Posted On - 08/06/2021
Apeer announced another investment in machinery for 2021 during a site visit by the local council’s mayor to see the factory’s latest extension and to hear about the business’s continuing growth and workforce expansion. The visit by the mayor of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, Cllr Peter Johnston, followed two factory expansions to house multiple plant and machine investments...
Posted On - 08/06/2021
A guide to partitioning and ironmongery from the Guild of Architectural Ironmongers (GAI) and FIS (which represents the finishes and interior sector, has been updated following changes to UK conformity marking. Developed to help those involved in managing workplaces adapt their spaces, ‘How Business Owners Can Use Partitioning and Ironmongery to Help Manage Social Distancing’ provides guidance on using partitioning...
Posted On - 08/06/2021
With the UK moving towards economic recovery, and households estimated to be sitting on £150 billion of savings and ready to spend, there has never been a better time for businesses in the industry to build, according to Purplex. “While the challenges of the last 12 months may have taken their toll both financially and emotionally, and energy levels will...
Posted On - 28/05/2021
By Neil Cooper-Smith, senior analyst at Business Pilot. Average window and door sales dropped in May by 12%. Leads were down by 14% compared to April, although conversions were marginally up (4%). Does this point to an easing of retail demand as the economy opens in line with the easing of lockdown restrictions? We don’t think so. A drop in...
Posted On - 28/05/2021
AB Glass has increased its production capacity by 35% as it gears up for a boom in new work and projects. The Swansea-based company has made a six-figure investment in building a new 3,000ft2 storage unit that will release 35% more floor space in its production unit, enabling it to increase and to further grow its order book, the company...
Posted On - 28/05/2021
Veka has introduced a virtual tour allowing fabricators to view the factory, including the new lamination building, from anywhere in the world. The site in Burnley, Lancashire, covers 400,000ft2 and spans two postcodes. It employs 350 people and produces over 30 million metres of profile every year. The new virtual tour, which works similar to Google Streetview, allows customers to...
Posted On - 28/05/2021
Tradeglaze has added new offices to it headquarters at 16 Bishops Road, Lincoln, as the company continues its expansion program. With both the construction and the home improvement markets experiencing strong demand, the company has been investing in new talent, equipment and facilities. Several new employees have joined the team over the recent months, and it was time to make...
Posted On - 28/05/2021
Smart windows may provide the answer to concerns over privacy relating to the practice of converting empty shops into flats, according to Rehau. Campaigners say big floor-to-ceiling windows and fully glazed doors will leave people feeling exposed. However, Rehau said a potential solution lies in ‘smart privacy’. The move towards turning commercial premises into housing is already underway, with thinktanks...
Posted On - 27/05/2021
Liniar is 54% ahead of its Climate Change Agreement (CCA) target in Q1 2021, according to the latest audit of the company’s ISO 14001 accreditation. Liniar first signed a CCA with the Environment Agency in 2018 as part of the government’s Energy Saving Opportunity scheme. As part of this, the systems company implemented a comprehensive Environmental Management Policy and achieved...
Posted On - 27/05/2021
There were over 1,100 vacancies for installers being advertised on job sites throughout the UK at the end of the first week in May. This was according to research conducted by Building Our Skills in association with FrontFoot, specialists in re-introducing military service personnel into mainstream industry. Building Our Skills ambassador John Ogilvie said: “Seeing over 1,100 vacancies being advertised...
Posted On - 26/05/2021
Howells Patent Glazing welcomed mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street to its Black Country factory as part of national Mental Health Awareness Week. The company shared some of the measures it has put in place to support the mental health and wellbeing of its employees. The family-run business takes part in the Thrive at Work initiative, a workplace wellbeing...
Posted On - 26/05/2021
Building product manufacturers seeking certification to supply British and European markets can fast-track UKCA and CE marking applications following major agreements between the British Board of Agrément (BBA) and European Notified Bodies (NBs). The BBA has initiated discussions with a number of NBs proposing they collaborate to facilitate quicker, easier and more cost-effective compliance to address product certification changes introduced...
Posted On - 26/05/2021
Quickslide has created an apprentice scheme and sought advice from Building Our Skills (BOS) on how to achieve the best outcome. As part of its quest to ‘inform, encourage, support and inspire’, BOS works with organisations to enable companies to implement recruitment and training schemes, such as that developed for Quickslide. Quickslide was subsequently connected with GFTS, an organisation that...
Posted On - 26/05/2021
Victorian Sliders has invested a further £250,000 in expanding its foiling operation adding a fourth state-of-the-art FUX machine to the three it already owns. The latest purchase comes after both an increase in demand for foiled profiles, and booming business more generally, the company said. Group managing director Andy Jones said: “A year ago, we were foiling 31% of the...
Posted On - 25/05/2021
New research by Specialist Glass Products has found that UK homeowners are coosing glass staircasing and balustrading over traditional styles. The study reviewed the most searched staircase trends and outlines, in order of popularity, the most prominent designs, styles and structures to provide property makeover inspiration. Coming out top in the results was glass balustrading, the perfect option for those...
Posted On - 25/05/2021
Made For Trade has been shortlisted for the Homebuilding and Renovating Show Awards 2021 for the category of Best Roof Lantern Supplier for Korniche. “Following the success of the win in 2020 it’s amazing to be shortlisted in consecutive years and shows how much impact the Korniche Lantern has made in recent years,” the company said. “The product’s engineering, design...
Posted On - 25/05/2021
Deceuninck has increased its capacity for foiled product with an additional Luna R automatic profile lamination machine at its Calne extrusion facility. The state-of-the-art Luna R machine is the latest in a series of six figure investments on manufacturing capacity by Deceuninck – which includes two new extrusion lines – representing a £multi-million combined outlay. Delivering exceptional quality of finished product,...
Posted On - 25/05/2021
Property and manufacturing business owners Alex and Rebecca Sutherland have launched a new company supplying high quality aluminium windows and doors for luxury residential developments. The West Midlands-based husband and wife team has unveiled Glashaus, a company which aims to be at the forefront of the residential glazing market, delivering contemporary doors and windows for new homes and extensions across the UK....
Posted On - 24/05/2021
Window Widgets is celebrating its 21-year business anniversary, and the company promises to celebrate it in style over the course of the year with a distinctly pink and fun theme, supporting two industry charities in the process. Over the last two decades the business has grown to be the ancillary and consumable trade partner of choice for many prestigious and...
Posted On - 20/05/2021
IronmongeryDirect has been recognised as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces 2021 by Great Place to Work, for the second year running. The Best Workplaces Award recognises companies that promote a healthy workplace culture through management credibility, respect, fairness, trust, pride and camaraderie. The Great Place to Work institute assesses this using an anonymous employee survey to gauge levels of...
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