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Area Sales Manager Southern
The UK’s leading supplier of tilt & turn window and door hardware, Siegenia, is looking for a Area Sales Manager to take over responsibility for the South of England.
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| Obituaries |
Jon Skinner, a glazing industry veteran of over 40 years, most recently as Commercial Director of Epwin Window Systems, died on December 29, age 63, after a time of ill health.
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| People |
Former Quickslide sales & marketing director Tom Swallow has been appointed Managing Director of WELGLAZE.
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| Machinery |
Mercury Glazing Supplies has invested in two new machines from HAFFNER MURAT.
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Wellingborough-based Astraseal has started the New Year by extending its machining capability.
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Made for Trade has become what is believed to be the biggest user of EMMEGI machines in the UK by quantity.
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| FIT Show |
The FIT Show may be in its rest year but the Installation of the Year competition is back for 2018 following its launch last year when the Twitter-based competition attracted more than 1,000 votes for over 200 entries.
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| Contracts |
Swansea-based
AB GLASS has been appointed by Kier Construction to provide its services in the development of a technology park.
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| Fire Safety |
The Association for Specialist Fire Protection’s Passive Fire Protection Awards has awarded Hannah Mansell, Technical Manager of the BRITISH WOODWORKING FEDERATION.
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| Internet / I.T. |
THE RESIDENCE COLLECTION has unveiled a new consumer website that has already realised an increase in unique visitors up 48% year on year.
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CLAYTON GLASS
has launched a new website.
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| Trade Counters |
TRADELINK WINDOW SOLUTIONS has opened a new factory and Windowcenter in Stoke-on-Trent, bringing the company’s count of Windowcentres to four.
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| Exhibitions |
Edgetech capped off a year of international exhibition appearances by showcasing at India’s biggest fenestration event, the fifteenth Zak Doors and Windows Expo at Mumbai’s MMRDA Exhibition Centre.
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| Security |
BRISANT SECURE is introducting of a new next day keyed alike service for its cylinders including the Ultion product.
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Solidor has chosen the dedicated WINKHAUS Stable Door Lock that has helped the product to become the first stable door to achieve a Secured by Design licence.
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| Investments |
Customade Group is investing £250,000 in a new factory to increase window production by its REAL ALUMINIUM subsidiary
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| Sponsorship |
WOW Wonderdogs, a VEKA-sponsored Flyball Club, is celebrating ending the year when they they swept the board at the British Championships!
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SCHUECO UK has introduced the ASS 70.HI DE, a new version of the lift-and-slide door that it introduced into the UK in 2010.
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Timber window and door manufacturer BLACK MILLWORK has entered the aluminium market with a range of windows aimed at both the contemporary and historic steel replacement markets.
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| Fabricator Focus |
Long-standing Profile 22 fabricator FRAMEXPRESS has become an Excellence as Standard member.
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‘Switch without a Hitch’ is the promise from Rehau trade fabricator EUROGLAZE.
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South East based
GJB WINDOW SYSTEMS has added The Residence Collection of timber-effect windows via its recently acquired partnership with Stoke-on-Trent fabricator Listers.
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THE GLAZERITE UK GROUP is now offering a choice of three flush sash systems with the addition of the Residence 7 system alongside its existing Residence 9 and Halo flush sash.
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PREFIX SYSTEMS has invested in a new colouring facility, including a mix on demand paint system.
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BENNETT ARCHITECTURAL ALUMINIUM was appointed by Vinci Construction to provide a full vertical envelope façade system constructed from Kawneer’s AA110
curtain wall.
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Aluminium windows and doors from SENIOR ARCHITECTURAL SYSTEMS have been chosen for the new X1 Aire private rented scheme in Leeds.
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| Hardware |
TEAL PRODUCTS has strengthened its product range with the Window Master WMD820 multi-purpose folding arm actuator for side-hung opening windows and doors.
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YALE has redeveloped its Yale Blade window locking system under the new name of Rapide.
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| Awards |
The three latest ATLAS Installation of the Month competition winners are QKS Home Improvements, Thames Valley Windows and John Knight Glass
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Door and window manufacturer ORIGIN has announced the winners of its annual Origin Awards.
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The team at
BUSINESS MICROS are celebrating after they were voted Digital Specialists of the Year in the National Fenestration Awards.
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| Events |
A new conference for the glass and glazing industry, The 2018 Glazing Summit has been confirmed to be held in Birmingham in May.
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| Charities |
Hospital stays are hard for children at the best of times, let alone at Christmas, says EUROCELL.
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A bespoke designed door created by
HURST PLASTICS, featuring an image of the Humber Bridge to celebrate Hull’s year as ‘UK City of Culture, has sold for £500 in aid of Dove House Hospice.
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| Doors |
Distinct trends are emerging among patio door customers, including a clear leaning toward coloured frames and four-pane construction, according to PATIOMASTER SOUTH EAST.
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SOLIDOR is launching a new Network Development Programme for 2018 beginning with an upgrade of the Installer Search Engine.
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VIRTUOSO DOORS has started the New Year with a re-launch including a new identity and formally adopting the Virtuoso name.
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Ripple effect
It is too often the case that the demise of any company is only the beginning of a ripple effect that can bring down many others along its supply chain. It is inevitable therefore that when the deceased is the size of Carillion, those ripples are more on the scale of a tsunami. Of course, the fenestration industry may not be as badly hit as some and it is far too early to make any firm predictions but it is reasonable to assume that its effects will be felt for some time to come. Read Story
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We also hear this week that construction figures are down again for the sixth consecutive period but, then again, the size of the Carillion disaster may be about to disrupt even national statistics to render them meaningless for anyone looking to gauge long-term trends. Read Story
Elsewhere, there are a few names at the top of the industry who may dip below the surface for a while but you know they will not be out of sight for long and today David Leng joins that list with the news that the ex-Synseal CEO has re-emerged at the helm of Customade. Read Story
…and finally, we are very happy to announce that the G18 Awards and Gala dinner will be held on Friday November 30 at the London Hilton on Park Lane. The agenda and dates for entries will be announced very soon.
Until then, do enjoy this week’s issue.
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This Week's News
Leng joins Customade
as Group CEO
David Leng, who stepped down as Synseal CEO last year, was today announced as Group Chief Executive of Customade Group, succeeding John Lightowlers, who continues in a non-executive role.
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Carillion collapse
– suppliers count the cost
While businesses across the UK are reeling at yesterday’s news of the collapse of Carillion, many are fearing the inevitable effect that many creditors, may themselves be pushed over the edge by the knock-on from its debts.
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Deceuninck sales up 30%
Deceuninck UK has recorded a 30% increase in like-for-like year-on-year sales last month over December 2016. The news comes shortly after the company announced another major milestone of seeing white profile output overtaken by coloured for the first time.
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Construction down again
Construction output decreased by 2% in the quarter to November, making it the sixth consecutive period of decline and representing the biggest contraction since August 2012, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics.
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Bohle buys into US
Bohle has extended its reach into the USA with the acquisition of Portals Hardware, a shower and bath accessories manufacturer based in Kansas City, Missouri.
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A full vertical envelope façade system constructed from Kawneer’s AA110
curtain wall.
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We Have Email
From: Iain McIlwee, CEO,
British Woodworking Federation
The British Woodworking Federation represents the UK’s £3.8bn woodworking sector, a craft at the heart of the UK’s construction sector, which employs approximately 60,000 people around the country.
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From: Brian Berry, Chief Executive, Federation of Master Builders
Carillion’s liquidation is terrible news for all those who work for the company and it will have serious knock-on effects for the many smaller firms in its supply chain, some of which will be in serious financial danger as a result of Carillion’s demise.
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