Posted On - 27/07/2021
Distinction Doors has expanded its paint facility with a new spray booth, which allows the company to increase the efficiency of its paint line to support growing customer demand for its painted products. The company has also invested in its extraction system, the paint shop has been revised to include a new paint mixing zone, and the drying area has...
Posted On - 27/07/2021
Deceuninck UK and VBH (GB) hosted their seventh annual Golf Day in July, returning to the Bowood Golf Resort in Wiltshire. After missing out in 2020 due to Covid, this year’s Golf Day was an extra special occasion, marking the first major industry social and networking event in more than 12 months. Bathed in glorious sunshine, beautiful Bowood set the...
Posted On - 27/07/2021
High lead volumes set to continue thanks to buoyant home improvement market, according to Leads 2 Trade. A recent report from Barclaycard said home improvement spending rose 34.4% in March, the biggest surge since July 2020, when the first lockdown lifted. And with the home improvement boom showing no signs of slowing down as all restrictions have now been lifted,...
Posted On - 27/07/2021
There will be plenty to discuss at this year’s Glazing Summit, according to its organisers, who said that despite many companies seeing record sales months and record demand, the industry is bursting at the seams, with one crisis following the next. The event, which take place on Thursday, October 21 at Edgbaston Stadium and Conference Centre, will feature a mix...
Posted On - 26/07/2021
FIT Show 2021 has been cancelled due to the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, FIT Show 2022 will take place from Tuesday May 10, to Thursday May 12. Organisers blamed uncertainty around the restrictions that remained to control the pandemic, which was still raging in July 2021 despite the rollout of the vaccine. FIT Show event director Nickie...
Posted On - 21/07/2021
Morley Glass and Glazing has taken delivery of six new Luton vans which not only boost its nationwide delivery capacity as demand grows, but greatly increase the amount of post-consumer glass it can collect and recycle through its Crush initiative. The familiar boxy Luton vans are the first to enter the Morley Glass fleet and are ideally suited to this...
Posted On - 20/07/2021
Smart Ready and SAC Hardware have withdrawn from FIT 2021, saying that the situation is “too high risk from a commercial and a safe-guarding perspective”. Smart Ready had promised to unveil “the greatest innovation the industry has ever seen”, while Sac Hardware was going to offer “genuine step change hardware solutions for the way windows and doors are fabricated and...
Posted On - 20/07/2021
Pilkington UK is celebrating its history with the creation of a new online heritage hub, ‘The History of Pilkington UK’, in recognition of its rich past in the glass industry. Historic images chart Pilkington UK’s almost 200-year history at the forefront of glass making and the lives of those who worked there, from the three wealthy founding families, to the...
Posted On - 20/07/2021
Origin has invested in a new warehouse facility, located in Bicester, to support its supply chain and manufacturing capabilities, while futureproofing the business against economic and environmental uncertainties. Unpredictability caused by Brexit border issues and Covid supply delays, as well as increased sales, greater productivity, and more partners on board than ever before, has led to Origin taking on the...
Posted On - 14/07/2021
Victorian Sliders has acquired five new Mercedes Sprinter vans for deliveries, another two Vito vans for its travelling engineers, and eight trailers, freshly branded with new company artwork. The business has also ordered five new articulated trucks, which will be arriving in the autumn. “We’ve been blown away by the scale of the demand we’ve seen over the last 12...
Posted On - 14/07/2021
Stevenswood is opening two new branches in the south east of England. The recently opened Crawley branch will soon be joined by one in Dartford in August, with new branches planned in the coming months. The new branches in Surrey and London will mean that Stevenswood will have 24 branches across the country from Inverness to Gosport. The 3,400ft2 Crawley...
Posted On - 14/07/2021
ODL Europe has taken delivery of an injection moulding machine for its door cassette production. Nathan Barr, managing director of ODL Europe, said: “This is great news for our business and customers because it gives us control over our complete cassette production and means we aren’t reliant on third parties. “The increase in demand every business has seen in recent...
Posted On - 14/07/2021
The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) is calling for entries for its BWF Awards, which celebrate outstanding achievement, skills and talent from across the woodworking and joinery sector. This year marks the 13th anniversary of the annual awards, and both companies and individuals are encouraged to enter. There are six categories to choose from, including Woodworking Project of the Year, Product...
Posted On - 13/07/2021
The government must resolve the looming crisis over product compliance, which could see products brought to market illegally, or parts of the industry “come to a grinding halt”. The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) wrote to cabinet ministers from three different government departments hightlighting concerns over UKCA marking and CE Marking for products to comply with the Construction Products Regulation...
Posted On - 13/07/2021
Ten companies have joined the newly formed Balustrade and Balcony Suppliers and Installers Association (Babsi) as founder members. They will progress the trade body towards a full launch scheduled for October 1, 2021. The 10 founding members are: Aalco Metals, B+M Architectural, Balustrade Components UK, Binks Balustrades, Express Toughening, MR Industrial Services, OnLevel, Steelo Installs, SWR Balustrade, and TSA Consulting...
Posted On - 13/07/2021
Freefoam Building Products has said the current trend for home improvements has been reflected in the sales of its external PVC cladding range, with some Freefoam stockist customers recording a 50% increase in sales over the past two years. One such customer is Plymouth-based Plastics South West. With an initial stock order in September 2017 the cladding range has now...
Posted On - 13/07/2021
A high demand for tickets to this year’s Glazing Summit is a strong indication of the glazing industry’s desire to “get back out there and meet people face to face”, its organisers said. The Glazing Summit is set to take place on Thursday, October 21 at Edgbaston Stadium and Conference Centre. “60,000 people at Wembley for the Euros, and Reading...
Posted On - 13/07/2021
The Glazerite UK Group has been acquired in a management buyout. Led by group managing director Robert Brearley the management team includes Mark Johnston (group finance director), Jeff Dunn (group sales and marketing director), Darren Rhodes (managing director, north west), and Matthew Thomas (managing director, east). The MBO completed on July 9, with the new team acquiring 90% of the...
Posted On - 13/07/2021
Poor workmanship and uncontrolled value engineering are believed to pose the biggest risks to the built environment – higher than facade fires – with the domestic RMI sector being a particular area of concern, according to a recent study. The British Board of Agrément’s industry consultation into driving up construction product safety standards for Higher Risk Residential Buildings (HRRBs) collected...
Posted On - 12/07/2021
Pyroguard has achieved the ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management standard across its UK sites. The standard outlines the most effective ways to put a successful environmental management system in place, designed to help organisations identify, manage, monitor and improve their environmental performance, such as through a more efficient use of resources and/or a reduction in waste. Group technical director Richard Ainsworth...
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