Posted On - 24/10/2021
Morley Glass will be recycling more post-consumer glass and supporting more local good causes following the installation of automated machinery to process waste glass collected from Uni-Blinds installers. The new plant at the company’s HQ and factory near Leeds replaces its ‘Crush’ machinery, which was retired after two reliable years of service. The new machine is designed to be smarter...
Posted On - 24/10/2021
If you haven’t heard the words ‘Squid Game’ within the last month, you’ve likely been living under a rock. The dystopian Korean drama has taken over nearly every corner of the internet reaching 111 million viewers worldwide and recently knocked Bridgerton off the top spot as Netflix’s most successful series. The series’ success has left many fans questioning whether they...
Posted On - 24/10/2021
Visitor appetite for the FIT in May 2022 is strong, the event’s organisers have announced, with record levels of visitor numbers anticipated. Over 80% of space has already been allocated to exhibiting brands, and visitor pre-registration figures continue to track above the numbers for the same point in the campaign for 2019. More than 400 people registered in one week...
Posted On - 22/10/2021
Aluk’s Part L roundtable, held at its London Design Studio on October 5, was the latest in a series of initiatives by the aluminium systems company to increase awareness of the changes to the Building Regulations. Recorded as a podcast – which is available to download via the Aluk learning platform (www.alukgb.com/learning/fhs) or the usual podcast outlets – it covered...
Posted On - 20/10/2021
Aluplast remains on target to start production at its latest factory by Q2 2022. The facility, which is currently being constructed on a 15-hectare site at Nagradowice, Poland, at a cost of around £26 million, will include a production hall, a raw material mixing plant, as well as technical and R&D facilities. Servicing the UK and Europe, the new facility,...
Posted On - 20/10/2021
Modular Group Investments (MGI) has acquired the entire share capital of Barton Windows, a 35-year-old aluminium fenestration business based in Barton-upon-Humber North Lincolnshire. The latest acquisition continues to diversify MGI’s customer base and adds huge synergistic value to the group while complementing MGI’s existing aluminium product portfolio of cladding and decking branded ‘Euralite’ launched recently, the company said. Michael Garratt,...
Posted On - 20/10/2021
Funds to regenerate brownfield sites have been released by the government as recent studies show that the availability of land is holding back house builders. Thousands of new homes can be built on underused and derelict land to regenerate local areas and help people on to the property ladder, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) announced recently....
Posted On - 20/10/2021
Social housing tenants will save energy, cut their fuel bills and reduce their impact on the environment after Wigan Council became the first in the UK to install Thermocill – a device made from recycled materials. Window sills in council properties across the borough will be fitted with Thermocill, an eco-friendly device designed to help a room heat up quicker...
Posted On - 20/10/2021
Jackloc is calling on a group of MPs to drive forward legislative change that could see UK hotels brought into line with the health and social care sector’s stringent approach to window safety. Eric Collins, managing director of The Jackloc Company, has written to all five Sheffield MPs following the death of a five-year-old boy who fell from an open...
Posted On - 19/10/2021
Biesse Group is opening its doors to customers via its ‘Inside’ event. The global event involves all the divisions – including Intermac – and combines real and virtual with physical demonstrations in the showrooms and guided visits, alongside technological webinars and detailed insights onlince. “It will be a borderless group event covering all the technologies produced by Biesse, Intermac and...
Posted On - 14/10/2021
Nineteen independent suppliers to the home improvement market have penned an open letter to the fenestration industry, as the sector looks to balance unprecedented demand with global supply chain pressures. Bosses from companies including Clayton Glass, Conservatory Outlet, Consort, Emplas, Glazerite UK Group, Nationwide Windows & Doors, Solar Frame and Sternfenster, have joined forces to address several Covid-related issues that...
Posted On - 12/10/2021
Biesse Group, which owns glass machinery supplier Intermac, has acquired Forvet Costruzione Macchine Speciali, a manufacturer of special automated machines for glass machining, in a deal worth 41 million euros. This deal is expected to increase the product portfolio of glass machining centres, a sector in which the group has been present since the second half of the 1980s with...
Posted On - 12/10/2021
Veka Group’s 30-year commitment to PVCU recycling has culminated in regular deliveries of recycled PVCU pellet to sister company Veka. Tanker deliveries of high-quality recycled pellet to Veka’s Burnley plant mark the latest phase of the group’s commitment to the promotion of PVCU as a sustainable material, with the completion of Veka Recycling’s state-of-the-art facility in Wellingborough at the end...
Posted On - 12/10/2021
All speakers for the Glazing Summit 2021 have now been confirmed by organisers. The event takes place on Thursday, October 21 at Edgbaston Stadium and Conference Centre, Birmingham and will tackle some of the challenges facing fabricators, installers, glass companies and component suppliers. Four debates, on conquering the supply chain crisis, embracing a sustainable future, the challenges installers have faced,...
Posted On - 12/10/2021
Growth slowed in the construction sector, with output volumes rising to the smallest extent for eight months, according to the IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI Total Activity Index. This partly reflected softer demand conditions than the peak seen earlier in the summer, and survey respondents also cited disruptions on site from unavailable transport, a severe lack of materials, and continued...
Posted On - 12/10/2021
An increase in demand for specialist glazing signals how the building design industry is responding to the climate crisis, according to new research from Pilkington UK. Research of 142 building design professionals found that 61% of specifiers have seen a spike in demand for solar control glass. This comes as the industry awaits new Building Regulations, which two-thirds (66%) of...
Posted On - 12/10/2021
Conservatory Outlet recently thanked its 27-strong network of retailers with a multi-day event, which culminated with a gala dinner at the Tower of London. The event recognised the achievements of companies that have overcome the many challenges of the pandemic to post record sales and harness new technology to improve the customer journey, the company said. The evening began with...
Posted On - 12/10/2021
Guardian Glass is investing significantly in its float glass production plant in Goole, East Yorkshire, to increase the company’s ability to supply float glass, primarily to the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland, while improving the plant’s energy efficiency. The cold tank repair, which began in April and should be completed by the end of April, will rebuild the furnace with...
Posted On - 08/10/2021
The GGF is launching an apprenticeship scheme to help member companies recruit, train, and qualify apprentices. Working in partnership with training experts Total Support Training, and the industry awarding body GQA Qualifications, the GGF Apprenticeship Scheme starts in January 2022 and aims to fund training for apprentices of up to £4,000 per GGF member company. “In the current landscape for...
Posted On - 06/10/2021
Two specialist services from GQA Qualifications provide training tailored to the specific needs of employers and their staff. The ‘Accredited Training’ and ‘Bespoke Qualification’ services allow employers to create and accredit in-house developed training courses and learning programmes in addition to using existing qualifications. GQA's Accredited Training service is designed for employers who want to have their in-house training endorsed...
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