More ventilation – but how does it sound?
From: Wayne Irvine, managing director, AW Louvers
Buildings need ventilation because they need to breathe. When you ventilate a building, you help to get rid of those things that are bad for occupants’ health, such...
Consumer disputes add to installer stress
From: Faisal Hussain, Chief Executive, DGCOS
At the Double Glazing & Conservatory Ombudsman Scheme, we recently published our Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) report as a Chartered Trading Standard Institute-approved ADR Competent Authority. The latest report...
Safestyle Report should be a warning
From: Andrew Scott, CEO, Insight Data
On 27th September Safestyle PLC published its half-year results to 2nd July 2023. Despite an upbeat narrative the results highlighted a worrying position not only for Safestyle, but the...
Need for clearer guidelines on heritage retrofit
From: Ian Selby, managing director and co-founder, Timbawood
The new government review into Adapting historic homes for energy efficiency has highlighted the need for new, clearer guidelines for window replacement and repair on heritage properties.
There...
No new ADQ for now…But don’t ignore the PAS24: 2022 update
From: Strafford Cooke, technical director, Mila
As I predicted back in June, the new and updated version of security standard PAS24: 2022 has just been published. While the updates are fairly minimal from a fabrication...
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...
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,...
‘The planet is sending us a distress signal’
Tony Beer, managing director, and business development manager Soren Nollegard of RetrofitWorks participated alongside Founder and MD of Parity Projects, Russell Smith, contributed to Cheaper Bills, Warmer Homes Strategy which was launched recently at...
Will supply chain disruption see a drive towards self-sufficiency?
Andy Jones, Group Managing Director, Victorian Sliders
The economic impact of coronavirus has been huge – but while some sectors have been devastated, glass and glazing is thriving.
Businesses across fenestration are reporting record weeks and...
‘If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it’
From: Howard Trotter, Business Manager, Shelforce
With the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, I have seen ‘Be the Best’ slogans around the city during the successful event and it made me think – what does the...
