Disruptor disrupted

It is all too familiar that when one business collapses, the ripples of damage spread a long way. So when this purpose-built disruptor, Safeglaze finds itself disrupted by its intended prey, the spread of damage from a business so big – and some city observers say it was well into eight-figure annual sales – will be significant to say the least.

Camden itself returned into profit last year after heavy losses in 2016 so if there is any consolation for it at all, it is that the bad news didn’t kick it while it was down.

Elsewhere we hear that, despite the best efforts by all concerned, the UK’s PVC recycling is being held back by lack of supply of post-consumer frames. We might hope that with the demon of throwaway plastic so high in the headlines at the moment, a few more installers might wake up to doing their bit.

So, amidst that and all the other news this week, we hope there is something of interest to everyone in this weeks issue.

Chris Church Editor

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This Week's News

Safeglaze collapse puts Camden staff on alert

The first ripples from the Safeglaze insolvency were being felt this week as Camden Group issued a formal 30-day redundancy warning to staff.

Meanwhile, Safestyle shares have doubled from 48.00GBp in the three weeks since the company ended the two rivals’ court battle with a formal non-compete agreement with Mitu Misra, the original founder of Safestyle and the man behind the aggressive new rival.

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UK Recycling held back by shortage of P-C frames

PVC recycling in the UK is being seriously held back by a shortage of post-consumer windows for processing, despite other countries contributing to a Europe-wide record high, according to Recovinyl, the industry’s recycling scheme.

As reported earlier this year a total of nearly 640,000 tonnes of recycled PVC waste was produced across Europe in 2017, representing a 13% increase from 2016 with increased volumes recorded in France and Italy.

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Record Fire Door
Safety week

Fire Door Safety Week reached a new high this year, gaining support from more than 350 individuals, organisations and businesses, and reaching millions through press coverage and social media activity.

Organisers say this year’s campaign was particularly successful online, where the Fire Door Safety Week website traffic increased by 44% to nearly 30,000 visits to date. On Twitter, posts sharing vital campaign messages reached over 1.5 million users and the hashtag #FireDoorSafetyWeek achieved 500,000 impressions through user engagement which resulted in more than 550 mentions and 1,000 retweets.

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Eurocell targets 400-plus installers with Select approved scheme

Eurocell says it aims to recruit 350 domestic and 60 specification installers with Eurocell Select, an approved installer scheme to support its installers with training towards gaining certification as well as ‘providing customers with peace of mind’.

The system supplier will offer free training at various locations across the UK, including both practical installation auditing to industry quality standards and classroom sessions covering health and safety, use of PPE, and window and door installation/uninstallation.

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House moves cool amid price fall fears

New listings with estate agents in October fell by 5.5% across the UK, and by 6.8% in London, as recent house price falls, particularly in the South East and London, may have dissuaded homeowners from putting their homes on the market.

According to the latest Property Supply Index compiled by online estate agents Housesimple, new listings fell from 72,593 in September to 68,598 in October.

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‘Perfect storm’ of wage inflation ahead?

Is the UK industry facing a ‘perfect storm’ of spiraling wage inflation and declining availability of labour? ONS figures for October suggest that it is and, according to one industry observer, it could be creating some serious challenges ahead.

The figures reveal that wages were 3.1% up in the three months ending in August, on the same time last year, representing the largest average wage increase since the 2008 economic collapse.

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