This Week's News
Roto buys Canadian company
As part of a policy of internationalisation, Roto Frank AG announced the takeover of Canadian company Fasco.
The manufacturer of window hardware, rotary bolts and handles for sliding doors and windows, reportedly achieves annual sales revenues of just under 10 million Canadian Dollars (CAD). The strategic purchase of Fasco represents a significant contribution towards the continuous further expansion of the position that the company has carved out. The company’s range is concentrated mainly on the lower, price-sensitive market segments.
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Bright Future for Norwich Double Glazing Firm
Norwich-based Uniglaze can look forward to a healthy future, one year on from being rescued from the brink of collapse.
In the spring of 2011, a fortnight away from going into administration a re-financing package brokered with a local partner and existing shareholders kept the firm afloat and saved about 300 jobs in the process.
Now, a year on from entering that CVA (creditors’ voluntary arrangement) the firm continues to trade from its premises alongside the A47.
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GGF Reviewing the Next Steps for Green Deal
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have set out secondary legislation that will give industry the green light to bring the Green Deal energy efficiency market into operation, alongside measures to strengthen consumer protection, reduce industry burdens, and implement the Energy Company Obligation (ECO).
DECC is confident that Green Deal programme will help bill payers make energy-saving improvements to keep their homes warm and more energy efficient. With the Green Deal, people will be able to pay for some or all of the work done with the savings expected to be made on energy bills. ECO, a subsidy from energy suppliers, will provide extra help for those most in need and for properties that are harder to treat.
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Pilkington K Glass™ S
Pilkington K Glass™ S has achieved a strong sales rate just six months on from launch, with production volumes more than doubling since January. The new product is also receiving positive feedback from customers, benefiting from the enhanced performance the soft-coat extension to Pilkington’s energy-efficient range offers.
The offline-coated – or soft coat – addition to the Pilkington K Glass™ range matches the best energy-efficiency performance of any other soft-coat product on the market, whilst also proving more robust than alternative options on the market and far easier to process.
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FIT Show launches the Sales Professional of the Year Competition
In a bid to seek out, recognise and reward those at the sharp end of the window, door and conservatory industry – sales people – The FIT Show has launched the Sales Professional of the Year competition in association with sales lead generator Quotatis.
The FIT Show believes that it is now time to recognise those upon whom our industry was founded: the sales men and women. For too long (and often justifiably) the butt of sitcom humour, it is now appropriate, believe the organisers of The FIT Show, to raise standards and create a sense of pride amongst those who deserve to call themselves Sales Professionals.
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CAB ‘Aluminium Specification on the Rise’
Adrian Toon, CAB Marketing Committee Chair, looks at the issues surrounding the specification of aluminium in building projects at a time when there is overwhelming evidence of a speeding up in the growth of Aluminium fabrication. The question is, where is the demand emanating?
In the commercial new-build sector there is a great concern, according to Davis Langdon, that only about twenty percent of all specifications at design stage ever reach site.
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VEKA and Hameldon among top 50 in country
for Business Class partnership
VEKA and nearby Hameldon Community College have been selected as part of an online platform of just 50 case studies from across the UK that highlight the breadth, depth and innovation of Business in the Community.
The accolade comes from the Business in the Community (BITC) organisation, a unique programme that builds partnerships between local schools and businesses to help young people develop the skills, aspiration and motivation they need to succeed in the world of work.
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Motionlab Partner With Mighton To Provide Full-Service Offering
Manufacturer, supplier and distributor of sash window hardware Mighton Products have unveiled ambitious plans to develop a brand new marketing strategy as the Cambridgeshire firm look to further extend their already well-established brand.
The new-look marketing strategy, which will include a rebranding exercise, is being put together in collaboration with full-service digital agency Motionlab, who were appointed after a lengthy and detailed pitching process against several top-level agencies.
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Systems companies supply profile to Door-Stop
Door-Stop doors are now available with outer frame profile from three major system companies. Rehau, Eurocell and Liniar are supplying profile to Door-Stop so their customers can sell the composite door as part of a matching suite.
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Aztec Spends to help customers make money...
A raft of new initiatives are in hand at Aztec Conservatory Roof Systems to enable its customers to receive, and deliver, even better customer service.
The Wirral-based company, , has completed a major facelift of both its website - www.aztecsystems.net, and its head office, which integrate to give fabricators what Aztec believes is ‘an unrivalled support package’.
The latest developments are further enhanced by the company’s commitment to exhibit at Fit Show 2013, the UK’s first major platform specifically for fabricators and installers. Aztec will be focusing on its new, unique foiled roofs, on stand 2-246.
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