Safestyle is heading into administration after making unsurvivable losses. The UK Windows and Doors Group recently went the same way, writes Editor John Roper who looks wider afield to report that one in 191 active companies have gone bust over the past year. Housebuilding is down, says Roper and household budgets are stretched, so things could look gloomy…unless of course you operate in high-end aluminium fenestration where the big bucks are still flowing. To Read More - Click The Pic
Marketing - Brand it like Branson
The failure of many business leaders to have a strong personal brand is something that is not lost on Andrew Scott, CEO of Purplex Marketing. There is a transformative effect that people like Sir Richard Branson bring to their business – and it is high time the fenestration industry realised this potential. To Read More - Click The Pic
Daylighting is a design term for using the natural light from the sun to illuminate spaces in a building. It can also contribute to the well-being of the occupants by creating a more productive and stimulating environment, writes CAB CEO Phil Slinger. To Read More - Click The Pic
Cover Story – Holds all together
Is the most important component in the frame, the hardware, the hinges or the sealed unit? Ask the question of Rapierstar MD David Furnes will tell you the answer is likely to be the fastenings – screws to the layman. To Read More - Click The Pic
Recycling – Our responsibility
Rishi Sunak has delayed phasing out diesel and petrol cars and gas boilers, whilst still claiming that Britain remains on target for Net Zero by 2050. Veka Recycling MD Stuart Stockley says his company can help the PM keep his word as it recycles windows and thus reduces carbon emissions by returning important materials back into closed-loop manufacturing. To Read More - Click The Pic
Working in colour
For the last ten years, Glazpart has consistently invested in state-of-the-art machinery, systems and tooling to provide a spectrum of colours and finishes of its trickle vent – the LinkVent range, writes sales director Dean Bradley. To Read More - Click The Pic
Profile – So, what’ s next?
Combilift, the County Monaghan based materials handling vehicles manufacturer, welcomed over 120 international reporters as well as dozens of global customers to its HQ in to celebrate its 25th anniversary. John Roper was the only UK sector journalist invited – read his exclusive report. To Read More - Click The Pic
Building paradise
Garden rooms have become increasingly popular. However, the process can involve creating solid footings. But there is a way to simplify this process and minimise the disruption. Robin Gamble, director at UK Helix introduces screw-piles. To Read More - Click The Pic
Vertical Sliders – Invest in the best
Quickslide’s chairman Adrian Barraclough showed the quality of his windows by getting a group of magazine editors to make them the old (labour intensive) way whilst observing the modern, efficient, (£1.71m worth of investment) new way of making them too. The most senior journalist there, John Roper, reports. To Read More - Click The Pic
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