From: Dan Sullivan, MD, Doorco
There’s been a lot of talk in the press over the last week about lead times and the supply chain and I have to agree that we are all creaking at the seams in...
Time to look at a new Green Deal
From: Phil Slinger, chief executive, Council for Aluminium in Building
The rate at which energy prices have risen in the last few months has been staggering and there are no indications of an end to...
From: Giovanni Laporta, inventor and innovator of Smart Ready®
It’s fantastic to see more and more fabricators and installers beginning to promote their Smart offering as they realise its potential as our industry’s next big opportunity. But in light of some recent trademark...
Product and service matter again’
From: Mark Haley, managing director, HWL Windows
The window and door industry never fails to surprise me. I see stuff and have conversations with suppliers and customers every day that you wouldn’t think would happen...
‘Strip back and embrace simplicity’
From: Giovanni Laporta, Smart Ready
As a designer and innovator, I am aware that inspiration comes from all sorts of places, and what I want to share with you is a prime example of this....
Green Homes Grant – is it worth the effort?
From: Anthony Jones, Chairman, National Federation of Glaziers
Our soundings from throughout the industry suggest that most glazing businesses are very busy indeed with supply chains creaking. If this is the case, is it worth...
Good news on UKCA marking – but we need a long-term solution
From: Gary Shoesmith, Head of technical & quality, Edgetech UK.
We’re delighted that common sense has prevailed for a second time regarding product safety regulations and the UK’s exit from the EU – but we...
‘A resilient industry’
From John Crittenden, managing director, Carl F Groupco
I felt compelled to write to you after reading the United Front open letter from nineteen fenestration companies. I’d like to congratulate them on their approach to...
‘Much for fenestration in Budget’
From: Martin Nettleton, Managing Director, Euroglaze
A £100bn savings mountain and a three-month extension to the stamp duty holiday are the clearest signals yet that we can expect demand in the retail market to continue...
Tariffs and tears?
You Say from Nigel Headford, Chief Executive, Council for Aluminium in Building, who reflects on the imposition US tariffs, and how it will affect the UK construction industry.
‘Unprecedented’, ‘the end of globalisation’, ‘an economic...
