Posted On - 08/01/2019
Pro-Fitter, training provider of window, door and conservatory products, has partnered with the Further Education college Coleg Sir Gâr, so that certain elements of Pro-Fitter courses fulfil NVQ requirements. It means installers can directly progress onto NVQ courses after successful completion of certain Pro-Fitter grades. Pro-Fitter is a fully GQA-accredited and recognised training centre. It provides hands-on and classroom-based training...
Posted On - 08/01/2019
Rapierstar has become an exclusive supply partner for Veka’s UK Technical Workshop in Burnley. The Technical Workshop allows indicative testing to be conducted on a wide range of customer window and door prototypes, as well as for Veka’s own new product developments. As the workshop’s exclusive partner for fasteners, Rapierstar now provides window and door screws for all the prototype...
Posted On - 08/01/2019
Build Check has joined Certass Trade Association (TA) as an associate member and been named an accredited Certass Service Provider. Certass Service Provider accreditation is reserved for companies in the glazing industry that offer high-value services to help drive improvement in the industry. Richard Bate, technical director at Build Check, said: “[Certass TA] is really taking a fresh approach to...
Posted On - 08/01/2019
Bavelloni has acquired all of the shares of Glaston Tools, which specialises, in the production and sale of tools for glass and natural stone processing. Glaston Tools, which already supplies tools for all Bavelloni machines, employs 39 people and achieved sales of five million euros in 2017. The company name has been changed to Bavelloni Tools. “The acquisition of Glaston...
Posted On - 08/01/2019
The interpretative nature of specification under Part K is leading to wide variations in specification of IGUs and balustrading, according to Cornwall Glass. The south west-based glass processor said that, in its experience, requirements under Part K: Protection from falling, collision and impact, can be interpreted “wildly differently” by individual building control officers. This means that in many cases product...
Posted On - 08/01/2019
The British Board of Agrément has welcomed the government’s announcement that it is to implement all recommendations put forward by the Hackitt review. The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) also broadly welcomes the government response, and the planned review of Approved Document B (fire safety). The review recommends that fire safety is considered early in the design process and...
Posted On - 08/01/2019
Ultraframe has hosted a training event at Colchester United Football Club for more than 50 customers. The company’s Clitheroe-based training school has educated thousands of fabricators and installers over the years, but recognises that a two-day trip ‘up north’ is not always viable for southern-based customers. Ultraframe said the courses are a two-way exchange, with the company keen to work...
Posted On - 08/01/2019
Renolit has made two appointments to its Exterior UK and Ireland team: Alex Callan has joined as business manager; and John Gray has joined as account manager. Sales director Mark McDonagh said: “Alex and John will be at the forefront of customer account management within the UK and Ireland for Renolit’s exterior business. With an uncertain year being faced by...
Posted On - 08/01/2019
Veka Recycling has begun full production at the company’s new headquarters site in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. From acquisition in February 2018 of the 5.5-acre site on the town’s Finedon Road Industrial Estate, and after undergoing a substantial refurbishment, rebuilding work and industrial fit out, the facility is now converting full loads of virgin, post-consumer and industrial profiles into PVCU compound. Further...
Posted On - 03/01/2019
Recent feedback from Endurance’s Preferred Installer Network has led it to replace its previous Secured By Design upgraded locking cylinder with the Federal UCF from Brisant. The 3-Star diamond design is registered as a Secured by Design product, having undergone a series of tests to assess its crime prevention properties. With this new addition, Endurance installers will be able to...
Posted On - 19/12/2018
Exlabesa Extrusions has invested in a £35 million extrusion press for its Doncaster factory. Fernando Quinta, director at Exlabesa Extrusions Doncaster, said: “This investment will enable us to upgrade our plant and continue to deliver the outstanding quality our growing customer base relies on.” Exlabesa Extrusions’ new extrusion press, which is from SMS group, will be used primarily to extrude...
Posted On - 19/12/2018
Recently released figures show that 973,000 more disabled people are in work since 2013. The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics show more than half of disabled people are now in work, outnumbering those who are not in work. Official figures also show that one in five new enterprise business start-ups are run by disabled entrepreneurs. Shelforce is...
Posted On - 19/12/2018
The Korniche Aluminium Roof Lantern has been awarded the Charles Godfrey Memorial Award for Innovation, which is given every year to a product that has brought significant innovation to the building industry. Roger Bisby, who tested the Korniche earlier in the year, said: “The first thing I saw was the packaging. Every builder knows the frustration of having items arrive...
Posted On - 18/12/2018
Premier Supplies has acquired the manufacturing arm of Dalmatian Windows in East Kilbride, Scotland. The move gives Premier a dedicated window manufacturing facility and the capability to manufacture the entire Synseal SynerJy range in-house. Already reportedly the biggest K2 conservatory and orangery systems fabricator in the UK, this acquisition supports Premier’s growth plans as the company unveils a new look....
Posted On - 15/12/2018
TuffX has recently taken on an additional 20,000ft2 unit that adjoins its existing 55,000ft2 factory, which creates 75,000ft2 space dedicated to quality glass manufacture. This extra space will house one of the company’s three laminating lines alongside a third, additional glass cutting line, a second digital printing machine, and a new Bovone ELB 12 HS straight line edging machine. The...
Posted On - 15/12/2018
A Nottingham glass company is set to double productivity after securing a £315,000 funding package from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking towards a total investment of over £500,000. The Smashing Glass Company was established in 2002 and manufactures glass units for windows and doors across the East Midlands and Yorkshire. Following increased demand for its specialist glass, the firm approached Lloyds...
Posted On - 14/12/2018
Recently released figures show that 973,000 more disabled people are in work since 2013. The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics show more than half of disabled people are now in work, outnumbering those who are not in work. Official figures also show that one in five new enterprise business start-ups are run by disabled entrepreneurs. Shelforce is...
Posted On - 13/12/2018
Building Our Skills (BOS) the industry driven campaign to create a wider awareness of Fenestration and help towards bridging the industry’s skills gap, has developed partnerships with two government supported programmes, which will help employers communicate with schools, colleges and ex-armed forces personnel. For the education sector, Inspiring the Future, run by the Education and Employers charity, has agreed a...
Posted On - 13/12/2018
Liniar and Avantek Machinery – both self-confessed believers in the power of video – have created a video for the FIT Show, following the announcement at a recent exhibitor day that its marketing theme is ‘Everyone’s Going Live’. Marketing director Sue Davenport said: “We wanted our video to not only encourage people to visit the FIT Show but also get...
Posted On - 13/12/2018
With frameless glass and a minimal take on design being huge trends, Simon Boocock, managing director of CRL Europe, discusses why this look is so popular and how specifiers tap into it. Minimalist, frameless glass creates a modern, clean impression on building exteriors and in interior design. Glass itself is a material that very much taps into the trend for...
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