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Sales/Marketing
Manager
Due to the forthcoming
retirement of one of
the Partners, a rare
opportunity has arisen
to join a
well-established
manufacturer and
installer of windows,
doors and
conservatories.
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Technical
Manager.
Direct Trade
(Yorkshire) Ltd
manufacture PVCu
windows and doors,
conservatory roofs and
have recently added
aluminium products to
their range. Our
manufacturing and
distribution base is in
Doncaster, we supply
the Trade
nationally.
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| People |
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Eurocell
has announced that
Chief Executive Patrick
Bateman (63) will
retire from the company
at the end of June and
will be succeeded by
Mark Kelly, currently
Chief Executive of
Grafton
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Dr Shamir Ghumra has
been appointed as
Associate Director;
Head of Responsible
Sourcing in the Centre
for Sustainable
Products at
BRE.
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CARL F
GROUPCO has
appointed three new
Regional Sales
Managers, Andrew
Ashton, Dean Bell and
Mark Flight.
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Simon Scholes has
been appointed to the
board of directors of
VEKA
RECYCLING.
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| Obituaries |
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We regret to record
the death of
John
Reeder, Managing
Director of Caldwell
UK, who died last month
after a battle with
cancer. He leaves a
widow, Rachel, son
Daniel and daughter
Faye.
A tribute to him has
been written by Eric
Mertz, CEO of the
Caldwell Group.
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DOUBLE R GLASS
& ROOFING
SYSTEMS has
invested in what is
said to be the
world’s fastest
vertical Super Spacer
Automatic Hot Melt IGU
line.
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A new Mecal CNC
machining centre and a
Tronzadoras
semi-automatic saw,
both from ADDISON
SAWS, are set to
double the production
capabilities at
Dutemänn UK
Ltd’s new
manufacturing centre in
Northfleet, Kent.
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APEER,
creator of the Lumi
seamless window system,
has invested a further
£200,000 in
specialised machinery
to keep pace with
demand for its
innovation.
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GLASSOLUTIONS
is creating 12 new jobs
at its Dudley factory
as part of a major
investment programme
designed to increase
capacity and improve
manufacturing
efficiency.
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| Exhibitions |
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REHAU is
using a travel theme to
highlight its windows
and doors from across
Europe, Asia, Russia
and the USA.
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| FIT Show |
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SOLIDOR
will have two stands
where it will be
presenting additions to
its range at this
year’s FIT
Show.
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BARRIER COMPONENTS
LTD is back at
the FIT show (stand
170) where it plans
launch a number of new
systems.
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The COMPOSITE WOOD
COMPANY is
bringing its range of
decking and fencing
products to The Fit
Show 2016.
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Scots fabricator
STEVENSWOOD
is gearing up for
further expansion after
posting a 23% rise in
sales and has announced
plans for a further ten
trade counters in
2016.
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| Charities |
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The Children’s
Wish charity is over
£15,000 better
off, thanks to a
charity ball organised
by Profile 22
fabricator,
WINDOWSPLUS
of Coventry and its
proprietor Gary
Hampton.
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EMPLAS has
donated windows and
fire doors worth
£15,000 to
Kettering General
Hospital and the
University of
Leicester.
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GM
Fundraising is
promising its biggest
year yet with the
release of its 2016
Calendar of events.
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A tragic event has
inspired two
departments at
LINIAR to
team up to take part in
an extreme off-road
running event in April
to raise money for a
worthy cause.
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The VEKA UK
Group has not only
almost trebled its
charity fundraising
record with a cheque
for £14,910.26
for The Encephalitis
Society.
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| Internet / I.T. |
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Swish Window &
Door Systems has
introduced a new online
Marketing Portal
following the launch of
a range of updated
marketing
materials.
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| Awards |
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Hornchurch-based
Major
Glass and
Glazing has won
the 2015 Rehau
Installation of the
Year competition after
polling nearly half of
all online votes.
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Award winning Trent
Valley Window and Door
Co have become the
latest installation
company to partner with
TRUFRAME.
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Northern Ireland
based Apeer
received a visit from
the NI Department of
Enterprise, Trade and
Investment minister
Jonathan Bell.
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BISON
FRAMES has
entered the aluminium
market with the launch
of Bison Aluminium and
the WarmCore Folding
Sliding Door.
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SCHUECO UK
has added a number of
new parts to its
AvanTec SimplySmart
range of concealed
window fittings.
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Timber Imago Lift
& Slide doors from
AGB
HARDWARE are now
available as a
ready-made, trade-sell
product direct to
installation
companies.
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| Fabricator
Focus |
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Gloucester-based trade
fabricator MERCURY
GLAZING has added
VEKA’s FlushSash window to
its range.
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| Projects |
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Steel and aluminium glazing
supplier WRIGHTSTYLE has helped
to complete Lidl’s first new
concept shop in Northern Ireland,
Banbridge, Co Down.
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The façades of four
buildings at Velocity Village
– one of the largest
mixed-use developments in Yorkshire
– have been entirely replaced
using 14,000m2 of curtain walling
from WICONA.
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Aluminium façade systems
from TECHNAL have been
specified for a third project at
Chelsea Football Club’s
Training Academy Campus at Cobham
in Surrey.
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What is said to be the most
significant PassivHaus project
completed to date within the UK
social housing sector has been
constructed on the Isle of
Wight.
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Devon based fabricator
Interframe
has for the first time manufactured
parallel hinged sliding windows
using only Rehau total70c chamfered
profile.
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Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
in Sefton, Liverpool, has been
given a new lease of life with 94
bespoke PVC-U vertical sliders by
GLAZERITE.
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A refurbishment and extension
project incorporating Andersen
windows and doors from BLACK MILLWORK has
given new life to a substantial
family home in Cambridge.
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| Glass |
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Glass processors could increase
capacity, save thousands and extend
the life of machinery and tooling
and cut the costs associated with
cooling and machinery cleaning by
almost 10%.
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| Security |
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CWG
Choices customers can now
upgrade to the Brisant Ultion lock
on all its doors.
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VITA
Hardware has added Fullex
Locks’ XL Multipoint lock to
its range of hardware options.
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Sliders
UK is writing to insurance
companies and MPs in a renewed call
for insurers to offer discounts to
homeowners with Secured by Design
accredited windows and doors.
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| Results |
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Home improvement
lead generator LEADS2TRADE is
celebrating its tenth year in
business with the news it has
reached the milestone of half a
million leads.
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Returning industry confidence is
a key reason for 2015 proving to be
a record for marketing company
PURPLEX,
according to its MD Andrew
Scott.
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| Organisations |
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The Glass and Glazing Federation
has welcomed the PROFINE GROUP as a
member.
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Brochures/Video |
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SYNSEAL
has unveiled its new WarmCore
homeowner brochre, saying
it’s the most
expensively-produced sales brochure
since the launch of Global
conservatory roof.
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Advice on specifying window and
unitised curtain wall systems is
contained in two new brochures from
architectural aluminium systems
supplier KAWNEER.
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TRUFRAME
has launched a 76 page brochure
supporting its new composite door
range using the Endurance door
slab.
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CARL F
GROUPCO has launched
Aluminium Collection, a six-page
brochure highlighting its hardware
designed specifically to suit
aluminium profiles for domestic and
commercial applications.
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Love them or
hate them?
The hard-sell boys (and girls) in this business must be among the most unloved souls on the planet, not least in the eyes of the rest of the industry who are still struggling to escape the toxic tag of ‘double-glazing salesmen’. So it will warm their hearts – if such hearts can be warmed – to find they have at least one friend among our higher echelons in the form of Deceuninck MD Roy Frost.
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Well, perhaps ‘friend’ is too strong a word but in his letter this week he does make a case for their defence and not only in the obvious way that they shift some product. He puts an interesting hypothesis that, in pitches where they come out empty handed, the homeowner may be appetised enough to seek a more local quote – a bit like some inverse law of the jungle where the hyena stalks the prey then the lions follow on. Read Email
Any installers out there care to share some testimony on this? We’d love to hear from you.
Meanwhile, whether you see yourself as a hyena, lion or any other animal analogy, we hope you find some flesh on the bones of this week’s issue.
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This Week's News
Glazerite aims for
£30million with City
Beads acquisition
Glazerite, the UK’s
biggest Veka fabricator, has
acquired the entire share capital
of Trade Frame Holdings Limited,
owner of Peterborough-based Halo
fabricator City Beads Ltd.
The addition of the £4million
sales, 450 frames per week company
will take the group’s
turnover to £28million with a
declared investment plan to grow
City Beads by another 50% in 12 -
18 months.
Read the Rest Here...
GGF replies to ‘derogatory comments’
The GGF has replied angrily to comments on a social media site about the Federation and its members.
In a statement, the Federation says:
“The most recent comment appeared on Double Glazing Blogger’s blog by Anthony Jones, Chairman of National Federation of Glaziers who incorrectly stated that some GGF Members had brought “consumer biased laws” upon the industry. In addition, Jones also accused the GGF of being “afraid to do anything about dishonest practices”, questioned the democracy of the GGF and attacked the GGF’s Consumer Code of Practice.”
Read the Rest Here...
Wegoma adds Urban
and a new name
Wegoma Machinery Sales has
changed its name to Avantek
Machinery Ltd and also become an
official Urban dealer and spares
stockist.
The company says, with the backing
of parent company of Quanex
Building Products, it will be able
to offer much reduced lead times
and often immediate availability of
machinery from stock.
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Heavier H&S fines
welcomed
Tough new guidelines for
punishing companies for health
& safety offences in England
and Wales – potentially with
much higher fines or even prison
– have been welcomed by the
British Safety Council as
‘long overdue’.
From this month, for the first
time, the courts will be required
to follow comprehensive sentencing
guidelines for determining fines,
based on three key factors of the
degree of harm done, the
culpability of the offender and the
turnover of the offending
organisation.
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GGF raises fears over fire safety changes
The Glass and Glazing Federation is continuing to raise concerns over the Government’s decision to moves responsibility for fire and rescue to the Home Office.
The change is said to “support a radical transformation of how the police, fire & rescue services work together.” From 1 April 2016 staff working on national fire policy will also transfer across from the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG).
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Price pressure
keeps fittings growth low
The market for door and window
fittings increased by around 2% in
2015, following similar annual
growth rates in 2013 and 2014, with
a recovery in volumes partially
offset by downward pressure on
prices and margins, according to a
new report from AMA Research.
The market is also very fragmented
in terms of product range,
specification standards and routes
to market, with product
applications ranging from high
specification commercial
applications to retro-fit
traditional style fittings.
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TrustMark tops 8
million searches
More than 8.1 million search
results were provided to homeowners
who used the TrustMark website and
telephone helpline to find local
tradespeople to carry out their
home improvements and repairs last
year, says the organisation.
The figure represents an increase
of 12% compared to the same period
in 2014 and up 55% since 2013.
Read the Rest Here...
We Have Email
From:
Roy Frost,
MD,
Deceuninck UK
Changes at a national direct
sell company or a set of bad
results often prompt people to
attribute their troubles to a tired
business model that no longer
works.
But be careful what you wish for?
The industry has never been keen on
the hard sell. And there’s
never been a shortage of unhappy
homeowners who were less than
impressed with the nationals’
methods.
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From:
Dan Gill,
Chief Designer and MD,
The Residence Collection
We all travel now. We know what
houses look like in other
countries. We’re familiar
with the look and feel of a
country, and how architecture and
the buildings people live in vary
across Europe.
They’re very different. So
different you could drop anyone of
us somewhere in Germany, and
without seeing signs or hearing
anyone speak, you’d know
fairly well you were in Germany
just by looking at the
buildings.
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