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How Do You Flu?

Construction and manufacturing could take a hit this winter with staff sickness as Covid continues less virulently but with flu on the rise. What can...

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Just A Little Prick

The London Medical Laboratory says people waiting for their booster should consider taking a finger prick antibody test – especially as, when it...

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Outside Workers - Pollution Reduces Sperm Count

With outside workers in cities facing poor air quality, the founders of an anti-pollution mask are raising awareness of a new study saying pollution...

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The Great Resignation - Manufacturing Skills Shortages To Worsen

Manufacturing output is still struggling to keep pace with demand and JobAdder has warned the sector is balancing on a skills tipping point, with the...

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Waterless Handwashing - Biodegradable Wipes

Aero Healthcare’s has created the first natural fibre, biodegradable wipe in 100% recyclable packaging and is focusing on the construction...

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Does Your Door Hold A Dirty Secret?

The need for deep cleaning to combat disease has never been more important, especially within health and care sectors where efforts to limit contagion...

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Golly Gee - 2 Gs For Veka

Veka Plc has been shortlisted for not one but two categories at this year’s G21 Awards. The firm has been named as a finalist in the ‘Best...

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Call To End Construction Pingdemic To Avoid Supply Chain Collapse

The NFB has written to the Secretary of State for Health to ask that the changes to the self-isolation rules for double vaccinated Covid-negative...

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FIT Cancelled - New Dates Announced

The FIT Show organisers have announced the September 2021 exhibition will be abandoned with the event moving to May 2022, in response to the...

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Construction Back To Pre-Covid Levels By 2022

Glenigan’s 2021-2023 Construction Industry Forecast shows activity has rallied and is on an upward trajectory since the start of the...

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Changes to GGF Group Management Structure

The GGF Group has changed its management structure to focus on its development and improving the services of its subsidiary commercial companies,...

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GGF Advises Caution As Lockdown Eases

As lockdown restrictions continue to ease around the UK, the GGF has advised all companies to be cautious and still adhere to the GGF and...

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You Don't Come Close

The WorkSafe Safe Spacer wearable social distance monitor is a device which helps users maintain a safe social distance in the workplace. It alerts...

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Peak, Paddle, Pedal Traverses To 2022

GM Fundraising's Peak, Paddle, Pedal charity event to raise money for Hope House Children’s Hospices has been postponed until 2022. It...

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Streets Fall Silent For Covid Remembrance

Tuesday 23 March was the anniversary of the first Covid lockdown. At midday, the nation held one minutes silence to remember the dead and the...

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Neil Evans On His First 50 Days As Veka MD

Just 50 days into his new role as MD of Veka Plc, Neil Evans explains to The Fabricator how the company has started the year with record breaking...

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Job Retention Focus For Budget 2021

In his 3 March Budget, Chancellor Rishi Sunak set out a £65 billion plan to support jobs and businesses emerging from the Covid pandemic. We...

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Outdoor Work Pods - House Builder Enters Market

Taggart Homes has commenced works on the first phase of 100 high spec outdoor work pods suitable for home working and even as small commercial...

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No Jab, No Job?

Charlie Mullins from Pimlico Plumbers might just have been chasing publicity again when he announced that he would be imposing a ‘No jab no...

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Counted In, Counted Out

Knowing the true occupancy and the flow of people in and out of a store, office or building is now more important than ever. One supplier can provide...

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Thermoseal Is Hot In International Sales

As published in the twelfth annual Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 league table, the Thermoseal Group has been ranked number 96 in the...

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Blockbuster Video Collection For Aluminium Windows

Garnalex has produced a suite of high impact videos to support the launch of Sheerline Classic. With a dedicated blockbuster video website,...

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Veka - Strategy 2021

The newly appointed MD of Veka plc, Neil Evans, has a strategy for 2021 to ensure the firm and its customers continue to thrive in challenging times -...

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Can't Pay, Don't Pay - Chancellor Makes Loans Pay As You Grow

Businesses that took out government-backed Bounce Back Loans to get through Covid-19 will now have greater flexibility to repay their loans, the...

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Strong Steel Stocks Solve Shortage Of Frame Reinforcements

Anglo European Group, which supplies galvanised frame reinforcement for window and door fabricators, has responded to mounting reports of a global...

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Guidance Changes For Sales Within The Home

According to Certass Trade Association, sales appointments may take place in the home, as long as they are undertaken in a Covid-secure...

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Revised Guidance - No Canvassing But You Can Visit On Appointment

The GGF has issued revised guidance for home improvement companies and sub-contractors operating in England during the current National...

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Losing Their Job Is The Biggest Worry For UK Workforce

Research by Ezra, a global provider of digital coaching, has found that the threat of losing their job continues to be the number one worry for the...

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Expanding Tapes To Grow In 2021

Strong demand for airtightness and thermal sealing solutions will drive window and door foam tape growth in 2021, predicts Andy Swift, Sales And...

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Work Safely, Protect The NHS, Save Lives

The GGF is urging all companies in the glass, fenestration and home improvement sectors, to follow the GGF and Government Covid Safe Guidance, to keep...

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Working From Home – A Constant Cyber Threat

Working from home policies, whilst necessary to curtail Covid-19, have exposed smaller enterprises to a level of sophisticated cyber-attack ordinarily...

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Covid Carry On - Construction & Manufacturing Can Continue

The Prime Minister Boris Johnson has categorically declared if you are employed in construction or manufacturing and have to be on site - there is no...

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The Perfect Storm Set To Hit In 2021

Plan well ahead for the perfect storm of Brexit and Covid and a shortage of shipping containers is the warning from the DHF as disruption threatens to...

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Chancellor Extends Furlough And Loan Schemes

The furlough scheme has been extended until the end of April 2021 and the government-guaranteed Covid-19 business loan schemes will now run until the...

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Prioritising Health & Wellbeing

Motivating staff and maintaining a happy workforce is now a top priority for more than one in two small business owners according to new research from...

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Covid-19 - Prevention Is Better For Sure

Victorian Sliders says investing in a £15,000 Covid prevention system is better than closing during lockdown 2, as the firm continues to deliver...

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A Cellular Approach To Covid Cure

A new guide that helps businesses 're-cellularise' working spaces that enable social distancing and help companies work effectively during...

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Government Job And Loan Support Schemes Extended

A number of government support schemes designed to support employers, employees and business owners through lockdown 2 have been extended....

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May The Skyforce Be With You - Juliet Balcony Launched

More developers are using balconies at the centre of projects according to Rehau which has just launched Skyforce into its window...

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Swab On The Job - Covid Testing To Keep Workplaces Open

Covid-19 can remain infectious on surfaces for up to 28 days says new research. Bureau Veritas has developed a new swab sampling service so employers...

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Travel To Work Safely

The Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum has released the latest in its series of Covid-19 animations – this time offering advice on how...

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Stay Calm And Carry On Working

The Prime Minister spoke on Saturday 3 Oct to announce a proposed new England-wide lockdown to be ratified on Thursday 4 Nov. He insisted he want...

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Don't Go To The Cenotaph - Be Careful On Remembrance Sunday

The public have been asked not to gather at the Cenotaph due to coronavirus and to be careful to social distance at any other Remembrance Sunday...

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Frustration For Installers In Supply Chain Crisis

Supply issues have hit fabricators and in turn hit installers in the commercial market where the pressure to complete jobs on time to avoid financial...

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Working Harder And Longer As Covid Impact Bites

New research has revealed that one in five SME owners are working an additional three hours daily on average to manage the impact of the Covid-19...

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£1,000 Bonus for Each Job Retained - Guidance Released

Further information has been published on how businesses can claim the government’s Job Retention Bonus - £1,000 for each employee you...

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Rehau Windows To Host Online CPD Courses

Installers and fabricators from across the UK are being invited to take part in a new series of CPD courses from Rehau focusing on key subjects within...

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Tackling The Covid Workplace Challenges For A Disabled Workforce

A company employing some of Birmingham's most vulnerable people, with 75% of its workforce disabled, has taken extra Covid-19 precautions during...

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Call For Stricter Covid Measures As Legal Obligation Imposed

With the Prime Minister announcing that ‘Covid-secure’ guidelines are set to become a legal obligation, one organisation says firms must...

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NHS Covid App - Industry Must Lead On Take-Up

Industry leaders have urged businesses of all sizes in UK construction to lead the way in ensuring the widest possible uptake of the NHS Covid-19 App,...

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New Training Service - Just What The Government Ordered

Just as the government announces a renewed focus on training to help the Covid bounce-back, the NFB made construction specific training available...

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1000s At Risk From Fire Door Failure - But Big Budget Fix Planned For Autumn

Over 50% of local authorities have delayed fire door maintenance and replacement in the first half of 2020 - a failure putting thousands of lives at...

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Perry Points Finger In Fire Door Fix Scandal

One supplier with a range of fire door locks, latches and hinges has spoken out in the wake of findings that 60% of fire door maintenance, replacement...

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Old Ways Of Working Versus New Ways Of Working

In a recent survey it was revealed that one in five tradespeople are concerned that the way they are currently working is outdated and 10 per cent...

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X-ray Specs - We Know You're Antiviral

OK, it might not be exactly a decorative finish but it is a finish that will be in hot demand if successful - one firm has puts its X-ray Specs on as...

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Back From The Brink In Burnley - 53 Survive Covid Struggle

Burnley's Veka has kept 53 people on who were on the brink of losing their jobs - but sadly 25 have already been made redundant at the PVC-U...

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Coat On With Pulling Power

An industry veteran has put his coat on, walked out of a steady job and announced plans to pull a group of installation companies together. He is...

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A Scary Outlook - Windows Could Fall 22 Per Cent

Revised forecasts from AMA Research suggest Covid-19 and lockdown will deliver a 22% drop in the value of the UK window and door market this...

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Mates in Mind Appeal & How To Be Kinder To Yourself

Mates in Mind has published a call for donations to its Covid-19 Relief Fund. Meanwhile, Jonny Benjamin writes about self-compassion and living with...

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Going, Going - Job Losses Expected At Veka

Veka, the window systems company, has announced that it expects jobs to be lost as the company launches a consultation process. In March the firm...

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In The Driving Seat - Fleets Ready For Restart Journey

As market demand starts to return for composite doors, Doorco is starting the phased reinstatement of its transport department with 70% of the...

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Locking On To Lockdown Launchpad

One firm has demonstrated its long-term vision by using the lockdown period to develop a new website ready for the return to work The...

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New Solutions To Manage Physical Distancing

AB Glass Access Control and Reveal Systems each have introduced facial recognition/temperature check and space management/occupancy level measures to...

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Credit Where Credit Is Due - Trade Credit Insurance Guarantee Launched

In May, the government pledged to support businesses through a Trade Credit Insurance guarantee - which came on stream on June 4. Businesses with...

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Doctor In The House - Antimicrobial Keeps Bacteria Away

Hoppe has developed SecuSan, an antibacterial and antimicrobial surface for door and window handles, to help ensure hygiene standards wherever people...

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Return To Work - FENSA & GGF Keep The Support Coming

To assist FENSA Approved Installers prepare to enter homes and commercial premises, the organisation has produced a number of return to work...

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Drills On Film - Safety Videos For Home Owners And Installers

Nationwide has produced two videos - one for residents showing the steps in place to protect them during installation and maintenance and a second one...

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Two Minute Hero

A slick two minute video has been produced that shows installers how they can get help to re-launch their businesses out of lockdown. Social...

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Stay At Home Sale Campaign Smashes Enquiry Records

A group of independent retail installers has enjoyed record online enquiries since lockdown began, achieving lead volumes in excess of 75% higher than...

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Showrooms Can Re-Open

The GGF has contacted the Department of Business Energy & Industrial Strategy to ask if showrooms could re-open - and received a positive...

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BSI Publishes UK Safe Working Guidelines

The British Standards Institution has published new safe working guidelines to help businesses manage a safe return to work and reoccupation of their...

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Masks For Tasks

A new range of PPE from Beaverswood includes face masks, screens and dividers to allow workers to continue their tasks within their respective...

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Site Operating Procedures – Version 4 Published

Site Operating Procedures have been updated to incorporate a number of technical changes as a result of recently published government guidance. The...

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Bounce Going Floppy - Loans for SMEs Are Not Working

Many small and medium sized enterprises which are keeping up to 16 million people employed in the UK are struggling to access the governments’...

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Keeping The Gap At GAP - Download Safe Working Guides Now

GAP depots have reopened for installers to buy a range of plastic products but the company has put in place a safe 'collection only'...

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Chinese Whispers - Safe Guides Launched As Fingers Point In Misinformation Blame Game

The GGF has launched a Safe Guide for Home Improvement Companies - but not before having a swipe at misinformation doing the rounds. The new Guide...

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Five Free Virtual Showrooms For Installers

Morley Glass & Glazing is set to give away five free virtual showrooms to help installers provide an improved digital service to...

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Covid Digest - All The Latest News & Help Offered To Return To Work

The government kicked off the week by easing the coronavirus restrictions in England - but what else have we learned this week about lockdown and...

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Coronavirus Is Causing Big Bust Reduction

In first month of the Covid-19 pandemic, the UK managed to avoid a deluge of company insolvencies - in fact the number of firms going bust went down...

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Six Measures To Manage A Safe Return To The Workplace

With organisations preparing to see more and more staff returning to their places of work over the coming weeks, how should offices, factories and...

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You Would Cry Too If It Happened To You

Abcell was all set with its No Bull campaign to promote transparent and clear pricing in time for the firm's 30th birthday party - and then...

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Phaser Set To Stun

In a stunning move, the massive Customade Group, which opened most of its sites on 4 May for order intakes, will now phase in manufacturing over the...

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Social Distancing Media - Posters Available To All

With many businesses beginning a staged return to work across the industry, two firms have produced a series of work safety posters and...

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I'm Coming (To Your) Home, I've Done My Time

Having spent too long waiting to return to work, installers will be chuffed they can now fit 'non-essential' windows on customers' homes...

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Work In Homes – If It Is Safe To Do So

The Glass and Glazing Federation has reacted to the new guidance for tradespeople working in people’s homes which has now changed for work being...

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Marketing In Uncertain Times

As Britain faces down Coronavirus, organisations are taking urgent action to find ways to pilot their business operations a safely through crisis....

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Big Wheels Start On Turning As Telford Starts Rolling

Monday 11 May is the target for Epwin Window Systems' manufacturing facilities to get rolling. 4 May saw the firm begin a phased and controlled...

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Another House Builder Joins Site Restart

Gleeson, the house builder, will be opening up sites around the country, in a controlled manner - adhering to strict government guidance on safe...

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Bewley Homes In No Rush To Get Sites Open Again

As the remainder of the construction industry gets ready to ramp up construction all over the UK, one housebuilder, in the south of England,...

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Putting House Building To The Test

The Housing Forum is now calling for construction workers to be coronavirus tested so we can get on and build homes. For over a year, the Forum has...

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Return To Work Assurance Assessment Launched

Bureau Veritas has launched a return to work service to help businesses restart as the government prepares to end lockdown by drawing up guidelines...

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Most Firms Can Be Ready For Restart Within Three Weeks

Results from the latest Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker reveal the vast majority of firms surveyed say they will require three weeks or less to...

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Jo(h)nnies - Be Good

The two Jo(h)nnies, Agnew of the GGF and Vanstone of Certass, have told Installers they should behave wisely and in accordance with guidance as...

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Called To The Bar As Lockdown Loosens

Two more door manufacturing companies are going back to work to fulfil orders - one in particular will be looking forward to getting to grips with a...

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On With The Job - Fabricators & Installers Hard At Work

Rob McGlennon, Deceuninck MD writes: Over the past two weeks, with Government encouragement, the construction industry has started to return safely to...

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Skeleton Staff Lead Phased Return To Work

New World Developments Ltd, which includes Apeer Doors, Lumi Windows and Isolate Fire Doors, has announced its decision to reopen on Monday 4 May with...

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Weekly Webinars - Façades, Glass And Expert Interviews

Saint-Gobain Glass is delivering webinars to façade fabricators and installers as well as architects, and specifiers during lockdown. 5 May...

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Home Working Security Headache

More than half (57 per cent) of UK IT decision makers still believe that remote workers will expose their organisation to the risk of a data breach,...

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Small Office Security Platform Free To Support Small Businesses

A three month license of BullGuard Small Office Security has been offered for free to provide advanced cyber security protection for small businesses,...

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Banks Shouldn't Take A CBILS' Faulty View

'Lenders must stick to the spirit of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Schemes, not the letter,' says a small business...

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Managing A Crisis - Is It Fight Or Flight?

As Britain faces a national crisis with the Coronavirus, organisations are taking urgent action to adapt their business operations, writes industry...

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Survey Shows Impact Of Lockdown On Home Working

A new national survey of 2,000 people into the experience of home working shows that 37% are finding it more and more difficult but are prepared to...

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Coronavirus - Business Bounce Back

Come May 4, businesses will be able to apply for a coronavirus Bounce Back Loan. This scheme will help small and medium-sized businesses affected by...

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NHIC Launches Second COVID-19 Impact Survey

Focussing on consumer detriment and the risk of rogue traders, the National Home Improvement Council has launched its second nationwide industry...

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Help For Heroes - Window Industry Helps Nightingale Swansea

One Welsh fabricator is playing a crucial role in the construction of a temporary NHS Nightingale Covid-19 field hospital in...

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How To Manage Your Cash Flow Through A Crisis

Rick Smith, MD of Forbes Burton business rescue and recovery consultants explains how to keep your cash flow in check through a crisis. Cash flow...

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Wimpey Throws Down Chips

In what many will see as a big gamble, Taylor Wimpey will start the process of remobilisation of construction from the week commencing 4 May on the...

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House Builder - Back To Work On Monday

Thursday 23 April saw house builder Vistry take the decision to recommence work on around 90% of the Group's 'Partnership' sites and...

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A Guide To Working Safely & A Guide To Reporting In Work Covid Deaths

The HSE is adamant that where people can work safely, they should continue to work and has provided some simple guidelines - and some handy links to...

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Helping Yourself Out Of A Crisis - Marketing Support Website Launched

AluK has created a package of marketing support for its customers to help them help themselves out of the Coronavirus crisis. Fabricators buying...

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Getting A Lift - Garnalex Takes Combilifts For Factory Fitness

Garnalex has invested in three Combilift multi-directional forklift trucks to its state-of-the-art aluminium extrusion factory work even fitter and...

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Glass and Glazing Covid-19 Meeting Convenes

Facilitated by PricewaterhouseCoopers and chaired by Ryan Green of Clayton Glass, a first Glass & Glazing Covid-19 online meeting took place on...

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Raising Their Visors - Knights Of The Industry Show Their Mettle

Another PVC-U systems company has done the industry proud by turning its talents to producing protective face visors for front line workers during the...

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Nightingale Hospitals - Reclaimed Windows Play Important Role

Veka Compounds has come out of lockdown temporarily to produce white recycled polymer for a special order of PVC-U cable trunking for the construction...

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Carry On Construction - Government Confirms Building Can Continue

Construction work can continue provided workers are not showing coronavirus symptoms and the work can be done to Public Health guidelines the...

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Furlough Scheme Portal Delayed - Businesses Put At Risk

Thousands of businesses could be at risk as the government has indicated that the Furlough Scheme could be delayed until the end of April. It now...

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Crisis Support For GGF Members - As Deposit Indemnity Fund Closes

As the spread of coronavirus continues the government remains committed to construction continuing if workers can operate within the Public Health...

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Modplan Donates Its Stock Of PPE To Local Doctors’ Surgery

Trade fabricator Modplan has donated its stock of personal protective equipment (PPE) to its local doctors’ surgery to help protect NHS staff as...

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Top Tips For Surviving Under The Lockdown

Top businesses are offering advice that will help companies get going again smartly when coronavirus lockdown eventually comes to an...

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Burglary - Pubs And Shops Targeted In Virus Lockdown

Police forces across the UK are having to carry out extra night patrols in empty city and town centres, as burglars target shops, pubs and other...

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It’s Business As Unusual - Oxford Firm Stays Open

The Glazpart factory in Banbury is still operational to support customers - especially those serving the NHS, medical and food markets. Dean...

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Aluminium Flush Casement Ready For When Market Returns

A new flush casement window will open opportunities for installers when the market returns says aluminium trade fabricator Fentrade Aluminium Building...

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Window Company Helps 'Amazing' NHS Staff Work Safely

Windows Plus is fitting infection control doors and privacy screens in Warwick Hospital to support the efforts of the NHS in caring for Covid-19...

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Going Cuckoo For Cuckoo

Since its launch in late 2019, the popularity of Ultraframe’s Cuckoo online marketing system has grown hugely. The system helps retailers to...

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Ultraframe Joins Factory Shutdown Legion

Ultraframe has joined the legion of manufacturers of window, door and conservatory products to close its factory doors in an effort to keep the nation...

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Industrial Revolution 5

With the Coronavirus crisis forcing businesses to suspend operations, a new industrial revolution may be upon us, writes David Leng. No one could...

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Veka Closes UK Operations - Covid-19 Review Planned in Three Weeks

Sunday March 29 saw Veka UK suspend operations at it site in Burnley to 'stand with other manufacturers to preserve the lives and futures of our...

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Managing Credit In A Covid-19 Crisis

The Chartered Institute of Credit Management has launched A Managing Credit in a Crisis suite of tools and services for all credit professionals -...

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Bank Of England Cuts Rate To Help Businesses Cope With Covid-19 Cash Problems

March 11 saw the Bank of England announce measures to help business, especially SMEs, respond to the economic shock from the coronavirus (Covid-19)...

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