Posted On - 28/10/2020
Freefoam Building Products has reached 30 years in business. As part of this anniversary the company is releasing a few short videos featuring key people who have played a significant part in the growth and development of the business. The first video features Colin St John, commercial director, who has been with Freefoam for nearly 20 years. He arrived when...
Posted On - 27/10/2020
The seventh annual Schüco Excellence Awards take place on Wednesday November 11, and for the first time ever the event will be online. Starting at 3pm, the awards will be presented in real time, with viewers able to watch the awards being hand delivered to winners on their doorsteps as they discover they’ve won. With the awards going virtual, there...
Posted On - 27/10/2020
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) Members’ Week was hailed a success by members, guests and staff as the federation delivered its first major virtual event. With almost 450 bookings from across the membership, the three-day event consisted of 18 guest speakers/panellists who spoke at 10 online events covering a range of industry topics. Mark Austin, GGF president said: “The...
Posted On - 27/10/2020
Glasstec Virtual, which took place on October 20-22, successfully bridged the gap between now and the physical event in June 2021, its organisers have declared. “With Glasstec’s virtual portfolio, Messe Düsseldorf shows that it can succeed in bringing together industries worldwide, not only at physical events but also with digital formats,” Erhard Wienkamp, COO Messe Düsseldorf, said. He continued: “The...
Posted On - 27/10/2020
VinylPlus brought together over 180 participants from 24 countries at its virtual VinylPlus Sustainability Forum (VSF), which showcased the PVC industry’s major achievements and plans to build the new sustainability programme towards 2030. VinylPlus is the Voluntary Commitment to sustainable development of the European PVC industry. VinylPlus managing director Brigitte Dero outlined VinylPlus’ success in tackling sustainability challenges, embracing the...
Posted On - 27/10/2020
Bethaney Larkman, marketing manager at Distinction Doors, explains how you can engage with the new-look consumer. The pandemic accelerated technological and digital advancement, and it’s as if we have jumped forward ten years to 2030. This has been driven, in part, by our appetite for digestible digital content during the months of lockdown; from streaming services to online shopping, and...
Posted On - 27/10/2020
Steve Hacking, managing director of SupaLite, says technological advances have a habit of reinvigorating any industry and it has had a big role to play in the conservatory market. So much so that a replacement roof is often all a conservatory needs to get it functioning properly. The enhancements and qualities a solid conservatory roof can add to a home...
Posted On - 21/10/2020
The NSG Group and University of Cambridge are collaborating on “ground-breaking” new glass applications, while using the latest technology to realise the future of manufacturing. The group, which owns Pilkington UK, is currently working with the University’s Fluids in Advanced Manufacturing team (FIAM) to establish a way of printing conductive materials onto wide areas of curved glass surfaces. Currently, conductive...
Posted On - 20/10/2020
Funded training programmes available for employers are being highlighted by training and development provider MRG Services. “There has never been a better time to strengthen your business by upskilling your employees,” Paul Gray, operations director at MRG, said. “What’s more, we can help you access at least 95% funding from the government, so there is next-to-no-risk opportunity.” MRG Services offers...
Posted On - 20/10/2020
Construction output is expected to fall by 14.5% in 2020, according to a recently published scenario from the Construction Products Association (CPA), which also suggests “promising signs of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic”. Demand for new private housing and private housing repair, maintenance and improvement, as well as strong growth in the infrastructure sector, are expected to support recovery for...
Posted On - 20/10/2020
Roseview’s output for 2020 is unlikely to be severely dented by the coronavirus and ensuing lockdown, the fabricator has announced. In fact, the company has “gone from strength to strength since reopening after lockdown”, it said. The return to work in May was coupled with a rapid rise in sales, and current forecasts predict that the number of windows Roseview...
Posted On - 20/10/2020
Italian manufacturers of glass machinery will not attend Glasstec in 2021, primarily because of the continued spread of the coronavirus Covid-19, its trade association Gimav has announced. Instead, Gimav is throwing its weight behind Vitrum, which is due to take place on October 5-8, 2021. “Regretfully, at a time like this, we must tell it like it is,” Gimav president...
Posted On - 16/10/2020
A new roof lights division has been launched by Performance Window Fabrications (PWF) – Glass Roof Direct – which aims to take advantage of an increasing demand for aluminium glazing products on both private and public sector properties. PWF is part of Six-Twenty Group, which recently assembled a team of fenestration experts with more than 100 years’ experience between them. It recently...
Posted On - 14/10/2020
Quality Assured National Warranties (QANW) has partnered with the government-supported Trade Association Forum (TAF). TAF encourages best practice among trade associations and membership bodies in the UK and promotes the effectiveness of trade organisations to government and industry. The board includes representatives from trade associations across a variety of sectors as well as the Department for Business Energy and Industrial...
Posted On - 13/10/2020
Certass has launched its new Glazing Competency Portal. Certass MTC Continuum Card Holders can give their installers and site operatives free access to bite-size training sessions where they can top up their technical knowledge and prove their competency with certificates and award badges. Jason Clemmit, managing director at Certass, said: “Certass has always been committed to providing the latest technical...
Posted On - 13/10/2020
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Beis) is providing online help for businesses in key sectors to prepare for the end of the Brexit transition period. The UK is leaving the EU single market and customs union on December 31 and businesses need to get ready for the changes it will bring. A series of webinars run by Beis will explain what the changes will mean...
Posted On - 13/10/2020
Conservatory Outlet has initiated a new £500,000 investment drive to increase output and capacity. The fabricator, which employs 174 people at its 60,000ft2 factory in Wakefield, is looking to build on a successful lockdown period that saw it achieve over £4 million of sales across its 28-strong retail network of installation companies. The improvements will be completed in four stages...
Posted On - 13/10/2020
A potential second Covid-19 wave will not be enough to stop some people from improving their homes, according to new research. Powered Now, a mobile billing service for the trades, has said that despite the threat of a second wave and consequential lockdowns, DIY and home improvements have experienced a boom in popularity and desirability. Research conducted by Powered Now...
Posted On - 13/10/2020
Strong levels of consumer demand for repair and maintenance works saw builders report a busy summer, according to a new survey released today by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Key findings from the FMB State of Trade Survey include: one in two builders (47%) reported increased workloads in the summer months; more than two in five (42%) predict higher...
Posted On - 13/10/2020
The Rooflight Company was recently crowned Employer of the Year at the West Oxfordshire Business Awards (WOBAs), which it last won in 2016. This award brings the company’s overall WOBA count to three, having also received the Marketing Excellence Award in 2017. Steve Webber, managing director at The Rooflight Company, said: “I can’t say how proud we are to be...
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