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As professional and grass roots sports return to normal, Business Micros is putting more money into sponsorship of its local clubs. The company already sponsors local under-nines’ football teams at both its Penpont head office and its Newton-le-Willows sales and installation office, and it has just been announced as the main shirt sponsor for Eagle rugby union club, based in...
Nationwide Windows has launched an independent pilot programme to tackle the need for skilled operatives in the glazing industry. Initially taking place in Nottingham, the scheme is expected to be rolled out nationally, helping to fill a long-recognised skills gap and providing valuable career opportunities. The programme has been structured to provide people with a blended approach, including classroom education...
Construction firms are being urged to ditch diesel and use electricity to power site machinery enabling them to cut carbon emissions by 97%. The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has partnered with energy consultants Utility Team to help builders secure a green temporary building supply, offering electricity from renewable sources for up to three years. NFB chief executive Richard Beresford...
UK construction companies signalled a further increase in output volumes during August. However, the pace of growth eased notably from the previous survey period, according to the latest data from IHS Markit/CIPS. There were softer expansions across housebuilding, commercial work and civil engineering activity as well as in new order growth. Moreover, companies widely noted sustained, and severe, supply chain...
UK construction companies signalled a further increase in output volumes during August. However, the pace of growth eased notably from the previous survey period, according to the latest data from IHS Markit/CIPS. There were softer expansions across housebuilding, commercial work and civil engineering activity as well as in new order growth. Moreover, companies widely noted sustained, and severe, supply chain...
Yale has won the Red Dot Award: Brand and Communication Design 2021. The Brand and Communication Design Award is focused on excellent quality of design and creativity. Judged and assessed by 24 international judges, entries to the award are comprehensively evaluated, looking at the creative idea, the form, and the communicative effect of every entry. Yale’s detailed entry impressed the...
By Neil Cooper-Smith, senior analyst at Business Pilot. We highlighted the fact that sales were marginally down in July compared to June, with a fall of 3%, seeing a similar drop in leads. This lower level of activity coincided with a cooling in the housing market as the Stamp Duty holiday started to wind down. The latest figures from Nationwide...
Rehau has published its Sustainability Report 2020, focusing on the expansion of the company’s circular economy of resources and its progress toward ensuring completely closed supply loops derived from a single source. The organisation saved 97,000 tonnes of CO2 from entering the atmosphere through the use of recyclates. This figure was achieved thanks to polymer processing facilities such as PVCR...
Sales of workbenches, machinery consumables and spare parts at Emmegi (UK) are set to hit a record high in 2021 as the aluminium market continues to surge in the post-pandemic recovery. Figures for the first half of the year show sales of the company’s ACCA XL workbenches set to grow by 45% compared with 2020 and 10% compared with 2019,...
Some of the most controversial industry issues are set to be tackled at this year’s Glazing Summit, its organisers claimed as they announced the topics that will be under the spotlight by its panel of expert speakers. Andrew Scott, Glazing Summit founder, said: “After almost two years, and with all the challenges our industry has faced in that time, setting...
Pilkington UK has manufactured architectural glass at its St Helens facility using hydrogen power in a world-first trial. As the glass producer plans to decarbonise, it could see a transition to using hydrogen to power all production at the site, which currently uses natural gas. The switch means that the float glass furnace – which accounts for the majority of...
Quickslide has launched Go-Getters, an exclusive customer promotion to incentivise its trade partners by offering them travel and experience-based rewards. From a family day out at Alton Towers, to a weekend break for two in Lisbon or Dublin, through to exploring New Orleans and the Mississippi swamps in Louisiana, there’s something to suit all Go-Getters taking part, the company said....
Profine UK has backed the decision to move the FIT Show back to May 10-12, 2022, after consultation with exhibitors. Profine Group is also fully committed to Fensterbau 2022, which will take place from March 29 to April 1 in Nuremberg. Profine said that it expected the FIT Show to be an “overwhelming success”, after successful vaccination programmes both in...
5 Star Windows and Conservatories has agreed a major two-year partnership with Kidderminster Harriers, which will see the company become a main sponsor and the sole sponsor of the North Stand at Aggborough Stadium. The home improvement specialist, which has had its head office and one of its showrooms in Kidderminster for nearly 20 years, made its home debut on...
With a new survey revealing that UK homeowners wish to make their homes eco-friendlier, window professionals should look to offer more energy-efficient frames to meet the trend, Rehau has said. According to online marketplace Rated People’s Home Improvement Trends Report, 57% of UK residents wanted to be more environmentally friendly in 2021 and beyond. This includes adopting all manner of sustainable...
ISO Chemie has won an international innovation award – the SME Innovation Award 2021/2022’ – presented by a German market research company, which provides technical product advice and analysis to international consumers and businesses. Andy Swift, ISO Chemie’s sales and operations manager, said success reinforced the products’ wide variety of applications and energy efficiency benefits, ensuring they are suitable for...
GGF is working with British Glass to research the impact glass and glazing has on making buildings more energy efficient and carbon reducing. This new research will show how glass types perform in buildings and why the government should be giving the glass and glazing industry more consideration in future initiatives or policies when it comes to energy efficiency and...
BSI has published a new standard to help organisations achieve and maintain zero plastic pellet loss across their pellet handling operations. PAS 510 sets out requirements for the handling and management of plastic pellets, flakes and powders throughout the supply chain to prevent spills, leaks and loss to the environment. It covers topics such as organisational responsibilities, leadership and commitment,...
Exlabesa Building Systems UK will become Exlabesa Architecture UK as part of a comprehensive rebrand. The company’s new value proposition – ‘extruding and shaping your world’ – partly refers to its range of aluminium profiles it supplies to thousands of customers across architecture and construction. However, it also signals its commitment to protecting the environment, creating jobs and economic prosperity,...
Pyroguard has relocated one of its UK production facilities to a new, three-acre site in Haydock; at over 62,000ft2, the new facility is more than three times the size of its previous site. In response to the rapidly growing demand from the UK, Irish and Scandinavian markets, this second UK factory, which is adjacent to Pyroguard’s existing headquarters, will increase...