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Huddersfield-based Specialist Glass Products recently welcomed two Channel 4 production teams to film behind the scenes at its factory for upcoming episodes of Amazing Spaces and Grand Designs. Architect and television presenter George Clarke visited the factory in Milnsbridge with his production company Amazing Productions to film for the new series of George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. The episode will see...
SupaLite continues to deliver to its customers, despite the supply chain challenges the industry is currently facing, the company has reported. While companies are feeling the pressure as lead times are extended and service levels drop, SupaLite customers are still being offered seven-to-10-day lead times. Managing director Steve Hacking said: “We have really hit the ground running since lockdown was...
Liniar has invested in “one of the most technically advanced lamination machines on the market”. The £750K Luna R Automatic Profile Wrapping Machine from Italy was specifically designed for Liniar and will help the extrusion company speed up the production of foiled profiles. Liniar currently offers 36 foils across five substrates, giving a possible 3,330 colour combinations. The decision to...
Doorco’s presence at FIT Show 2021 will come with its biggest stand to date and many new innovations to share. Dan Sullivan, Doorco MD, said: “It’s been a few years since Doorco has attended FIT in an official capacity but we felt that with all the trials of 2020, it was a great time to show our support to what...
Most parents believe that too many young people are enticed on to university courses, which do nothing to improve their life chances or help with their career goals, according to a new survey. A YouGov survey of just over 1,000 parents with school-age children, commissioned by GQA Qualifications, has revealed insights into their current attitudes towards university attendance, vocational training,...
Architectural ironmongers are being encouraged to demonstrate their competence for specifying door hardware by gaining a diploma in architectural ironmongery in preparation for industry changes. The Guild of Architectural Ironmongers’ (GAI) education programme is offering a Certificate in Architectural Hardware as a self-led, online course and examination in two stages. It is particularly useful for those working in related warehouse...
Profine UK expanded its sales team following the purchase of the Evolve, Legend and Warmcore brands earlier this year, and following on from an 18-month period of strong growth for the Kömmerling brand in the UK. The sales function of Profine UK is led by sales director Brian McDonald, who has been with the company for over five years, and...
The end of Q3 signalled an increase in construction activity, following the sharpest rise in new business since before the pandemic-induced lockdown, with firms increasing their purchasing activity at the quickest pace for nearly five years, according to the latest IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Total Activity Index, which registered 56.8 in September, up from 54.6 in August. Meanwhile, employment continued...
Guardian Glass completed its first ribbon pull at its second float glass facility in Częstochowa, Poland, to help meet the growing demand for high performance coated and fabricated glass products in Poland and Eastern Europe. The first pull of glass completes the plant’s startup, which began with the groundbreaking in 2018 and led to the start of the plant’s new...
Jody Vincent, sales director at Emplas, asks: will the exponential demand seen for new windows and doors continue into 2021? The stakes going into the end of this year are high as Covid-19 continues to drive unprecedented uncertainty – economically as well as socially. It has also driven exponential growth in the UK window and door industry, to the point...
As the UK went into lockdown in March 2020, forward-thinking businesses used the economic hiatus as a strategic opportunity to regroup, research customer needs, and develop plans to improve and extend their service portfolio to better meet their customers’ needs. Richard Bate, founder and technical director of Ukas-accredited provider of product testing and certification company Build Check, explains. During lockdown...
BDC Aluminium recently added Stellar from Epwin Window Systems to its portfolio. David Green, managing director of BDC Aluminium, said: “Stellar is a technically ground-breaking aluminium window and door system. It has superb flush aesthetics and is quick to install. Quite simply, it’s the first aluminium system that fits like PVCU. “My background is in retail sales so I understand...
Dekko Window Systems has invested in a new fleet of 11 commercial vehicles: three 18-tonne lorries; five 7.5-tonne trucks; and three 3.5-tonne Luton vans. The move is designed to improve Dekko’s logistical capabilities, allowing them to meet the supply demands of their nationwide network of trade partners. Kurt Greatrex, sales director at Dekko, said: “We can make all the manufacturing...
Procurement for Housing (PfH) is searching for SME glazing contractors to deliver responsive repairs and voids works to social landlords such as fixing windows and doors, replacing single and double glazing, wired glass, impact resistant (Part K) glazing, and curtain walling in communal blocks. Glazing contractors are needed for an initial term of five years and will deliver the work...
Modular construction could provide up to a quarter of all new homes, according to a new policy paper. The report, ‘Build Homes, Build Jobs, Build Innovation’, proposes a fast-track investment to construct 75,000 modular homes off-site a year by 2030. The paper is co-authored by Mark Farmer, who was appointed government champion of modern methods of construction last year. “Modular manufacturing is...
An of experts will be trained up to deliver the government’s Green Homes Grant scheme to make 600,000 households in England energy efficient for the winter. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Beis) has launched a £6.9 million grant – the Green Homes Grant Skills Competition – for training organisations to help get tradespeople equipped and trained to...
A West Midlands company director has appealed for small businesses across the country to join forces to offer young unemployed people a foot on the career ladder through the government’s new £2 billion Kickstart jobs scheme. Kickstart aims to create hundreds of thousands of fully subsidised jobs for young people across the country, and local businesses of all sizes are...
Housing construction sites were operating at 80% in terms of productivity in August, according to the new Private Housebuilding report, published by AMA Research. At the start of 2020, it looked as if it was going to be another year of growth for the private housing sector, the market analyst said. Mortgage fixed-interest rates in Q1 were at their lowest...
Following calls from architectural experts to save on carbon emissions by upgrading older buildings instead of knocking them down, building designers and specifiers should consider retrofitting solutions to improve overall sustainability, Rehau is urging. The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) estimates that a sizeable proportion of a building’s lifecycle carbon is emitted during construction: 35% and 51% for office...
Birmingham-based Shelforce has been making sure its disabled employees have been protected as they return to work following the Covid-19 lockdown. Seventy-five percent of Shelforce’s workforce are disabled, and the Covid-19 pandemic has been particularly hard on those who rely on their daily work at its factory in Erdington. But the company is tackling the challenge head-on to ensure its...