Posted On - 15/02/2021
Technical Fire Safety Group is the new home for Pyroguard and Fire Glass UK, and will support them with corporate governance, legal and administrative matters. The new group identity demonstrates the group’s broader ambitions in fire and safety products and provides a structure to allow for future acquisitions in the future, it was announced. Headquartered in the north west of...
Posted On - 11/02/2021
Wrightstyle has announced “a significant and breakthrough” fire test of its WSL SR60 curtain wall framing system with Schott Pyranova 120 glass. The test at WarringtonFire was carried out with the exterior building surface facing into the furnace. The significance is that the SR60 system has been tested to be dual directional fire resistant, making the system suitable for places where a high level...
Posted On - 10/02/2021
Cornwall Glass Manufacturing has committed to more than triple the size of its Highbridge IGU and glass processing operation as part of a £6 million investment programme. To be delivered over three years, the investment programme will give Cornwall Glass Manufacturing’s Highbridge IGU lines new capacity to handle jumbos as well as manufacturing over-sized units. It will also house a...
Posted On - 10/02/2021
Now in its third year, leading aluminium fenestration solutions manufacturer Senior Architectural Systems’ Aluminium Day will be back on social media on Saturday March 13, 2021. This year’s theme is ‘Invention and Innovation’ and Senior is inviting the industry to join in the conversation and celebrate the versality of aluminium, looking at the material’s unique properties and the interesting ways...
Posted On - 09/02/2021
Fensa, in partnership with Trade Engine, is offering a limited number of free PAS 2030 training for installers looking to become approved suppliers for the Green Homes Grant Scheme. There is a total of 50 places available, and Fensa-approved installers should apply with Trade Engine before Friday May 14, 2021, to see if they are eligible. In addition, Trade Engine...
Posted On - 09/02/2021
Glass processors and IGU manufacturers should prepare now for increased prices and lower availability of product caused by the global shortage of shipping containers, according to Mackenzie Glass. The comes amid reports of price increases of as much as 35% on some products in as little as 24 hours. This, according to the company’s joint managing director Mark Herbert, is...
Posted On - 08/02/2021
Veka Recycling has invested £150K in six new silos to increase storage capacity at its state-of-the-art Wellingborough recycling plant, the most advanced of its kind in Europe, the company has reported. The extra space created by the installation of the two 20m3 and four 10m3 silos, completed in January 2021, will increase efficiency by reducing the manual handling of product...
Posted On - 08/02/2021
Leads 2 Trade is celebrating its 15-year anniversary. “The last 12 months have challenged us all in ways we never anticipated but we’ve never lost sight of our commitment to supporting our members with the leads they need to continue to grow their business,” Andy Royle, co-founder and managing director, said. “Reaching our 15-year trading anniversary is testament to our...
Posted On - 08/02/2021
Window Ware has launched its new commercial door hardware ebrochure. Featuring 20 pages of closing solutions for all kinds of commercial aluminium doors developed by Axim Architectural Hardware, the ebrochure is the final piece of a launch campaign which started back in March 2020 but got interrupted by the Covid pandemic. The new range has proven popular with commercial door...
Posted On - 08/02/2021
The UK’s largest stock glass distribution centre has been opened by Glassolutions in Elland, West Yorkshire, the company has reported. The Glassolutions Northern Hub comprises a 30,000ft2 warehouse and 10,000ft2 office space and will employ 35 people from its former premises in Bradford and Huddersfield, including the creation of 11 new jobs. Lisa Dunn, distribution director at Glassolutions, which has...
Posted On - 08/02/2021
Bifolding door deliveries are an accident waiting to happen, according to Made For Trade, which said all companies should be looking to improve their delivery procedures. Transporting often large doors to site, whether to a customer’s depot or to our customer’s customer’s site or home, is thwart with danger, the company said. “Maker safer loading of vehicles in the factory...
Posted On - 08/02/2021
Clearview Home Improvements recorded its best ever seven-month period, recording £15 million between June and December 2020. The Preston-based retail installation business tapped into major spikes in demand for contemporary extensions, conservatories, orangeries, windows and doors to hit a 67% increase over the same period in 2019, success that was driven by a proactive sales and marketing campaign and virtual...
Posted On - 04/02/2021
Highways UK has recognised a roadside barrier concept developed by Pilkington UK in its Civils and Materials Innovation Awards. The barrier concept designed by Pilkington UK features a special coating that’s able to break down gaseous nitric oxide emissions from road traffic, while its lamination helps to reduce noise pollution. The company, which hopes to arrange trials of the barrier,...
Posted On - 04/02/2021
Indeglas has launched a new Riba-approved CPD module, which discusses natural daylight, and the pivotal role it plays in promoting human health, wellbeing and productivity when designing the built environment. “This new module is pivotal for architects, designers, engineers and those who procure buildings,” said Indeglas’s managing director Jeanette MacIntyre. “We bring evidence-based data to support the notion that human...
Posted On - 04/02/2021
Enhancements to Ultraframe’s Classic conservatory roof system are available now, including an enhanced Structural Design Guide (eSDG). This digital tool allows Classic Roof customers to determine how big openings for doors can be in order for the roof to be structurally sound by calculating maximum unsupported spans possible on a conservatory or extension for each face of the eaves. Previously,...
Posted On - 02/02/2021
Sternfenster has invested in aluminium crimping technology, which it said brings new levels of precision to its product lines. The new four-head Ever Theta frame crimping machine from FOM uses profile scanning technolog to bring exceptional accuracy to manufacture. This includes flagging out-of-tolerance profiles of as little as 0.4mm in length or 0.9mm on the diagonal, bringing a very high...
Posted On - 02/02/2021
FIT Show has teamed up with Business Pilot to develop a series of guides to help installers increase profitability. The ‘WorkSmart’ series will focus on the data that installation businesses should be extracting to help them streamline operations, making them more profitable. WorkSmart will run monthly in the lead up to FIT Show’s new September 26-28 2021 dates, when the...
Posted On - 02/02/2021
Fentrade has reported double digit sales growth for its commercial curtain walling system. Chris Reeks, director of Fentrade, said: “It’s a great sign of the underlying strength of the commercial sector and shows it’s ready to bounce back stronger than ever after the difficulties of the past year.” Fentrade’s aluminium curtain walling is available in a wide range of single,...
Posted On - 02/02/2021
Dudley’s Aluminium has invested £96,000 in machinery as it continues to work on a number of projects throughout the UK. The company purchased a Phantomatic M3 CNC machining centre, featuring three controlled axes allowing processing on three sides of the workpiece, as well as an electronic double mitre saw complete with a swarf extractor and connection kit. The machines were...
Posted On - 02/02/2021
Liniar has been recognised by the British Plastics Federation, in conjunction with The Worshipful Company of Horners, for its work providing personal protective equipment to key workers during the Covid pandemic. In March 2020, while shutters were down and showrooms darkened, Liniar turned its downtime into an opportunity to make a difference with the provision of PPE to key workers....
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