jimmy...
Posted On - 15/07/2019
Stedek, which supplies Swish and Profile 22 windows, is celebrating 25 years in business. The company, which was founded by Steve Page in the early 1990s, has seen a new generation take the lead. Under Steve’s son Alex, now managing director, and sales director Richard Hammond, Stedek is now a Residence Collection fabricator. Richard said: “Like everyone in glass and...
Posted On - 15/07/2019
Glazerite customer Frames Conservatories Direct (FCD) has opened a new showroom in the Norfolk town of Diss. Covering 500ft2, FCD has used the space to create a display of windows, doors, bifolds and conservatory roof samples. Both the Diss showroom and another in Ely, Cambridgeshire, are additions to FCD’s main showroom in Bury St Edmunds. Owner and managing director Adrian...
Posted On - 15/07/2019
Emplas is offering the Kubu Smart Lock from Avantis on all entrance doors as standard, as an official launch partner. The Kubu lock is fitted to doors and connected to the Kubu App and Home Hub so that homeowners can check on the lock status of their door. Kubu also features a WiFi perimeter feature, so when homeowners leave their...
Posted On - 15/07/2019
Since joining the Ultraframe Ultra Installer Scheme just over four months ago, Hainault Home Improvements has already sold eight of the leads it has received from the scheme, at a total of £240,000. Hainault design consultant Rob Kobylka said: “When we joined the Ultra Installer Scheme at the end of January, we would never have imagined that the leads we’d...
Posted On - 15/07/2019
Leads2Trade is generating 40% more conservatory leads compared to the same period as last year, and is on the lookout for more conservatory installers to strengthen its nationwide network. Andy Royle, co-founder and director at Leads2trade, said: “The demand is clearly there, and the conservatory market is providing a huge opportunity that installers can’t afford to miss.” Andy said the...
Posted On - 15/07/2019
Alufast has worked with Exlabesa Building Products for over two years, and when the time came to upgrade and expand its own premises, the team specified Exlabesa curtain walling for the project. James from Alufast said: “Exlabesa’s products really sell well. The quality and the price are at the right level for the market and we have attracted regular aluminium...
Posted On - 15/07/2019
Wetheralds has won the LABC Building Excellence Award 2019 for the South Yorkshire and Humber region. Shortlisted in the ‘Best Partnership With a Local Authority’ category, Wetheralds provided customers with the Local Authority Building Control certification for ten years, and is the only conservatory roof supplier to provide its customers with full Building Regulation compliance and certification on a nationwide...
Posted On - 15/07/2019
Specialist fastener advice from Rapierstar on choosing the correct fabrication screws, and applying them in the right way, is helping window and door fabricators to maintain and improve their health and safety performance and eliminate accident risks, the company has reported. The fastener supplier’s health check audits, which offer a comprehensive review of and advice on the usage of fabrication...
Posted On - 15/07/2019
Hodgson Sealants has completed a two-storey office expansion programme to meet growing demand and prepare for expansion plans. This new head office facility includes a reception area, board room, meeting rooms, expanded office space for the commercial departments, and canteen facilities. Further space has been set aside for further growth in the business, which has seen its labour force grow...
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