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The Fabricator Magazine - Comment
John Roper The Fabricator's editor opines on the latest boom/bust cycle - the boom being very good to the home improvement market at this time but much of this is down to a lockdown backlog which must end, And then there is the subject of the skills shortage - 900,000 job vacancies and no lorry drivers and - at this rate there will be nobody to deliver Christmas turkeys. To Read More - Click The Pic
Health & Safety Matters - Rule on REACH
As the legislation continues to change following the UK’s exit from the European Union, the Glass and Glazing Federation has issued key guidance on the importation of chemicals from the EU. To Read More - Click The Pic
Marketing - Let's get back
For some the Glazing Summit 2021 cannot come soon enough. Andrew Scott discusses why attending the one-day conference is vital for businesses – and how we can help shape the industry’s future together. To Read More - Click The Pic
Machinery - Old and golden
Nearly 20 years ago Danny Williams bought a Stuga Flowline sawing and machining centre for his fabrication company Pioneer Trading. The Flowline revolutionised production at Pioneer and was so successful that a second one was added a couple of years later, writes Steve Haines. To Read More - Click The Pic
Newcastle University’s new £30 million learning and teaching centre, the Frederick Douglass Centre, uses Schüco systems to help achieve its unusual shape. The building is designed as a sweeping curve which visually connects the two adjacent public spaces. To Read More - Click The Pic
Heritage Windows - Details matter
Covid has changed the world as we knew it. Labour and materials are in short supply, there’s a backlog of deferred work which consequently,has increased demand and added yet more pressure to the supply chain. Glass shortages, materials price increases, extended lead times all compound the problem, writes Masterframe’s Alan Burgess. To Read More - Click The Pic
CAB Column - Cautious growth
With the ONS revising its dip in construction output in 2020 to a fall of 14% and the CPA forecast for a growth this year of 13.7%, it seems that the UK industry continues to bounce back, writes Phil Slinger. On the downside, there is the shortage of materials and skilled labour followed with the inevitable rise in costs connected with these shortages. To Read More - Click The Pic
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