Senior extends Hydro low-CO2 to whole range
Senior Architectural Systems is now offering the choice of Hydro low carbon recycled aluminium across its full range of products including its low U-value PURe system.
As all of Senior’s aluminium fenestration systems are fully...
Morley and Saint-Gobain raise a glass to a million tonnes saved
Morley Glass has joined Saint-Gobain Glass in celebrating a joint recycling venture that has saved one million tonnes of sand from being used in flat glass manufacturing.
The glass manufacturer reached the milestone after 21...
Industry bodies join for timber recycling plan
The Glass & Glazing Federation and British Woodworking Federation have joined forces to launch a timber frame recycling initiative to work alongside the GGF’s existing PVCu and aluminium operations as well as its pilot...
VinylPlus sees over 813k tonnes recycled in ‘22
Some 813,266 tonnes of PVC waste were recycled within the VinylPlus framework in 2022, representing around 27% of the total PVC waste generated during the year, the organisation has announced.
Delegates from the member countries...
EC allows time for legacy lead in PVC recyclate – but only covered
The EC has stated its position on recycled PVC with lead-based stabilisers – including material imported from outside Europe – saying the material can still be sold ‘for a certain period’ but only if...
Technal and Wicona claim a world-first with 100% recycled ali profiles
Hydro brands Technal and Wicona today announced they have become the first aluminium building system companies to manufacture door, window and curtain walling profiles from 100% recycled aluminium, using the new Hydro Circal 100R.
The...
McLaren and Saint-Gobain target 644-home refurb with glass recycling plan
McLaren Construction is working with Saint-Gobain to recycle the glass from nearly 3,500 windows in four tower blocks in a closed-loop recycling initiative that it says is the first of its kind at this...
GGF group pilots glass recycling with 12 trial locations
The GGF, BFRC and Fensa have launched a pilot scheme for the recycling of IGUs alongside its existing PVCu frame recycling service.
First locations to take part in the trial will be Hull, York, Doncaster,...
CNC Recycling nears completion of £2million plant
PVCu window recycler CNC Recycling has completed the first phase the installation of its new recycling facility with the capability of processing both post-industrial and post-consumer material ready for extrusion.
Installation of the Delta Cleaner, Hamos EKS electrostatic separator, Cimbria colour sorting equipment is now...
Glazerite and Veka sign for circular economy plan
Veka Recycling and Glazerite UK Group have signed an agreement for all the fabricator’s virgin offcut material and some post-consumer frames to be collected and recycled as part of a ‘perfect model’ of a...
