| Fabricator Focus |
PADIHAM GLASS has restarted manufacture after temporarily suspending its operations last month in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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| Projects |
Carmarthenshire-based Nolan uPVC installed 14 fire doors as part of the construction of a temporary NHS Nightingale field hospital at a film studio on the site of a former Ford plant in Swansea.
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AÏR Accredited Retailer, Hehku helped complete a home extension in Upminster, Essex, with a ‘wall of glass' based on the manufacturer’s lift & sliced doors in Anthracite grey with brushed silver hardware.
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| Standards |
Foam sealants specialist Iso-Bloco One self-adhesive weather tight tape for window frames from ISO CHEMIE has gained British Board of Agrement (BBA) product approval certification.
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| Covid-19 |
Veka has announced that it aims to reopen on May 11 if measures outlined by the government are met at the end of the extended lockdown period.
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The National Home Improvement Council has launched its second nationwide industry survey into the impact of Covid-19 on households.
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ANGLO EUROPEAN finance director David Evans has compiled a nine-step plan for a company to protect its finances during recovery from the current lockdown.
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ALUK has begun a partial reopening of its Chepstow manufacturing plant, ready to meet demand from customers striving to fulfil commercial contracts.
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EMPLAS has set out its strategy to protect employees and customers, after beginning a phased return to work last week.
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EPWIN WINDOW SYSTEMS is using its 3D printing capabilities to produce PPE to support NHS frontline workers.
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LINIAR AND AVANTEK MACHINERY have extended their original shut-down and are now working towards reopening on Thursday May 7.
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Fifty industry leaders from across the supply chain gathered by video link last week to take part in the inaugural Glass and Glazing Covid-19 meeting.
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| Awards |
CMS WINDOW SYSTEMS has seen its 14-year sustainability strategy formally recognised by the Institute of Directors (IoD) Scotland with a shortlisting in a new award category for the man behind the strategy, support services director Martin McCrimmon.
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LINIAR is hoping for a trophy treble after being shortlisted for Manufacturer of the Year in the Made in the Midlands Awards.
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| Charities |
GM Fundraising is postponing its annual charity marathon, the 2020 Peak, Paddle, Pedal event until next year.
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Wind of change
We may have felt no wiser from the last couple of weeks of mixed messages about who should be working, not working or for that matter somewhere in between. But there is very little doubt about the way the wind is blowing this week as the feeling is towards a gradual and guarded return to work by many in the industry. It remains to be seen whether this is driven more by positive signs of response to lockdown measures or boredom and frustration at the social stagnation that has come with it but it is definitely happening and many will be watching with a mixture of enthusiasm and apprehension over the possible outcome.
Elsewhere, we have a very positive response from many companies that are doing their bit to support the frontline workers, whether it is by reallocating resources into PPE manufacturing or saluting one of the era’s doughtiest heroes with a showroom display unlike no other.
Within a week, things may be very different yet again so until then, stay safe.
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NHIC launches second Covid impact survey
The National Home Improvement Council has launched its second nationwide industry survey into the impact of Covid-19 on households.
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Grants not loans,
says FMB
The chancellor’s announcement of a micro loan scheme for local businesses has received a guarded welcome from the Federation of Master Builders, which is calling for a grant-based support fund to help SMEs get back into business after lockdown.
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Veka reopening
Veka has announced that it aims to reopen on May 11 if measures outlined by the government are met at the end of the extended lockdown period.
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What are the long-term implications of Covid-19 for the industry?
When we emerge from this crisis, the world will be different. When things ‘get back to normal’, it will be a new normal.
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Tamworth-based Bradley Scott Windows upstaged even its own showroom display when it created its own tribute to NHS fundraising centenarian Capt Tom Moore.
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| Machinery |
EMMEGI has released details of a new 7500mm unloading table for its Quadra cutting and machining centres, which it says can potentially double the storage area available for machined sections.
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| Marketing |
A Reopening Toolkit including free, downloadable materials to support companies getting back to work has been created by The Glazine’s design associate, STUDIO29.
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ALUK has created a package of marketing support for its customers to help them help themselves get through the Coronavirus crisis, including a new website with tips and advice on all aspects of marketing from social media to photography.
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THE RESIDENCE COLLECTION is supporting installers through lockdown with a series of educational e-mail bulletins designed to help them with their marketing.
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| Hardware |
MILA has announced that it is now offering a limited service to support the small number of customers who are continuing to operate on essential contracts.
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| Training |
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS is delivering online training to architects, façade fabricators and specifiers during the government lockdown with a range of free glass and façade focused webinars.
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| Internet / I.T. |
BUSINESS MICROS
and its recent acquisition THE CONSULTANCY are set to launch Touch, a new software engine, with its debut product Touch Portal, due to be unveiled soon.
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BUSINESS PILOT has launched a business ‘first-aid kit’ to allow installers to restructure their operations remotely and get ready for what it describes as a ‘radically changed commercial landscape’.
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HURST DOORS has launched the new ‘Your Hurst’ online customer support package in partnership with The Consultancy.
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ULTRAFRAME has created a ‘lockdown toolkit’ with free website content and tools to help retailers generate leads and sell remotely when things start to return to the ‘new normal’.
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| Organisations |
The GGF has set out its positions on issues surrounding the Covid-19 crisis and its impact on the industry, specifically on whether companies should choose to close temporarily or to continue operating safely.
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CERTASS TRADE ASSOCIATION has launched a new Certass Members Forum on Facebook to support members through the Covid-19 situation.
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