‘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...
‘Fire doors are not ordinary doors’
From: Howard Trotter, business manager, Shelforce
News from the Fire Door Inspection Scheme (FDIS) that three quarters of the fire doors inspected in the UK by its approved inspectors did not meet the required standard...
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...
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,...
Burglary stats make the case for 3-Star security
From: Strafford Cooke, technical director, Mila
The personal finance website NimbleFins has done some really interesting analysis of the domestic burglary statistics contained within the most recent annual Crime Survey for England and Wales. And...
Black is the new grey
You Say, from Jeremy Phillips, Managing Director of CDW Systems
After nearly a decade of grey's dominance in the aluminium fenestration sector, particularly anthracite grey, we're witnessing a significant shift in colour preferences that I...
CAB working with members on Future Homes consultation
From: Phil Slinger, Chief Executive, Council for Aluminium in Building
Since the last change to our legislative window U-values for new homes in Part L in 2013, little has changed, but, that is all set...
‘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...
‘Choosing to Challenge’ for International Women’s Day
Veka has marked International Women’s Day and its chosen theme for the year ‘Choose to Challenge’ by sharing the thoughts of these women leaders on their roles and the inspiration they have taken throughout their...
You Say from: Richard Sellman, Managing Director, BFRC
The publication of part 2 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Report, has dominated the news in the construction sector recently, and with good reason. Since the first report was published in June 2017, the findings...
