News Bulletin - 21 May 2015

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Cost or benefit?
You now have a new government, a new regime in control of your lives and with that comes more new pr...[more]

Wrightstyle Ltd
Wrightstyle, responsible people and fire safety
Wrightstyle is a leading UK advanced glazing company and supplies its steel and aluminium systems wo...[more]

MBA Associates Limited
STRESS!
Bad for us right? - It happens to us all and surprisingly no matter who you talk to or at what level...[more]

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When is Cheryl's birthday?
Confused? How about ‘42’ then, more confusing and seeing how it is dominating the headlines at this...[more]

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people

Astraseal (Graham Holmes) Windows
Ambitious growth plans sees Colin Stanley appointe
PVC-u and aluminium fabricator Astraseal has promoted long-standing employee Colin Stanley to operat...[more]

Carl F Groupco Limited
John Mitchell promoted to Technical Manager, Carl
John Mitchell, who has held the position of technical support and trainer for Carl F Groupco for nin...[more]

Polyframe
Polyframe listed again by LSE as “company to inspi
Polyframe Group has been recognised as ‘a company to inspire Britain’ in a report produced by The Lo...[more]

MRA Marketing
Letter to the Editor - Help! Headlines certainly h
Your leader doesn’t exaggerate. We need all the help we can get from clear headlines and plain Engli...[more]

ExtrudaSeal
New appointment to oversee company growth through
Andy Laird has been appointed as the national sales manager for Birmingham based ExtrudaSeal, and wi...[more]

associations

Glass for Europe
Time to show support for an EU energy label for wi
Talking about the energy transition last March, Commissioner Arias Cañete highlighted in his speech ...[more]

FENSA Limited
FENSA Pay AS You Go – The new all inclusive route
FENSA Pay As You Go is the new surveillance process that enables companies to demonstrate Building R...[more]

Steel Window Association
SWA member wins Gold award at SHE Awards 2015
Steel Window Association member, Steel Window Services and Supplies Ltd, has been awarded a Gold awa...[more]

Qualicoat (UK & Ireland)
Qualicoat Welcomes Sure Powder Coatings
Interest in adopting the Qualicoat standard continues in the UK with Sure Powder Coatings becoming t...[more]

Glass and Glazing Federation(GGF)
Record turnout for GGF meeting
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) enjoyed a record attendance for a specialist group meeting wh...[more]

charity

Dempsey Dyer Ltd
Dempsey Dyer Dames, run the Race for Life"
Nine sporting Dempsey Dyer employees, otherwise known as the ‘Dempsey Dyer Dames,’ are raising money...[more]

Endurance Solid & Secure Doors
Endurance charity ride for children's hospital"
A North Lincolnshire businessman is preparing to tackle the bike ride of his life for charity. - Gav...[more]

VEKA
The VEKA UK Group proudly presents biggest ever ch"
The team at industry-leading PVC-U giant The VEKA UK Group were delighted to present The Royal Briti...[more]

internet

AGB
New Imago Website is inspired
Italian hardware company AGB have launched a brand new website dedicated to Imago Lift & Slide Doors...[more]

Truemans (Doncaster) Ltd
Truemans embraces search engine changes with new f
Truemans have always recognised the importance of having a good, effective online presence in runnin...[more]

" " Window Systems
" " launches customer ‘own-brand’ composite doo
" " has launched its new Composite Door Designer, which combines 24/7 ordering with a powerful ne...[more]

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From the News.

Cost or benefit?

You now have a new government, a new regime in control of your lives and with that comes more new promises. Just as with the previous election 5 years ago the big promise for business from the Conservatives was, elect us and we will reduce red tape for business. To ensure you don't forget, they have just reiterated that promise through the new Business Secretary Sajid Javid.

According to surveys and reports, the last Government (who were they again?) while promising to cut red-tap over the last 5 years they actually increased it 5 fold. So is it cynical to take with a pinch of salt anything that emanates from the mouths of the political class?

While we are on the theme of bureaucracy, our Glass Industry’s trade body 'Glass for Europe' want everyone to sign up to the new EU energy label for windows.

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Again the cynic in me questions the purpose. Would an EU energy label for windows be the equivalent in meaning to the consumer as the EU fuel consumption scheme? Just as with our own little internal BFRC label none of these schemes translates into a meaningful gauge of performance that the consumer can expect in their own set of circumstances.

I can understand the warm and cuddly well-meaning, hand holding approach these initiatives start out with. However, once the consumer is enforced to pay for something they don't actually get a direct benefit from - it does call into question the real motives from the law makers, their adviser and the vested interested bodies who profit from these initiatives.

I am all for testing and standards, but unless the claims these make are an actual guarantee to the consumer of the benefit they will receive for their expenditure - it has to be reasonable to suggest they are nothing more than unnecessary costs, there to hinder free and fair trade between competing entities.

Ian
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Deceuninck -
'Deceuninck’s Slide & Swing New Wave Door fuels Nu-Era’s growth'
Nu-Era Doors set up as a specialist trade fabricator of Deceuninck’s Slide & Swing New Wave Door following its successful launch at the FiT Show last year. Sales have been growing steadily, and doubled in recent months as momentum and awareness of the innovative multi-pane door gathers pace. - “The Deceuninck Slide & Swing New Wave Door is completely different,” says Neil Dattani, Nu-Era Director. “Installers and homeowners get it straight away - they love the way it looks and operates, and the lack of hinges and hardware. The door is perfect ..[ more ]

RENOLIT Cramlington Ltd -
'Elegant Ash Exterior Foil'
Painted Wood Effect Window Foil - Cramlington, 22.04.2015 – Four new RENOLIT EXOFOL MX exterior grade solid colours are launched, combined with a new stunningly realistic Elegant Ash surface finish. The emboss design has a detailed woodgrain textured surface with a matt finish to replicate an extremely realistic painted wood look. - Available in four neutral tones, two match contemporary RAL colours and two are established modern powder coat shades, they meet the increasingly popular trend for greys. The new decorative foils will suit a wide ra ..[ more ]

Frame Fast -
'Frame Fast (UK)’s aluminium sales reflecting buoyant market'
Sales of aluminium products across the industry have increased by over 30% in the past four years and one of the companies benefiting from this surge in demand is Frame Fast (UK) Ltd. Nigel Leivers, Frame Fast’s Sales Director, said, “The market in aluminium products has grown rapidly in recent years and our sales of these products are growing similarly.” - It’s perhaps hardly surprising that Frame Fast (UK) has seen sales of its aluminium products increase in line with market growth – the company offers the products every well-balanced and on- ..[ more ]

Glass for Europe -
'Time to show support for an EU energy label for windows Launch of a communication cam'
Talking about the energy transition last March, Commissioner Arias Cañete highlighted in his speech to the Citizens Energy Forum that "No consumer will change their behaviour unless they understand what's in it for them. Consumers need access to information that is clear, understandable, reliable and delivered in real-time". - Glass for Europe, the trade association of Europe' manufacturers of building, automotive and solar-energy glass, cannot agree more with Commissioner Arias Cañete and, for this reason, will launch on May 18 a communication ..[ more ]

Wicona Projects -
'Specially-adapted Wicona windows for one of the most prominent and challenging new bu'
The Chamber of Commerce Innovations Campus (HKIC) in Hamburg is a unique building which has a radical design that successfully overcame a series of significant project challenges. - The result is a high-rise façade created using specially-adapted aluminium window systems from Wicona to reflect the classical art deco appearance of adjacent architecture but with eco-building principles. - Located in the Nikolai Quarter in the centre of Hamburg, which is home to around 600 businesses, major international banks and buildings dating back to the 12th ..[ more ]

" " Window Systems -
'Redefining Installer Networks'
Fast approaching a year since its launch, " " has reported continuing growth in its game-changing installer network. - The " " Installer Partnership, gives qualifying customers access to lead generation, sales and marketing support, including their own website, in addition to 24/7 online ordering, one of the industry’s most comprehensive product ranges and most competitively priced composite door offers. - Offered at no additional cost, the launch of this unparalleled support package in summer last year represents a challenge to tradition ..[ more ]

TuffX Processed Glass Ltd -
'Triple crown from TuffX'
Products from the Ambience roof range were the crowning glory on a triple roofed extension in Washington, Newcastle. The prestigious private home had been doubled in size to the rear with an extensive orangery, which required easy maintenance and optimum use of light. - The Ambi Sunshade blue glass from the company’s high performance range was the preferred choice due to the thermal control and self cleaning properties it provided the homeowners. ..[ more ]

Swisspacer -
'Passivhaus Awards winners: all 6 use SWISSPACER'
All six winners of the Passivhaus Component Award 2015 used SWISSPACER inside their windows. The awards were presented at the International Passivhaus Conference 2015 on April 17th in Leipzig, Germany. - The Passivhaus Institute is the world’s leading fabric-first approach to low energy buildings and the diamond standard for energy efficiency. The main challenge of this year’s competition was for products to show a degree of flexibility, since refurbishments are often carried out over different periods of time due to lack of money. At times the ..[ more ]

Swisspacer -
'SWISSPACER sales up 20% in Q1 2015'
SWISSPACER, the UK and Ireland’s favourite warm edge spacer bar, is up 20% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2015. - Market leader since 2011, SWISSPACER offers long lasting thermal performance and is tried and tested to achieve the best performance and the best results. - Vic De Costa, SWISSPACER Marketing & Sales Manager (UK & Ireland), says: “SWISSPACER has grown every year since its launch in 2008. SWISSPACER is the best warm edge spacer bar for thermal efficiency, which is why 80% of Passivhaus windows have SWISSPACER inside. ..[ more ]

Roof-Maker Ltd -
'Roof-Maker blows the roof off with industry leading Eco products'
The demand for products that aid natural light in domestic and industrial properties is increasing and this has lead to a revolution in roofing products. Heavy investment in research and development by Roof-Maker has lead to the innovative creation of contemporary rooflights that are energy efficient, help with cold and warm temperature control and even control light flow. Roof-Maker has created energy efficient products that aid the movement of natural light from aerial positions into properties with green credentials since 2001. This lead to ..[ more ]

Polyframe -
'Polyframe appoints Nick Dutton as CEO'
Polyframe Group, the largest independent trade window, door and conservatory fabricator in the UK, has appointed ex Door-Stop MD Nick Dutton as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). - Since 1992, Polyframe has grown from a 40 windows-a-week trade fabricator in Halifax to a multi-site, multi-system fabrication group making several thousand frames a week. It supplies installers nationally from factories in Norwich, Northern Ireland, Mansfield and Halifax. Polyframe customers also have the benefit of being served with 19 Polyframe Trade Centres including ..[ more ]

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Haffner GB. Ltd. -
'Haffner introduce new SMR-4 video'
When Haffner Murat’s SMR-4 welder was introduced to the market, it was billed as a game-changer for fabricators. It seems that the market more than agreed with this statement as sales of the machine have soared and show littl ..[ ]

Saint-Gobain Glass UK -
'Saint-Gobain Glass timeless: shower glass that goes on looki'
Saint-Gobain Glass has launched SGG TIMELESS, a highly advanced glass for shower panels and bath screens with longer lasting clarity and easy cleaning. - For the home or the hotel, SGG TIMELESS not only offers high performanc ..[ ]

Regalead -
'Setting up a spray shop couldn’t be easier with RegaLead'
Back painted glass has become increasingly popular over the past few years as a great alternative to tiles for splashbacks, whilst also suiting larger applications such as spandrel panels. In fact, it’s fair to say that it is ..[ ]

Magden Ltd -
'Magden branch boasts 20 per cent annual growth'
Leading plastic building products supplier Magden has seen a 20 per cent boost in sales at one of its north of England branches. - The Cleckheaton branch in West Yorkshire has enjoyed impressive year on year growth, which is ..[ ]

Winkhaus UK -
'Survey reveals security as the most important area for compo'
A recent market research has revealed that security is the most popular area composite door suppliers are looking at in order to make their offer more appealing to the end consumer. - The survey has been conducted by hardware ..[ ]

3D Laminates Ltd -
'100,000 coolskin panels for GBW'
GBW have just celebrated manufacturing their 100,000th foiled door panel and thanks to the use of the CoolSkin® product from 3D Laminates, product remakes now account for just 0.035% of production. - The once problematic perf ..[ ]

Glazerite Windows -
'Glazerite customer D&M Windows & Doors return to school with'
A new Glazerite Windows Ltd customer, D&M Windows & Doors - also an approved VEKA installer – recently took a trip back to school during half term to fit Salterlee Primary School’s new Matrix 70 window system. - Originally bu ..[ ]

Wrightstyle Ltd -
'Wrightstyle fire protects 1960s London tower block'
Wrightstyle, the advanced steel and aluminium glazing company, has helped to transform a tired London 1960s high-rise block, building in new and improved levels of fire safety. - The 10-storey Leyton Green tower block, in Ley ..[ ]

National Plastics -
'The largest selection of cladding from National Plastics'
National Plastics, the UK’s largest independent trade counter network now stocks one of the industry’s most comprehensive ranges of internal cladding throughout their 31 stores. - The stocked ranges of decorative cladding inc ..[ ]

Total Glass -
'Total Glass supplies energy-efficient windows and doors for '
Total Glass has supplied energy-efficient ‘A’-rated PVC-U windows, high-security communal entrance doors and FD30s fire composite internal doors for Golden Gates Housing Trust’s (GGHT) award-winning regeneration scheme in War ..[ ]

Solidor -
'New Solidor showroom for PJ Plastics'
PJ Plastics have just upgraded their stunning showroom in Bexley, Kent, which now features 10 beautiful Solidor composite doors, with all 18 colours on show including the latest Cotswold-inspired Painswick finish. - The Showr ..[ ]

Wrightstyle Ltd -
'Wrightstyle, responsible people and fire safety'
Wrightstyle is a leading UK advanced glazing company and supplies its steel and aluminium systems worldwide. Tim Kempster, the company’s managing director, looks at how fire safety must be policed by responsible people. - No ..[ ]

Kawneer UK Limited -
'Glazing systems from Kawneer feature on an “architectural ph'
Architectural aluminium systems by leading supplier Kawneer feature on what is believed to be Wales’ first twin-skin façade. - The new postgraduate centre of Cardiff Business School at Cardiff University uses Kawneer’s AA®100 ..[ ]

Axion Recycling -
'Recovinyl grows PVC recycling rates across Europe'
The UK was again a star Recovinyl performer, contributing just over 20% - or 95,525 tonnes – to the total recycled through the PVC industry’s recycling scheme in 2014. - A total of 474,411 tonnes of waste PVC was recycled thr ..[ ]

Edgetech IG UK -
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Glazerite Windows -
'Another Fabricator Quits Manufacturing And Goes For Glazerit'
Yet another fabricator-installer has shut down its factory and turned to Glazerite Windows Ltd as supplier – and now Glazerite is repeating its call to other retail fabricators to think seriously about doing the same. - Famil ..[ ]

Distinction Doors -
'The Earl of Wessex officially opens Distinction Doors’ paint'
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The Window Company (Contracts) Ltd -
'Bigger premises for the G-14 installer of the year'
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