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FIT SHOW WELCOMES ‘ROADMAP TO RECOVERY’
FIT Show organisers have welcomed the nations ‘Roadmap to Recovery’, as outlined by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Parliament (Monday 22nd February 2021). The highly anticipated 50-page road map will see the Government relax coronavirus lockdown restrictions across England in phases between March 8th and June 21st this year. FIT Show event director, Nickie West comments: “Like the majority of the country, I watched and welcomed yesterday’s Government outline of our ‘roadmap to recovery’.” READ MORE
Elsewhere, hardware specialist VBH has added to its family of greenteQ profile cylinders, having introduced the new Orion 3 star barrel. Orion is tested to TS007 and is rated as a 3 star profile cylinder. This means that it offers full protection against drilling, picking, bumping and snapping without the need for any additional support such as a security handle or shroud. READ MORE
In other news, Building Our Skills has teamed up with the Learning Skills Partnership in an initiative that is intended to attract newcomers into roles in the fenestration industry that go beyond those of the well-known hands-on site-based variety. READ MORE
. . . and, Haffner Murat has announced its presence at FIT 2021 with the largest ever stand in the FIT Show’s history, an eyewatering 405 sqm of exhibiting space! READ MORE
Enjoy this issue and if you have any comments please feel free to email me at the address below.
Christina Shaw
Owner & Publisher
Email me: christina@glassnews.co.uk
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3 STARS OF ORION |
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NEW PARTNERSHIP LETS BUILDING OUR SKILLS ATTRACT MULTI-DISCIPLINE NEWCOMERS TO FENESTRATION INDUSTRY |
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Building Our Skills has teamed up with the Learning Skills Partnership in an initiative that is intended to attract newcomers into |
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HAFFNER MURAT FINALISES THE LARGEST EVER STAND AT FIT 2021 |
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Haffner Murat has announced its presence at FIT 2021 with the largest ever stand in the FIT Show’s history, an eyewatering 405 sqm of exhibiting space.
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CARL F GROUPCO SUPPLIES ROTO PRODUCT SUITE FOR ACCOYA® |
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Roto fittings supplied by Carl F Groupco have been approved for use on Accoya® timber windows and doors. |
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ONE DOOR SYSTEM THAT DOES EVERYTHING |
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Alutech is taking away the headache of having to stock multiple systems by offering fabricators one system that caters for all door styles with the BF73 aluminium door
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PROTECT YOUR MARGINS AND YOUR REPUTATION WITH ONSITE 7 |
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Onsite 7, the new cloud-based job management software developed by the trade for the trade, is seeing stronger than |
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CURO, EMPLAS AND KUBU FOR A SMARTER NEW BUILD STANDARD |
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Curo Group have become the first housebuilder in the UK to provide PVC doors equipped for Kubu smart-sensor
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TOMMY TRINDER’S ‘SELLING WITHOUT HOME VISITS’ MASTERCLASS IS A CROWD PULLER |
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The industry’s first ever masterclass on the theme of remote selling has attracted significant interest with over 150 window |
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LIGNUM, BY THE JOINERY NETWORK, IS YOUR GOLDEN TICKET FOR MORE PROFIT IN 2021 |
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To combat lead time issues on PVCu, there’s never been a better time for installers to look at adding timber to their
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GUARDSMAN FIRE DOOR FROM ODL EUROPE ATTRACTING ATTENTION |
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The Guardsman Fire Door slab from ODL Europe is billed as a gamechanger for the 30- minute composite fire door market. |
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GOOGLE MAPS THE LATEST IN A SYSTEM THAT NEVER STOPS EVOLVING |
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Long term AdminBase user Bradley Scott Windows says Maps are an excellent addition
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INSTALLERS QUOTE OVER £34MILLION ON FRAMEPOINT® IN JANUARY |
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Tommy Trinder, pioneers of Framepoint® technology, are seeing record levels of activity on their Framepoint® ap; |
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2 IN 3 BUILDERS’ WORKLOADS STAGNANT OR DECLINING, WARNS FMB |
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A Budget for Britain’s builders is needed to boost slowing workloads and to reverse contracting enquiries and employment,
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LAMINATED GLASS BAN WEBINAR ENGAGES GGF MEMBERS |
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On Thursday 18th February, the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) Document B Working Party held a Members-only |
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MODPLAN BECOMES A MEMBER OF MANUFACTURING WALES |
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Leading trade fabricator Modplan has become a member of Manufacturing Wales, a prestigious association representing
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OVER 200 SPECTUS WINDOWS FITTED IN NEW GOLD-STANDARD DEVELOPMENT |
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Over 200 Elite 70 casement windows and 32 French door sets were manufactured and installed in a new 32-home development in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. |
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LONG-TERM RETROFIT STRATEGY NEEDED TO COMBAT FAILING GREEN HOMES GRANT SCHEME, |
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The poor take up of the Government’s Green Homes Grant scheme (GHGS) demonstrates
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EFFORTLESSLY PERFECT RESULTS WITH TUFFX |
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The key to making something look effortless is ensuring there is hard work happening behind the scenes — as in the case of a |
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AND THE WINNER IS . . . |
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Congratulations to Martin Bamford of Gutterclean for winning Freefoam’s first ‘Transformer’ competition for 2021. Martin used Freefoam Fortex Weatherboard
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THE DOOR COMPANY STAFFORD RECEIVES TOP ENDURANCE ACCOLADE |
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The Door Company Stafford is the latest high profile installation company to be awarded Installer of the Month for |
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A NEW NAME IN FIRE SAFETY |
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A leading British fire safety group has this week launched an exciting new identity. Technical Fire Safety Group provides a new home for the group’s trading businesses
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LUMI ALUMINIUM. GREAT TO LOOK AT AND EASY TO FIT |
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Catching up with Asa McGillian, Managing Director of Ballymena based Apeer Doors and the Lumi frameless window and doors system, Glass News’ Editor, Chris |
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’MARKET UNCERTAINTY?’ |
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With both Brexit and Covid-19 issues still very much with us, 2021 will continue to be a challenge for all businesses. Both the ‘State of the Trade’ survey from CAB and the recent CPA (Construction Products
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‘V’ SHAPED RECOVERY FOR UK RESIDENTIAL ENTRANCE DOOR MARKET – AMA RESEARCH |
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A new report into the UK residential entrance door market has forecast a positive outlook for the sector over the next five years, despite a significant decline in |
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UAP LAUNCHES INDUSTRY LEADING FULLEX KINETICA+ K4 LOCK |
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UAP, the leading manufacturer of security and fire safety hardware for doors and windows, has launched the Fullex Kinetica+ K4; a state of the art locking system that
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