A radical rethink?
A new poll suggests we see the skills shortage as the biggest issue facing the industry. Edgetech MD Chris Alderson gives his perspective on the skills gap – and one way we can help to overcome it An online More...
Avia secure smart lock receives world first BSI internet security certificate
Mighton has been officially presented with a certificate from the British Standards Institution (BSI) in recognition of achieving the Government’s Code of Practice for consumer Internet of Things (IoT) security More...
Haffner Murat to supply Fom Industrie aluminium fabrication machinery
Machinery experts Haffner Murat have just announced the company will be supplying Fom Industrie aluminium fabrication machinery. Dave Thomas, Haffner Murat’s Managing Director, said: “Fom Industrie offers More...
Cube Glass wins another major stadium contract at Rangers FC’s Hummel Training Centre
Innovative and sectorally-diverse glass and aluminium specialist Cube Glass has again increased its presence in the important UK stadium market with a major contract at Rangers Football Club’s state-of-the-art More...
Large proportion of home improvers unaffected by Brexit uncertainty
More than a third of home improvers have cancelled or postponed plans to either move or improve due to uncertainty surrounding Brexit over the past two years, according to new research by Velux. The research More...
Fire safety and changes to Building Regs key focus of GGF conference
The recent Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) annual Members’ Day conference was hailed a great success by GGF senior staff, Members and Board directors. With a record number of Member companies in attendance, More...
Richard Hall, Managing Director at Reynaers Aluminium UK
First Job: My first ever job was my paper round! After university, I started as a Graduate Trainee at Schaeffler, a company I left 22 years later as President of the UK Industrial business. When did you join More...
Glazerite is at the forefront of the smart home movement with Ultion Smart
The Ultion lock has been fitted as standard for many years by The Glazerite UK Group, offering homeowners safe, secure doors that stop burglars entering their homes. The pressure for door manufacturers to enter More...
Metal Matters
Windows Active Editor John Cowie takes a closer look at the new name in the aluminium market You would be hard-pressed to find an entrepreneur any more passionate about UK manufacturing and the window industry More...
Kömmerling gets clever with a Genius fabrication start-up
Kömmerling have partnered up with Genius Systems, an ambitious new window and door manufacturing start-up who have already invested over £1 million in capital equipment. No strangers to large-scale window More...
FENSA to lead Building Our Skills ‘Inspiring The Future’ Campaign
FENSA, the glazing industry’s leading competent person scheme, is set to help spearhead Building Our Skills (BOS) ‘Inspiring The Future’ campaign launched to introduce Fenestration to schools and colleges. The More...
The ZEEL™ contemporary glazing cassette has been launched by ODL
ZEEL frame ODL Europe has just launched ZEEL™, a new contemporary glazing cassette. Nathan Barr, Managing Director of ODL Europe, said: “ODL Europe has an impressive track record of listening to customer More...