A sticky issue

Last week saw reports of price hikes in glass and PVC and now, this week, we see global silicone shortages making up a troublesome triumvirate to keep both fabricators and installers awake in the summer holidays. This latest crisis is summed up in a letter by David Naylor of illbruck and while we may expect the champions of the no-silicone alternative to shout the loudest on this matter, he does make some very valid points about the industry’s – and come to think about it, many industries’ – growing dependency on global commodity markets. Read Letter

Elsewhere, when any two organisations of significant size and sway decide to work together, we can expect equally significant consequences so we will watch the progress of the DGCOS – Certass tie up with interest in the weeks and months to come.
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And finally, we have a dog with a lot of time on its hands devoting some of that time to helping homeowners thwart the annual spike of summertime home theft. Read Story

On that note, it remains only to remind all that The Glazine is now on holiday for the next two weeks, which will give hopeful G18 entrants ever more time to make the most of the extended deadline for entries, which is now Monday, August 20 and we look forward to being back on your screens with our next issue on Tuesday, Aug 21.

See you then.

Chris Church Editor

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This Week's News

DGCOS and Certass sign partnership deal

DGCOS and Certass, including the recently-launched Certass Trade Association, have agreed a partnership deal that will see the two organisations: “work together on promoting the industry’s professionalism, while supporting installers in a range of areas, including business, technical and consumer issues”.

The two explained in a joint statement this week: “There will also be cross-promotion of the schemes between the Certass Trade Association and DGCOS, with specific benefits available to members of both. For instance, Certass members will be able to use DGCOS to cover their mandatory alternative dispute resolution (ADR) requirement, while the joining fee for new Certass members will be covered under the agreement between the two organisations.”

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Ollie the redundant guard dog leads summer security push

A seven-week social media campaign has been launched by Avocet Hardware to help homeowners beat the summer spike in home thefts.

Leading the campaign is the Ollie, a guard dog who finds himself with time on his hands because his owners have fitted their home with the company’s locks, backed by the warning that burglaries increase by 10% and outdoor thefts by 40% during the summer school holidays.

Meanwhile, a recent Office for National Statistics crime survey for England and Wales reported that 92% of all domestic burglary in a dwelling is committed through the front or back door; 52% and 40% respectively.

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Need more time on
G18 – you’ve got it

For anyone rushing to get their G18 award submissions in by today’s deadline – don’t panic, the organisers have given you an extra three weeks to get your entries completed and in.

“We have a great crop of entries this year,” said organiser Tony Higgin. “But even more are still coming in, right up to today’s original deadline.

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GAI launches quarterly standards reviews to ‘navigate the regulations landscape’

The Guild of Architectural Ironmongers (GAI) has published its first Quarterly Standards Review to help door and window hardware professionals to remain compliant.

The document gives further information on all relevant BS and EN Standards and also highlights standards that are due for revision and suggests when that revision might be.

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From: David Naylor,
Product Manager, Illbruck

As hundreds of your readers will know all too well, we’re in the middle of the worst silicone shortage in years – and in fenestration, that’s a big problem.

We’re now faced with higher prices, longer lead times - often by weeks, not days - and the dilemma of whether to suck up the punishment and try and wait it out, or think long-term and look for alternatives.

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