Date archive forAugust, 2020
By winactive On Thursday, August 27th, 2020
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Haffner Murat offers live demonstrations of their machinery to potential customers

Leading machinery experts, Haffner Murat now offer live demonstrations of a range of their machinery to potential customers from the company’s state-of-the-art showroom in Staffordshire.   Dave Thomas, More...

By winactive On Wednesday, August 26th, 2020
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Pilkington ramps up antiviral coating research in the fight against Covid-19

The NSG Group, parent company to Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, is fast tracking its research into producing glass with an antiviral coating, as it looks to help specifiers find new ways of reducing the More...

By winactive On Monday, August 24th, 2020
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Sheerline launches Classic ultra slim beadless aluminium window system

Sheerline has launched Classic, its first residential aluminium window system, an ideal high performance replacement for traditional slim steel windows. This groundbreaking aluminium system is the result of More...

By winactive On Monday, August 24th, 2020
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Avantek Machinery is now an official Graf Synergy distributor for the UK

Dedicated machinery provider to the fenestration industry, Avantek Machinery has announced it is now an official Graf Synergy distributor for the UK. This commercial partnership will lead the Italian company More...

By winactive On Thursday, August 13th, 2020
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It’s all about the OTIF

Why suppliers need to do more to help customers cope with demand by Richard Gyde, Managing Director, Mila I write a regular blog on the Mila website at https://www.mila.co.uk/blog/. Over the years, it’s More...

By winactive On Wednesday, August 12th, 2020
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The Green Homes Grant was a disappointment – but at least we’ve finally got some clarity

Andy Jones, Group Managing Director of Victorian Sliders, comments on the latest details about the government’s Green Homes Grant. After a frustrating few weeks, the government has finally confirmed the More...

By winactive On Wednesday, August 12th, 2020
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Green Homes Grant still provides opportunity for savvy installers says Roseview

Recent clarification on the Green Homes Grant, including news that it can only be used to replace single glazing (and even then only as a secondary measure), has been met with both joy and disappointment. Joy More...

By winactive On Tuesday, August 11th, 2020
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Veka Recycling fleet in full flow as window industry gets back to work

Veka Recycling, the Wellingborough-based specialist recycler of PVC-U window, has reported that its fleet of collection vehicles is once again travelling the highways of England, Wales and more recently Scotland More...

By winactive On Tuesday, August 11th, 2020
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Modplan reports reassuring levels of demand across its ranges

Veka trade fabricator Modplan has reported strong levels of demand across its product ranges following their lockdown return. Heidi Sachs, Managing Director of Newport-based Modplan said: “Since we reopened More...

By winactive On Tuesday, August 11th, 2020
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Deceuninck’s July sales reach another record high

Deceuninck sales have continued to rise this summer. Following strong growth before the lockdown, and a ‘spectacular’ recovery in June, sales in July were up a record-breaking 31.9% year-on-year, 20.9% More...

By winactive On Monday, August 10th, 2020
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Industry body reveals positive signs for the conservatory sector

The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) has received some interesting statistics and comments indicating that 2020 could be a very good year for conservatory sales. Purplex Marketing (a GGF Member) recently More...

By winactive On Monday, August 10th, 2020
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Sternfenster brings rapid lead times and new flexibility to colour

Sternfenster has launched a new ultra-tough water-based spray-painting service, with the ability to spray PVC-U products to any RAL colour – in less than half the average turnaround time on foils. Introduced More...