“They’re price rises, not surcharges – get used to it”
From: Paul Sullivan, CEO, Anglo European GroupWith additional comment by Richard Evans of Davro Steel
We hear from all around the industry of price rises in a broad range of commodities, including steel, aluminium and...
“The difference between doing as little as you can get away with or doing...
From: Nick Dutton, CEO, Brisant Secure
I’m writing to congratulate Giovanni Laporta for Smart Ready’s milestone win in its trademark dispute with Yale.
Brisant has seen many of our initiatives blatantly copied. While we normally just...
Supporting Men’s Health Week
From: Yogesh Gopal, Director, Everglade Windows
According to the Men’s Health Forum, an organisation which is dedicated to improving the health of men, one in five men die before the age of 65. To mark...
Trickle vents: ‘More of a headache than any other industry issue’
From: Paul Kennington, Technical Director, Veka plc
As consultations around the Government’s new Future Buildings Standard close, Paul applauds plans to make homes more energy efficient but questions whether the vexed issue of ventilation has...
Shortage of skilled engineers – ‘Think outside the pool’
From: Wayne Hunter, Operations Manager, Emmegi (UK)
I’ve just seen the fairly chastening statistic from Building Our Skills of more than 1100 installer vacancies being advertised on UK job sites at the end of the...
Keeping surcharges to a minimum
From: Ian Cocken, Director of Sales and Marketing, Aluplast
We are currently experiencing an extremely challenging and difficult time for the industry. Under normal circumstances, we would all be enjoying the fruits of one of the...
Are apprenticeships working?
From: David Thornton, Chairman, The Window Company (Contracts)
The skills shortage might have slipped down the agenda a bit over recent months while the industry has been tackling what is understandably the more pressing issue...
Supply chains and price increases
From: Mike Parczuk, managing director, Sternfenster
I speak to our installers every day. ‘Exhausted’, ‘stretched’, ‘frazzled’, probably describe how they feel best.
We’re in a boom but that’s come with a unique set of challenges, so...
Queen’s Speech – FMB responds on Net Zero, skills and planning
From: Brian Berry, Chief Executive, Federation of Master Builders
The Queen’s Speech outlined the building blocks for recovery in the construction sector, but these measures must be targeted at small companies if the Government is...
The prefect storm: be patient
From: Richard Gyde, Managing Director, Mila
It was six months ago that I first wrote to the press to sound an early warning about the storm brewing in the freight market (https://www.the-glazine.com/?p=1445).
Booming demand in the...
