Posted On - 26/06/2019
CMS Window Systems has been recognised for its dedication to providing employment opportunities for young people, and the role it is playing in addressing construction’s skills shortages, by winning in the Skills and Training Academy Awards by Scottish public-private development partnership hub South West. The award for Best Employment Initiative for Young People was presented to CMS Window Systems in...
Posted On - 26/06/2019
Family-owned Regency Glass has moved to 100,000ft2 premises in Lancashire, potentially more than doubling its production capacity. Steve Massey, sales and marketing director at Regency Glass, said: “We’ve seen fantastic growth over the past few years and in order to sustain this growth then now is the time to invest. Our new factory and showroom at Bridgewater Business Park in...
Posted On - 21/06/2019
Romford based Residence Collection fabricator Window Tech Trade is celebrating a year of growth using Timberweld. Window Tech Trade is the only dedicated fabricator in the UK using Timberweld for R9, R7 and R² windows and doors. The flush sash market is growing rapidly and forecast to become a mainstream window. Independent research of the flush sash market, undertaken for...
Posted On - 21/06/2019
HWL Trade Frames’ manufacturing process for its non-glass bonded Residence 9 Window has received full technical approvals from the Residence Collection. Published last month, the new R9 technical manual includes the use of Timberweld sash-welding technologies as an approved manufacturing process for the first time. This marks the culmination of more than a year-long process of testing, delivered by HWL...
Posted On - 21/06/2019
Gowercroft Joinery has passed the rigorous weather performance testing for its Hardwick range of flush casement windows. Internationally recognised standard BS6375 Part1 is designed to determine the air permeability, water-tightness and resistance to wind load for windows and external doors. A series of stringent indicative stress tests were conducted by Maco at its indicative testing facility in Sittingbourne, where grades...
Posted On - 21/06/2019
Dekko Windows Systems has received Secured by Design Accreditation (SBD) on the Residence Collection. Kurt Greatrex, sales director at Dekko Window Systems, said: “As the UK’s largest manufacturer of the timber-effect range, we are absolutely committed to offering our customers the best possible products ‘the way they’re meant to be’. We are absolutely delighted that we can further validate that...
Posted On - 19/06/2019
The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) will use the 10th annual World Green Building Week in September to focus on end-to-end carbon emissions created across the building and construction industry, highlighting the need for the sustainable production, design, build, use, deconstruction and reuse of buildings and their materials. Today, buildings and construction together account for 36% of global final energy use and...
Posted On - 19/06/2019
The British Fenestration Ratings Council (BFRC) has launched a responsive new website as part of a comprehensive review of the BFRC brand. Among the key features of the new site is a members’ area where companies can upload their own logo onto the energy labels designed to provide homeowners with the evidence that window and door products will perform as...
Posted On - 18/06/2019
One of Liniar's five-year strategic objectives – entering the Scottish market – has been achieved: the Window Supply Company has had a robust first few months producing Liniar’s 70mm system and as the first mass fabricator of the company’s Reversible Window. The partnership began with a need for window fabrication machinery and Liniar's sister company Avantek Machinery. While the directors...
Posted On - 18/06/2019
Some of the industry’s leading names have already committed to the 2019 Glazing Summit. The inaugural event in 2018 had more than 400 of the glazing industry’s most influential leaders and decision makers visit to Birmingham for a one-day conference with 23 speakers, panel debates, lunch and networking. The 2019 Glazing Summit, say organisers, promises to be bigger and better....
Posted On - 18/06/2019
The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has hit back at claims made by Kensington and Chelsea council that a lack of available products is preventing it from replacing 4,000 unsuitable fire doors. According to a recent Huffpost story, councils are delaying the replacement of thousands of faulty fire doors that were planned to be removed in the aftermath of the Grenfell tower...
Posted On - 18/06/2019
Hubtex has published a white paper that provides an overview of the most important picking systems in the timber industry. The timber industry uses a range of different systems for handling long, heavy and bulky goods. Transport requirements vary significantly according to whether the client is a manufacturer, distributor or processing company. There is therefore no one-size-fits-all solution for handling...
Posted On - 18/06/2019
TuffX has expanded its fleet by 78 tonnes – complementing an existing fleet of 26 vehicles, the eight new additions include: four Iveco 7.5-ton sleeper cabs; two MAN 12-ton sleeper cabs; and two Mercedes 12-ton sleeper cabs. Each compliant with the latest low emissions zone requirements, the purchases have been made in recent months. TuffX’s managing director Graham Price said:...
Posted On - 17/06/2019
Technically advanced in terms of both interface detailing and at manufacture, the glazed facade at M-Sparc – Wales’s first dedicated science park – has been fabricated by Total Glass, using Sapa E52 aluminium curtain walling and forms the facade’s main waterproof line. Located in Anglesey and operated by Bangor University, M-SParc is the flagship building for the new science park. The...
Posted On - 17/06/2019
CAB chief executive Justin Ratcliffe considers the latest CAB State of Market Survey in the run up to the FIT Show and highlights three reasons to visit the CAB Pavilion and CAB Lounge in Hall 20. The very latest Q1, 2019 CAB State of Market Survey showed continued rises in expected sales volumes and a very positive view of capital...
Posted On - 17/06/2019
By Peterlee Glass. Peterlee Glass is a leading glass supplier in the north east of England, manufacturing glass products for both commercial and domestic glass projects. Established in 1977, we have over four decades of glass supplier and manufacturing experience. We are renowned for quality glass products, fixtures and fittings and glass service, manufacture and supply glass for use in...
Posted On - 14/06/2019
The annual Independent Network Members’ Weekend is a hotly anticipated event for installer and fabricator members; a once-a-year calendar highlight where members get together, catch up, talk shop, and have some fun. This year’s Great Gatsby theme provided the perfect backdrop for the action-packed occasion, and just like any literary or cinematic masterpiece, the weekend had a perfectly thought-out beginning,...
Posted On - 13/06/2019
Ultraframe has carried out consumer research to understand the key trends that are driving home improvement projects. Key findings were that while the over-riding driver behind such projects is the need for additional space, the desire for the type of space has evolved, with open-plan living continuing to grow in popularity. Many consumers also favour conservatories that are more akin...
Posted On - 12/06/2019
Morgan’s Windows Doors and Conservatories’ growth from a tiny unit at the back of a gunroom and small builder’s merchants into a new showroom in Oswestry was achieved with help from AluFoldDirect. Paul Rowney, manager at Morgan’s, said: “We started fitting PVCU windows and doors around seven years ago. We were self-taught at installing and expanded into fitting composite doors,...
Posted On - 12/06/2019
Sidey has reported a positive reaction to the launch of its new-look website, attracting hundreds of new visitors. The website has been designed to show Sidey’s range of products to all market sectors, catering to homeowners, trade, new build and developers, and local authority and housing associations. With fresh page designs and photography, a simple navigation process and upgraded content,...
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