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The GGF has acquired the brand and other assets of Palmer Market Research, which for almost 40 years provided research and reports on the window, door and related products sectors. Included in the deal is the Palmer Market Research brand, its back catalogue, and such devices as the research methodology. Established in 1982 by Robert Palmer, Palmer Reports provided the...
The shortlist for this year’s G21 Awards has been announced, revealing a new category and more finalists than ever before – up to 11 per category. The winners will be revealed at the Gala Dinner and Awards event at the London Hilton Park Lane on November 26. “It’s been an exceptional two years in so many ways,” organiser Tony Higgin...
By Phil Slinger, CAB chief executive. We are looking forward to welcoming our members and guests to a day of networking and discussion on October 14, culminating in an evening dinner. For myself, it will be a chance to meet our members for the first time since joining CAB and listen to their concerns about the industry and how the...
Window installers are being asked to take part in an industry survey that will form the beginning of a major new sustainability campaign from Rehau. The survey can be accessed at www.rehau.uk/national-recycling-week and aims to gain valuable insights that will enable change. Over the coming year, Rehau is looking to raise awareness among homeowners with regards to the existence of...
Schüco has announced the winners of its Excellence Awards following a celebratory lunch hosted by architect and television presenter Charlie Luxton at Whitehall’s Banqueting House. The Overall Winner was St. George’s Bristol, designed by architects Patel Taylor, and specialist contractor Enhanced Glazing Systems. Patel Taylor’s considered design extends the functional spaces of the concert hall, mediating between the old and...
The GGF has formed a new aluminium group for companies operating in the aluminium sector, after the federation’s technical team identified a gap in the group infrastructure. David Borland, GGF’s senior technical officer, said: “Part of the responsibilities of the technical department is to continually review the service we provide to members and most importantly recognise gaps in that service....
Over 75% of space has now been allocated for the FIT Show in May, 2022 Organisers said the exhibition has received a “unanimous show of support from every corner of the industry” since being postponed from September 2021. Brands that have moved over to the new date include Veka, Ultraframe, Morley Glass, Business Pilot, Hormann and Doorco. Haffner Murat has...
Vista Panels secured a new Auriga 1308 XL edge banding machine just 24 hours after the previous machine was damaged. “Recent heavy rainfall overwhelmed our premises and caused flood damage to some of our vital manufacturing machinery,” managing director Keith Sadler said. “Our roof drainage system could not take it, and the overflow went directly down onto one of our...
Pennine Home Improvements has invested more than £150,000 in a new training academy for its staff. The company, which operates showrooms in Durham and Newcastle, is looking to build on a record year that brought in £10 million of orders by taking a different approach to selling. The launch of the Pennine Way Sales Academy is a new way of...
Central Window Systems recently welcomed Conservative MP for West Bromwich East Nicola Richards, and discussed its commitment to creating employment and growing the local economy. CEO Gary Morton said: “During Nicola’s visit, we discussed how we could help her create employment and boost the local economy and, moving forward, we will be working with her and her team to further...
FIT Show organisers have curated two days of content that will be available on September 27 and 28. Attendees will be able to access a mixture of live and pre-recorded CPD material. The full programme and links to register for each session can be found here. The programme will start at 10am on Monday September 27 with a welcome keynote...
The first two Mercedes-Benz trucks to wear the updated livery of Swansea-based Glass Systems are also its first tractor units. The company has bought Mercedes-Benz vehicles for more than 30 years – supplied since 1995 by south Wales dealer Euro Commercials. Glass Systems now runs a single-marque fleet of nearly 50 trucks, the majority of which are the subject of...
Balconette has reported an impressive response to its annual customers’ photography competition this year. More than 500 buyers of its balustrades and juliet balconies entered photographs of their installations, with entries ranging from smart-phone snaps to serious amateur photo studies. The winner, Graeme Jones in Kent's High Weald area, won a £1,000 cash prize along with a bottle of bubbly....
Victorian Sliders has received £14 million in investment by Business Growth Fund (BGF) for a 31% share in the south Wales firm. Founded 16 years ago by CEO Scot Starkey, Victorian Sliders extrudes its own profile, and makes its own glass units and hardware, to manufacture thousands of ECOSlide sash windows each week. Turnover is expected to be more than...
AT Precision has reported a record few months, after taking on several new customers over the summer. The company has also invested in a new open-source ERP software to help streamline its services. Sales director Michael Hewitt attributes the Durham-based company’s success – including an increase in sales of 342% since opening in February last year – to maintaining a...
High demand for workers in the construction, transport, manufacturing, and food industries means wage growth in those sectors is far outstripping that in the rest of the UK economy, according to new research from job site Indeed and the Central Bank of Ireland. Average advertised salaries in construction, which has seen the highest salary growth over the past five months,...
Newview has opened the south’s first PVCU window and door factory in a generation, the company has reported, right in the centre of Worthing. Called Newframe, it will not only supply Newview’s own needs but will also supply tradesmen and builders throughout the region. “Opening Newframe has been a lifelong dream for me, ever since I first started fitting windows...
Frame Fast UK has invested £610,000 in a new Schirmer Cutting and Machining Centre, which can cut and prep more than 700 window and door frames a week. Nigel Leivers, director of Frame Fast UK, said: “The prolonged time homeowners have spent in their homes has made them think about what they can change to make their lives better. Travel...
Door and Hardware Federation (DHF) has embarked upon a new five-year training strategy, taking its training offering and initiatives into 2026. Having presented its pioneering strategy to the board, plans are underway for a series of new training courses over the next five years that will complement its existing offering, the organisation said. DHF will be seeking to work with...
Aluplast customer Affordable Window Systems has reported sales growth of 20% year on year for its flush casement offering. Affordable, which operates from a 200,000ft2 facility in Lancashire, is one of the UK’s largest suppliers of PVC and aluminium fenestration products. It produces around 2,000 PVCU frames per week, 15% of which is dedicated to the manufacture of Aluplast’s flush...