Need for more vigilance if fire door national classification goes
From: Henry Rowden, technical manager, Vanquish hardware Protection.
The proposal for the removal of the national classifications, including BS 476:22, for fire doors from Approved Document B, will have significant implications on fire door testing...
Are seasons returning to sales?
From: Mark Atkinson, Sales Director, Hurst Doors
I saw a lot of colleagues from right across the industry at the start of this month .
Among those I spoke to, there was a general sense of...
Don’t fear a shifting market
From: Rob McGlennon, MD, Deceuninck
The Bank of England increased interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to 5.25% at the beginning of August, in a bid to control the rate of inflation,...
‘We need to begin educating consumers’
From: Jon Vanstone, Chair of Certass Trade Association, the National Home Improvement Council and the Industry Competence Committee.
Following the reports in the press the past few weeks, I was struck by a piece from...
Business as usual
From: Heidi Sachs, managing director, Modplan
The recent announcement of the growing partnership between UKWDG and VEKA plc has sparked conversations across the industry. We are a longtime supplier to trade installers, trade counters and...
Does The BSR hold the answers?
From: Jon Vanstone, Chair, Certass
A new survey of more than 120 installers has flagged some of the top issues facing them today. The data, collected from Certass member companies, highlighted the frustration felt by...
Is the industry ready for Future Homes Standard?
From Chris Alderson, managing director, Edgetech
UK glazing could be on the brink of one of the biggest changes in the history of its legislation. As an industry, we’ve not got long to prepare for...
Forget ‘clever doubles’ – it’s triple or bust
From: Mark Hickox, sales director, Thermoseal
As an industry, we have talked ourselves into believing that we don’t need triple glazing to comply with Building Regulations, and that ‘clever doubles’ are more than sufficient.
In fact,...
Climate change is key to business planning
By Phil Slinger, CEO, CAB
According to CAB Members, climate change is increasingly taking centre stage in their strategic business planning. The transition towards a more resilient, sustainable, and inclusive ‘net zero’ emissions business model,...
famine to feast – is surplus glass putting on the pressure?
From: Mark Mitchell, chairman, Cornwall Group
The UK glazing industry is facing a perfect storm of surplus glass and continued inflation. Price rises from all quarters are adding pressure to companies’ finances. Much of which...
