Posted On - 02/08/2022
Aluplast fabricator, Ashfen Windows and Doors, launched earlier this year after its owners saw a demand for high-end products with matching customer service. Based in Derby, owners Nick Ashford and Nat Weaver ran a building company for more than 20 years, but chose to launch a window business after deciding to try something new. “We are both risk takers, and...
Posted On - 26/07/2022
Lead times for both PVC-U and aluminium are back down to five days on key Sternfenster products, as the company continues to invest in machinery, infrastructure, and customer support. PVC-U chamfered and sculptured casement and tilt and turn windows in the most popular colours (white, rosewood, golden oak, rosewood/white, golden oak/white, and anthracite grey/white) are now available in five days,...
Posted On - 26/07/2022
“When I am finishing mile 42 of a training ride, it’s easy to question why I said yes to the latest cycling challenge,” said Balls2 Marketing’s joint MD, Sarah Ball. “But it doesn’t take long to remember that being part of We Mind and Kelly Matter’s team, it’s important to raise both awareness and money for this incredible charity.” Sarah...
Posted On - 26/07/2022
Made For Trade’s Korniche bi-fold has been designed to meet the latest revisions to Part F of Building Regs without the requirement for an extender profile to house trickle vents. MFT’s design team has instead incorporated a vent into the head, allowing for a 17mm clearance from the top of the inside of the door and 12.5mm from the outside...
Posted On - 26/07/2022
Made For Trade has won two awards at the North East Business Awards, one for ‘Manufacturing’ and the other for ‘High Growth and Ambition’. MFT has also been shortlisted for Company of the Year, the winner of which will be announced at Hardwick Hall, Sedgefield, at the end of September. The North East Business Awards are designed to celebrate the...
Posted On - 26/07/2022
Listers’ sales and marketing director, Sam Weber, has been accepted on the Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge, where he and three other crew members will row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, raising money for charity in the process. Up to 30 boats will race from La Gomera in the Canary Islands to Antigua in the Caribbean in December 2024, in...
Posted On - 26/07/2022
The Glazerite UK Group welcomed staff, customers, and suppliers to its annual Pro-Am golf day at Wellingborough Golf Club on Friday 8 July. Now in its 16th year, the event is said to have become one of the most respected competitions in the industry calendar. The 2022 Pro-Am tournament also coincided with the first anniversary of the Glazerite MBO, with the five-strong management...
Posted On - 26/07/2022
Epwin Window Systems has announced the introduction of its new warehouse management system (WMS) which went live at the beginning of July. Ray McGrady, commercial director at Epwin, says the new system will deliver numerous benefits for customers. He commented: “Everything about our WMS has been aimed at making customers’ lives easier. The first difference they’ll notice is improvement in...
Posted On - 26/07/2022
A survey of industry by Emplas reveals that 66% of respondents expect further price increases from their suppliers before the summer is out. Carried out this month [July] against the backdrop of continuing inflation, energy and fuel prices as well as rising labour costs, only 34% of those polled expected to escape cost increases from their suppliers. Jody Vincent, sales...
Posted On - 26/07/2022
Deceuninck has published a white paper highlighting the findings of exclusive consumer research on homeowner attitudes to sustainability. The ‘Sustainability White Paper’, is available to download at https://www.deceuninck.co.uk/en-gb/sustainability-whitepaper . It draws on an independent research study by leading consumer research company, YouGov. This explores homeowner attitudes to sustainability in the window and door industry and highlights a number of opportunities...
Posted On - 26/07/2022
Deceuninck has committed to ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse emissions through the corporate carbon reduction scheme, Science Based Targets (SBTi) This includes a commitment to cut the CO2 emissions from its own operations (Scope 1&2) by 60% by 2030 from a 2021 baseline. Allowing for future growth in real terms this means reducing CO2 per tonne of product produced by...
Posted On - 26/07/2022
By Rob McGlennon, managing director, Deceuninck ‘22% of homeowners intend to make home improvements in the next 12-months’*. That’s up from 16% in the final quarter of 2021. Why are more people intending to make home improvements now? Well, it’s because they’re concerned about rising energy costs, and want to insulate themselves, literally and financially, from the worst of the...
Posted On - 26/07/2022
The Cornwall Group has invested more than £1m across the manufacturing and merchanting divisions as part of an ongoing programme of maintenance and development. Three new straight line edgers and a specialist fire saw are included in the mix, as are four new lorries and a fleet of bespoke transit vans. Group directors will also be travelling to Glasstec in...
Posted On - 26/07/2022
AGC Glass has announced a new glass range with a ‘significantly reduced carbon footprint’, to be launched by the end of 2022. The company will be revealing more details at Glasstec in Düsseldorf this September. As part of a roadmap to carbon neutrality, AGC is said to be focusing on switching to new key technologies, sustainable raw materials, alternative energies...
Posted On - 20/07/2022
Six leading fabricators have called for an urgent re-think of further price increases from the top of the supply chain. Central Window Systems, Conservatory Outlet, Listers, Roseview, Prefix Systems and SolarFrame have joined forces to urge firms in the sector to work together to find new efficiencies and to combat the ‘unending barrage’ of price increases being introduced – especially...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
Yale has been announced as the headline sponsor for this year’s Glazing Summit, which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 18 October at Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham. Paul Atkinson, managing director of Yale, commented: “Last year’s Glazing Summit offered professional value, having supported it since its inception in 2018 you can really see how it is evolving and developing into...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
Window Widgets and The Residence Collection have received ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certification for Quality Management and Environmental Management standards. The Quality Management standard refers to overall business performance to ensure quality of products and services, whereas the Environmental Management standard includes the improvement of environmental impact. Andy Taylor, QSHE manager at Window Widgets and The Residence Collection, said:...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
A Walsall-based glass merchant and processor is investing in its business to capitalise on growing demand and cement its position as the one of the industry’s leading independent firms. Brownhills Glass has invested over £160,000 in two new high-quality machines to bolster its glass processing division, thanks to hire purchase facilities provided by Lloyds Bank. The business has benefitted from...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
61% of installers say that ‘improving the buying experience’ is the primary reason for seeking new quoting software, according to latest research from Tommy Trinder. Tom Barfield, business development consultant to Tommy Trinder, said: “2021 was all about saving time. Installers, working all hours turned to Framepoint in the need for speed; as a means to get quotes out more...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
Steel door manufacturer, Strongdor, has won Medium Business of the Year at the Red Rose Awards 22. Held at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, the Red Rose Awards saw over 1,000 Lancashire businesses gather together, to celebrate at a ceremony on 9 June. Managing director, Tim Devenish said: “Having moved to our new manufacturing facility in 2021, our production capacity...
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