Posted On - 06/04/2021
Nathan McCarter Joinery, a Tavistock-based joinery business specialising in timber windows and doors, has won the Fensa Installation of the Year 2020 award, beating more than 500,000 other installations. All installations carried out by Fensa-approved installers are automatically entered into the annual Installation of the Year competition but to make the final shortlist, a project must receive five stars from both...
Posted On - 06/04/2021
Alutech has added an additional 17,000ft2 of warehousing to its West Yorkshire premises, taking its facilities to 62,000ft2 for both aluminium systems and garage door supplies. The expansion was prompted by the growth experienced by the company last year, which saw sales volumes increase by 50%. The new 17,000ft2 facility will aid all parts of the business to continue their...
Posted On - 06/04/2021
Smooth colours are the single most popular PVCU foiled finish according to the findings of an independent survey of UK homeowners. The study, conducted by YouGov and commissioned by Deceuninck, found that smooth colours (26%), were more than twice as popular as natural woodgrain finishes (16%) and significantly more popular than woodgrain colours (12%). While, as a single finish option,...
Posted On - 31/03/2021
Pyroguard has introduced its latest Riba-approved CPD for the fire safety sector: ‘Fire safety glazing – a system not a product.’ Aimed at architects and specifiers, Pyroguard’s new CPD has been developed to help raise awareness of the role of and types of fire safety glass available, while educating the industry on the various factors to consider when specifying a...
Posted On - 31/03/2021
A landmark apprenticeship scheme to bridge a skills gap and ensure quality standards within the automatic door industry was launched by the Automatic Door Suppliers Association (Adsa). The Powered Pedestrian Door Technician Apprenticeship realises more than five years hard work, from initial idea, active partnership working and government green light, to devising structure and content and commissioning a suitable training...
Posted On - 31/03/2021
Haffner Murat’s SBA-2 and SBA-4 machining centres are now available from stock with rapid delivery into fabricators, the company has reported. Dave Thomas, managing director at Haffner Murat, said: “Due to the completion of our new state-of-the-art purpose-built factory in Istanbul, Turkey, we have rapidly increased our manufacturing output. This has resulted in two of our most popular machining centres...
Posted On - 31/03/2021
Eppa (The European Trade Association of PVC Window System Suppliers) has demanded that raw material manufacturers must do everything possible to lift force majeure-related shutdowns as quickly as possible. Eppa member companies are concerned about the wave of force majeure statements from European raw material suppliers, which has not been seen since 2015. PVC resin supply chain problems have put...
Posted On - 30/03/2021
Apeer is quoting delivery from order in 12 to 15 days, to anywhere in the UK and Ireland, including 44mm flush fit and double rebate styles. This announcement comes as many UK doormakers are quoting lead times of 12 weeks and more due to delays in the supply of door slabs from far eastern factories, the company said. Apeer manufactures...
Posted On - 30/03/2021
Frame Fast UK was presented with a Seal of Excellence Award from developers Wheeldon Brothers, while working on the development The Dial, a newbuild development in Spondon, Derby. The Dial won a coveted Seal of Excellence Award in the National House Building Council’s (NHBC) Pride in the Job 2020 awards. Built on a redundant and derelict brown field commercial site,...
Posted On - 30/03/2021
Victorian Sliders has taken on 24 more manufacturing staff to cope with continuing high demand for its EcoSlide sash window, which follows the most successful 12 months in its history, the company said. The new employees will help the manufacturer build on the momentum of 2020, and ramp up production as it invests a further £4.2 million on top of...
Posted On - 30/03/2021
The average worker gets just 22 minutes of natural daylight per day, according to new research commissioned by Rehau. The survey of 2,000 remote workers Rehau explored the issues that consumers face when working from home, and as part of a wider strategy to build brand awareness for its trade customers. The study found that three in 10 grumble they...
Posted On - 30/03/2021
The number of CNC links currently being bought by fabricators has nearly doubled, according to figures released by BM Aluminium, which highlights the accelerating pace of automation in the aluminium sector. BM Aluminium’s managing director Dean Hodges said: “In a normal year, we would expect to be setting up between 20 and 30 new CNC machine links using our LogiKal...
Posted On - 30/03/2021
The plug has been pulled on the government’s widely publicised Green Homes Grant scheme, which threatens to undermine efforts to improve the energy efficiency of 28 million homes in the UK. The news comes as no surprise, according to the GGF, which said interest and uptake of the scheme had been low due to the limited options for consumers, and...
Posted On - 23/03/2021
Veka Compounds, a division of Veka Recycling and part of the Veka UK Group, has installed a second extrusion line at its Wellingborough-based plant, the latest phase in an ongoing £15 million programme at what the company says has become the most advanced PVCU recycling facility in Europe since its completion in January this year. The latest investment, which totals...
Posted On - 23/03/2021
Pennine Home Improvements (part of the Conservatory Outlet Group) achieved more than £1.25 million of orders in 28 days following “a massive surge in homeowner spending” – its best-ever sales month in its 43-year history. The firm passed this impressive milestone with its two showrooms in Durham and Newcastle closed due to the Covid lockdown, switching from face-to-face meetings to...
Posted On - 23/03/2021
The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has started to withdraw its membership of the Confederation of Timber Industries (CTI). The CTI was established in 2014 by the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) with the BWF joining in 2016. It is an umbrella organisation representing the timber supply chain. Following its inception, the membership has increased to include the Structural Timber Association (STA),...
Posted On - 16/03/2021
Demand for PVCU and aluminium windows and doors destined for residential properties is still extremely strong, and customers of niche manufacturer KAT go into quarter two with 8-12-week order books, the company has reported. “This is incredible given that so many business sectors in the UK are still in shutdown and face a bleak 2021,” the company said in a...
Posted On - 16/03/2021
Eurocell has conducted and broadcast a PAS24 security test virtually in response to the restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Due to the Covid restrictions, the business limited the number of people allowed to view the test at its technical centre located at Cheesborough Ponds. Therefore, a test was broadcast live online via Microsoft Teams to employees at Nationwide...
Posted On - 16/03/2021
Fensa and BFRC were invited to discuss with government the issues raised by a recent survey that found widespread disapproval among window installers at current plans to amend the Building Regulations. BFRC, the organisation behind WERs, said that it was not surprised at the intensity of feelings among installers, which were highlighted in a recent survey by Fensa. In the...
Posted On - 16/03/2021
A manufacturer of aluminium windows has launched a new business supplying composite front doors to the residential market. Front Doors Direct joins Glass Roof Direct and Fire Windows Direct in a portfolio of complementary companies. Based in Aston, Birmingham, the business is part of Performance Window Fabrications (PWF), under the umbrella of Six-Twenty Group. Alex Sutherland, managing director of PWF,...
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