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...
Posted On - 15/07/2019
The Glazerite UK Group has made a £150,000 investment into the expansion of its delivery vehicle fleet, with the addition of two new 18-tonne, custom built lorries. The move will strengthen the fabricator’s ability to deliver to customers on time, and in full, the company said. Ian Lloyd, Glazerite’s operations director, said: “The new lorries complement our existing 16-strong fleet...
Posted On - 15/07/2019
Window Ware is sponsoring the 2019 Glazing Summit, which takes place on September 12 at Edgbaston Stadium and Conference Centre, Birmingham. Last year’s summit featured 23 speakers, and Window Ware’s MD Sam Nuckey took part in The Materials Debate. “We found the Glazing Summit very valuable and it was great to take part in one of the debates last year,”...
Posted On - 15/07/2019
A third of all Britons have seen the latest Fensa advert, with each person seeing the ad an average of three times, according to statistics released by the organisation. By the end of the campaign, which continues until December 2019, the ads – which advise homeowners on the importance of using Fensa Approved Installers and obtaining a Fensa certificate for...
Posted On - 15/07/2019
Flat glass designers, manufacturers, and architects are invited to compete for a new award. ‘Design of the Year, Flat Glass’, has been added to the annual Glass Focus Awards organised by British Glass, which will celebrate the best in design throughout the flat glass sector and its supply chain. Dave Dalton, chief executive of British Glass, said: “From architects, engineers...
Posted On - 15/07/2019
GG Glass has launched a Midlands branch following the recent acquisition of local firm Commercial Aluminium Services. GG Glass will deliver commercial glazing and contracting works across the region while Commercial Aluminium Services will retain a focus on the manufacture and installation of architectural aluminium shop front entrance solutions. Paul Pearce will oversee the management of both businesses. “There is...
Posted On - 15/07/2019
The government has not properly prepared the construction industry for major VAT changes coming in October and needs to delay their implementation to avoid chaos, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has said in a letter to the financial secretary to the Treasury. New data published by the FMB shows that: over two-thirds of construction SMEs (69%) have not even...
Posted On - 15/07/2019
Yalos Bavelloni is a new company specialising in the design and manufacture of high-end machinery for flat glass washing. Yalos Bavelloni, the majority of which belongs to Bavelloni, was created in partnership with Claudio Cigoli and Paolo Pezzoli to develop the widest range of solutions for flat glass washing and drying. The company’s product range includes both standard models, such...
Posted On - 12/07/2019
Despite more disabled people in work since 2013, there is still a big divide between disabled employment and employment rates at large. Howard Trotter, Shelforce’s general manager, explains. While the unemployment rate among job seekers in the UK stands at 3.7%, it rises to 9.3% when only considering people with disabilities actively looking for a job. Which is a huge...
Posted On - 12/07/2019
CDW Systems has partnered with automatic door company Prosale to offer installers training for automated doors. CDW manufactures and supplies aluminium doors, to which Prosale applies automated gearing. The training takes place at Prosale’s facilities in Gloucester, and is designed to give installers a complete overview of specifying and installing sliding, swinging and revolving automatic doors. Mike Davis, managing director...
Posted On - 12/07/2019
Construction output growth was flat (0.0%) in the three-month on three-month all work series in May 2019, according to the latest ONS figure. This was because of a fall in repair and maintenance of 0.5% being offset by a 0.3% increase in new work. In new work, the increase in the three-month on three-month series in May 2019 was driven...
Posted On - 12/07/2019
Window and door installers in Scotland can now take advantage of a free recycling service for their old, post-use windows and doors, which are removed as part of replacement projects, when buying their new products from CMS Trade. The East Kilbride based company is the new trade window and door division of CMS Window Systems, which has been practising closed-loop...
Posted On - 12/07/2019
The 1000th Moat home has received new windows, installed by The Window Company (Contracts) since the commercial specialist was appointed to the window and door replacement framework at the start of last year. The residents in the landmark 1000th property were delighted to receive flowers and chocolates to mark the occasion, telling The Window Company (Contracts): “We cannot thank you...
Posted On - 12/07/2019
Andy Street visited Shard End in Birmingham to see Vertik-Al’s powder coating facility, in his role as mayor of the West Midlands. The mayor was greeted by Vertik-Al group managing director Angus Mackie, before taking a guided tour of the workshop, accompanied by Mr Mackie and Vertik-Al’s group sales and marketing director John Park Davies, who talked through the powder...
Posted On - 12/07/2019
Everglade Windows was recently revisited by BBC News recently to follow up on a previous news story that was conducted by BBC London. “Speaking to the news team at BBC London was a great opportunity to reflect on what we have achieved in the last five years,” Yogesh Gopal, managing director at Everglade Windows, said. “Since 2014, we’ve been named...
Posted On - 12/07/2019
Scotia Double Glazing welcomed Michael Matheson, Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity to formally open its new Kilmarnock manufacturing plant. The cabinet secretary led a visiting party from East Ayrshire local authority to cut the ribbon at the new 50,000ft² facility, which was constructed by the council as part of a project to develop the Moorfield Park site to meet...
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