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Danika O’Connor has joined trade fabricator HWL WINDOWS GROUP as Group Marketing Manager.
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Graeme Bailey has celebrated 25 years at BUSINESS MICROS and received a personalised cake from his team to mark the anniversary.
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PURPLEX MARKETING has appointed PR graduate Stephanie Massie to the team.
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FORCE 8, the Stockport based trade fabricator has appointed Steve Williams as the new operations manager to implement the next stage of its strategy to, reform and continue its growth plans.
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PVC-u fabricator FRAMEXPRESS Ltd has appointed Dave Stearman to the newly created role of New Business Manager.
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| Machinery |
CET Glass has announced further investment in equipment with the introduction of a new laminating system to help manage an anticipated increase in demand.
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Hardware manufacturer COTSWOLD ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS, part of the Caldwell Group, has invested £170,000 in the automation of a flow-line
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Testing company EXOVA has invested in four new durability testing rigs to increase doorset testing capabilities at its Willenhall laboratory.
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| Glass |
PROMAT Pyrosec fire and physical attack-resistant glass, which is already certified by Warrington Certification, has now been approved for use in BM Trada Q-Mark certified timber based fire doors.
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GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES Glass Group has invested more than £4 million to develop and implement a customized Waste Heat Recovery System (WHRS) at its Goole glass manufacturing plant.
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PRESS GLASS has expanded its offering with larger glazed units and single glass – including tempered and laminated glass – up to 7000 mm x 3200 mm.
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| G-15 Awards |
The wait is over …the judges have deliberated …and the three finalists in the new G15 Awards category, the Unsung Heroes can now be revealed.
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21 finalists in ten categories – the GGF is celebrating a major haul of present and future members among finalists in the G15 Awards.
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| FIT Show |
David Thornton, head of the award winning installer THE WINDOW COMPANY (Contracts) Ltd, has said in a recent interview how ‘at least half a dozen’ of his company’s new suppliers were found by visiting The FIT Show last year.
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Olney-based ROSEVIEW WINDOWS, after two years of watching the FIT Show develop into one of the most important events in the window industry’s business and social calendar, has decided it was an exhibition that they couldn’t afford not to be fully part of.
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CENSOLUTIONS is launching its latest campaign ‘In Safe Hands’ ahead of its presence at next year’s FIT show as Joint Managing Director Wayne Rogerson explained.
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FIT Show organizers have kindly offered a list of nearby fast food outlets for any visitors not among the 900 who have bought tickets for the show’s now sold out Gala Dinner on April 13.
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| Marketing |
Who better to advise on the best lock cylinder than an ex-burglar? So says UAP after its UAP + 1* Kitemarked Euro Cylinder appeared beside security consultant and former felon Michael Fraser on ITV’s This Morning.
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SOLIDOR is launching ‘Weasel Word Watch’, a campaign on social media to raise awareness of misleading statements about products and their benefits.
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The window industry’s most sophisticated ambassador, TV’s Jim Royle is back in the spotlight with his own comedy sketch glorifying the bi-fold doors from Eurocell fabricator Warwick North WestRead MORE
Brisant Secure has launched three videos showing how quickly a burglar can break into a real house with three different cylinder lock types most commonly used by the industry – with one failing in just nine seconds.
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| Results |
October proved to be another record month for Deceuninck and its customers in the UK.
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Lancashire-based aluminium bi-fold manufacturer ALUFOLDDIRECT is celebrating its first anniversary with the announcement that is has passed 1,000 frames a week supplier to trade customers all over the UK.
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SLIDERS UK, manufacturer of inline sliding, bi-folding and composite doors, says that increased demand for its aluminum bi-fold and inline sliding patio door and window ranges, had contributed to an increase in turnover 10 per cent.
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| Organisations |
The GLASS AND GLAZING FEDERATION has welcomed four companies into Membership at the Joint Conservatory Association and Window and Door Group Meeting at Solihull on 29th October.
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| Investments |
Octopus Investments a UK fund management company, has announced the completion of a significant investment in ANGLO EUROPEAN GROUP LTD.
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| Legislation |
The GGF has updated its downloadable Model Terms and Conditions of Contract to include consideration of Consumer Rights Act 2015 which came into effect last month.
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| Products |
Solidor this week announced it is to use the Brisant Secure Ultion cylinder door lock on all its doors from January 1st 2016.
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Hardware supplier VBH is investing £250,000 in an expansion of its distribution facility in Gillingham, Kent.
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ROSEVIEW WINDOWS, said to be the UK’s longest established PVC-u sash window manufacturer, has launch of an exclusive range of window furniture.
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MILA has launched its new GRIP (Green Reliable Intelligent Polymer) espag handle manufactured from a high strength ABS material for use with PVC-U, timber and aluminium window systems.
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FORCE 8 ARCHED FRAMES, the Stockport-based trade fabricator and profile bender now offers Halo Rustique profiles along with its standard Veka and Rehau frames.
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Hardware supplier VBH now stocks Multi-Matic, the latest tilt and turn system from Maco.
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EUROCELL has added the square Skypod SQ to its existing range of skylights, with a four-hip design said to let in more light than conventional equivalents.
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The REYNAERS aluminium window and door system CS 38 has been upgraded to the new Slim Line 38 series.
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| Fabricator Focus |
QUICKSLIDE has invested in the glass unit manufacture element of the business to offer soft coat glass in all of its product including sliding sash windows.
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EMPLAS has been named as the PatioMaster Anglia franchisee for the inline sliding door manufacturer, making it sole supplier in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Hertfordshire and greater London.
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Homeowners can be offered extra guarantees, cheaper insurance and other benefits with the optional higher security GLAZERITE Vertical Slider now the fabricator has changed to the Balance UK hardware from ERA.
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EVERGLADE has become the first UK supplier to offer PremiLine Pro, the new Lifetime Homes-compliant sliding patio door from Kömmerling.
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Deceuninck fabricator Kingfisher UPVC, has announced it aims to grow the business through scaling up its retail operations and has appointed Purplex as its strategic marketing partner as part of that plan.
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| Projects |
Elements from the range of architectural aluminium glazing systems from KAWNEER have been used on the £20million redevelopment of a primary school in the London borough of Lambeth.
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Spectus Approved Window Contractor JADE WINDOWS earned the praise of a major care home group for returning to finish a 200-window installation despite the main contractor going into administration near to the end of the work.
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One of the first applications of the new Soleal aluminium door system from TECHNAL is a prestige office and apartment refurbishment at Clifford’s Inn in the City of London.
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Chartwell Green and white woodgrain from FRAMEXPRESS were chosen for a garage loft conversion at a home in Hertfordshire.
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Anthracite grey foiled windows in REHAU Total70 PVC-U profile helped the beachfront Harbour Green development in Portobello, Edinburgh.
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APEER is celebrating the biggest order to date for its Lumi seamless window and door system.
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Guests at Newcastle upon Tyne’s new Hampton by Hilton hotel can enjoy spectacular views across the city thanks to windows supplied by SENIOR ARCHITECTURAL SYSTEMS.
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St Helens in Merseyside is not only the historic home of PILKINGTON, it is also the location of The Mansion House, originally a grand Victorian house but now a regional headquarters of Age UK.
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One of the newest food experiences in London, Broadgate Circle offering a diverse collection of restaurants, cafes, bars, street food traders and a gym, makes extensive use of natural limestone with aluminium windows and doors supplied by Aluprof and installed by Linder Facades.
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| Doors |
HURST PLASTICS has added a new fully sculptured composite door outer frame from Liniar and a suite of stainless steel hardware from Avocet.
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VISTA is now including the Yale KM Series Euro Profile cylinder as a standard feature on, XtremeDoor composite door.
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| Awards |
Oliver Bailey, Glazerite Windows Limited Junior Purchasing Assistant, is in the running for Young Person of the Year at the National Fenestration Awards 2015.
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DEKKO WINDOW SYSTEMS, the Lancashire based fabricator of Residence 9, Deceuninck, Kömmerling and Reynaers windows and doors, has been announced as a Construction Marketing Awards finalist.
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THE CONSULTANCY has again been nominated for Digital Specialist of the year in the National Fenestration Awards.
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Winners have been announced for the ORIGIN Trade Awards
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| Standards |
KEBONY, said to be a sustainable alternative to tropical hardwood, is now officially recommended by the Verband Fenster und Fassade (German Association of Windows and Facades, VFF).
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…and safer yet
It doesn’t take the horrific events across the channel, in the skies and on the holiday beaches to remind us that security takes as many forms as those it sets out to thwart, because it is just as important in every home as it is in the danger zones around the world.
So, with no apology, we are revisiting the subject this week with news of further significant steps, most notably in recognition for standards in security locks from the insurance industry read story, not to mention one leading door manufacturer that is soon to fit one of the toughest locks to every door it makes read story.
And just because the relevant standard for locks has a ‘007’ in its title doesn’t mean we will stoop from being the only publication in the known universe to resist giving a certain movie a plug.
We will however remind you that it is just ten days from the undisputed high point in the industry calendar, the G15 Awards read story.
See you there.
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This Week's News
DHF calls on insurers to follow lock security lead
The Door & Hardware Federation is calling on other insurance companies to follow the lead of one major UK insurance company which has announced it is advising its domestic insurance policy holders to choose TS 007-rated security for their entrance doors.
Michael Skelding, General Manager and Secretary of the DHF said today in making the call: "The DHF developed the TS 007 standard, working with the Glass & Glazing Federation, BSI, Secured by Design and other industry organisations. We've been liaising closely with the RISCAuthority, the insurance-backed organisation that supports best practice in the protection of property and business.
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Green Deal and ZCH – Commons hears the lessons learned
The lessons learned from previous home energy efficiency schemes such as Green Deal and Zero Carbon Homes are due to come under scrutiny today (November 17) as the Commons Select Committee on Energy and Climate Change resumes to hear evidence on ‘Home Energy Efficiency and Demand Reduction’.
The Committee, in its introduction to the debate says: “Energy efficiency and demand reduction is one of the most cost effective ways to cut carbon emissions, improve energy security and reduce consumer bills.
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G 15 - Get set for the best
G-Awards yet!
More trophies than ever …45 finalists …12 categories, not to mention top host Jason Manford …and all in the presence of everyone who is anyone in glass and glazing, the G15 Awards just ten days from now look set to be the best ever.
With more than 600 of the industry’s great and good heading for the London Hilton on Park Lane on Friday Nov 27, the ceremony will be without doubt the highlight of the year – and for the 12 lucky trophy winners it will be something unforgettable.
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£20million redevelopment of a primary school in the London borough of Lambeth.
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480,000 tonnes PVC recycled = 1,000 jobs created = 1m tonnes
CO2 saved
Over 480,000 tonnes of waste PVC recycled across Europe in 2014 contributed to the creation of around 1,000 direct jobs in recycling plants as well saving a million tonnes of CO2 emissions, according to VinylPlus, the sustainable development programme of the European PVC industry.
Waste PVC materials, including 11.8 million window frames were recycled through the European-wide network of 155 Recovinyl-accredited recyclers.
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Ryan’s a top 100 manufacturer
Emplas Managing Director Ryan Johnson has been listed as one of the UK’s top manufacturing leaders by specialist magazine The Manufacturer.
The Manufacturer Top 100 forms an A-Z listing of the UK’s 100 most influential manufacturing leaders, with the aim of improving the reputation of the sector and encouraging more young people to enter it.
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UK points the way in battle against lock snapping
Italy, it seems has a lot to learn from the UK in the battle against lock-snapping, according to Avocet Managing Director Clive Lloyd in a recent address to the annual European Neighbourhood Watch Association (EUNWA) conference in that country.
He was invited to speak at the event following a trip to Italy during September, where he and his marketing team presented its answer to lock-snapping to an audience of leading police officers and detectives from the country’s various police forces.
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New slide/fold system claims a first for
standard profiles
Invisifold Ltd and VBH have teamed up to develop and launch a new system for slide & fold doors and windows believed to be the only one that allows standard profiles to be used for such an application.
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