Fire Door Safety: Still waiting for a full response from government
From: Michael Skelding, general manager, Door & Hardware Federation
More than four years following the tragic fire in the Grenfell Tower, we are still waiting for the full legislative response from the government. While it...
Tired and exhausted in ’21 – but will it get better?
From: Rob McGlennon, managing director, Deceuninck
We knew the road back from Covid and Lockdown would be bumpy but the challenges we and the window and door industry have contended with in the past year,...
Have homeowners fixed everything yet?
From: Mike Parczuk, managing director, Sternfenster
I’m going to start by saying that things still look pretty good. Our customers are busy (probably if we’re honest, still a little too busy), and the housing market...
‘When data becomes a product’
From:
Jason Clemmit, managing director, Certass
The recent industry news that GGF Group has collated data from its knowledge hub into a ‘Glazing Market Knowledge Report and is charging for copies may well rightly raise some...
Members divided on Future Homes challenge
From Phil Slinger, Chief Executive, CAB
There has been quite a bit of speculation in the press recently with regard to the impending changes to Document L and how it will affect the Industry. The...
Time for a retrofit revolution
From: Chris Alderson, Managing Director, Edgetech
At the end of March, the government announced the cancellation of its Green Homes Grant scheme. Few will mourn its passing.
After an initial burst of excitement when it was...
Recovery not assured in long term
From: Brian Berry, Chief Executive, FMB
“It’s concerning that construction output in June fell for the third consecutive month, declining by 1.3%. Largely attributable to a 4.2% decline in repair, maintenance and improvement work, these...
Will the industry find a way?
Responding to the Future Homes StandardBy Sioned Roberts, Marketing Director, AluK
Within a year, we’ll see the first changes to Part L of the Building Regs, in line with the requirements of the Future Homes...
Protect those margins
Mike Parczuk, Managing Director, Sternfenster
It’s great that everyone is busy but we face a number of challenges - and I don’t only mean those impacting the supply chain.
The net effect of increased demand and...
‘Time to start thinking again about lead generation, security of supply and adaptation’
From: Ryan Johnson, managing director, Emplas
That England went out of a major tournament last month on penalties, although agonising to watch, at the very least represented some sort of return to ‘normal’.
There is a...
