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In the News

Moving forward sees the industry provide a U-value of 0.6 W/m²K for IGU’s from " " and Whole window U-values as low as 1.1 W/m²K from Pultec.

Getting energy from your windows, CAB reminds us that there is more than one ‘A’ in town, 2 from the independent BRE (Building Research Establishment) and 1 from the Glass Industries GGF.

They have a case, a case for selling says Listers. Wicona lets go a tornado in Doha. Pilkington reaches new heights to clean up in Wales.

Darling - Get Britain Building rues missed opportunity on VAT

Kevin Ahern wonders if your salesmen could cause your company to be sued for quoting what it says on the energy saving label.

This reminds us that with the chill in the air outside, the consumer appears to be let down by the hype and contradictions of WER’s. At this time of the year, the time of the year that warmth, its cost and saving the planet most concerns the paying customer, we feed them WER performance figures that seemingly set out to mislead, and as a result this will inevitably lead to disappointment. In our litigious society is it a risk worth pursuing?

Market growth – registration of window installations were up in November when compared to the same period last year.

For those owners of the larger premises that really want to do something positive on the energy front, save money, drastically reduce their CO2 output and avoid the potentially hazardous problems associated with the not so energy efficient fluorescents the answer is here ...[ more ] . It works; it really works and does exactly what it says on the label.

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Are you heading for a break?

Some will be thinking, that’s it folks, I’m off, I need a break – thank goodness it’s Christmas.

We have moved into a virtual silly season, the high streets are packed with people trying to buy things that will make others happy. Supermarkets have every item flying off the shelves as people stock up, and as the 25th approaches they will be buying more food than it is possible to consume on 1 day, or even 2 days or even the extended weekend in front of them.

What is amusing is how habits of our parents are passed down through the generations. We stock up because traditionally the shops will be shut, people stop working, and people have a break. In our modern age not everything is as it was – come the 26th all the shops will be open again. Those with goods and produce will be open and trading as if the 25th never happened.

The Bank of England has deduced that almost half the mortgage payers in the country are better off to the tune of £130 per month. ...[ more ] .

From here at the Fenestration News we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year – may the wind always be at your back ….

Holiday, what holiday, the Fenestration News is a 24/7/365 operation. While some might have their feet up, the news will still be updated as it comes in. It is worth recognising that what for some is a holiday, for others that live and breathe their work, this is catch up time. Catch up time on all those things that could improve their business.

Remember, for all the latest news updated daily, check out the Fenestration News website @ www.fenestration-news.com

In Box

A lost window of opportunity

Dear Ian

A lost window of opportunity

A scrappage scheme for domestic central heating boilers?

So, HMG is funding homeowners to produce more efficient heat only to watch it all leak out of their old, draughty windows.

Network VEKA, as an organisation and via many of our member companies, supported the Glass and Glazing Federation’s petition backing a scrappage scheme for energy-efficient replacement windows. ...[ more ]

John Ogilvie
Managing Director
Network VEKA

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In Box

Dear Ian

Smoke and mirrors

In my recent quest to understand the BFRC rating scheme, I seem to have mis-understood a lot of what the scheme is all about so I thought I would try to simplify my current thoughts in the topic .

The BFRC claim that A rated windows are net heat providers of your home . ref . Giles Willson (at Glassex) , Maurice Levitt ( consultant and physicist) various correspondence , Graham Hinett (Fensa Times Dec 09) Et al, and I am sure, many others, on numerous occasions, yet the BFRC guidance notes explain that the scheme is purely a comparison for windows and NOT an absolute performance measurement , you see my confusion?

The document that explains the calculation of the formula (that has been peer, industry and academia reviewed) suggests that the sun provides more power in Aberdeen that it does in Plymouth, you see my confusion?

The same document goes into great detail about a Dutch reference house and quotes a number of British and European standards ( and uses them negligibly ) but does not state the reference source of the solar data that it uses. ...[ more ]

You see my confusion?

Kevin Ahern

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Lost opportunity?

In our inbox John Ogilvie, MD of Network VEKA, laments the lost opportunity in the Chancellor’s pre-budget statement to fully embrace what can be done to highlight the government’s true intensions when it comes to CO2 emissions. All that Alistair Darling managed was the headline grabbing boiler scappage scheme, and in the detail indicated the aim was to replace about 120,000 old ‘G’ rated boilers.

In real terms these schemes don’t usually cost the government (the tax-payer) – although as yet the actual financing terms on the boiler scheme have yet to be announced. We know with the car scrappage scheme the manufacturers had to pay half of the discount and they covered this by raising prices. The tax-payer was covered by the increases in sales causing more tax to be collected. More sales, more profit, win, win.

What really happens when the government puts its weight behind this sort of initiative is to lend it credibility and lift a market. To our older readers this is what we used to call marketing – creating a reason to buy. This is where we have to applaud Anglian, not a company known for its marketing tradition, they obviously realised that building a story around the discounts that were already being given would create interest – they called it the window scappage scheme. It is just a surprise no one else seems to have cottoned on and copied it. ...[ more ]

Also in the news....

" " Glass
New Lantern Roof Finial & 0.6 W/m²K glass opt
Aluminium roof lanterns from " " Glass in Leicester can now be supplied with round ball finials to give a more contemporary feel to the roof lanterns. With more and more custom ..[  ]

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" "
The Case for Selling Gallery Doors
Not all composite doors are the same and Gallery Composite Doors are one of a very rare breed of dual rebated composite doors. Aiming at the more discerning trade and retail custom ..[  ]

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Fab & Fix
Full marks for Fab & Fix school handles
Fab & Fix is supplying stylish hardware to secure thousands of Lancashire school windows manufactured to the highest thermally-efficient standards by its customer Pultec Windows as ..[  ]

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Pilkington Building Products
Pilkington stamp-ed on Wales
Pilkington Activ™ Blue has been specified in a unique conservatory in the village of Sarnau, Wales. With a bespoke design that spans two floors, the gable-style conservatory uses t ..[  ]

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Council for Aluminium in Building (CAB)
'What's in 'A' Rating'
With the expansion of rating systems in our sector there is a concern that architects, specifiers, contractors and industry representatives are becoming confused and do not necessa ..[  ]

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FrameXpress
frameXpress driving forward exemplary services
The exemplary support services and product guarantees are placing frameXpress in a league of their own according to customer opinion. Sales figures for the Midland’s leading fabri ..[  ]

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getbritainbuilding.co.uk
Get Britain Building rues missed opportunity on VA
The Chancellor has missed a golden opportunity to offer the UK construction industry a much needed end of year boost with his refusal not to change VAT on residential refurbishment ..[  ]

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Council for Aluminium in Building (CAB)
‘C is for Curves’
Sweeping curves give grace and elegance to our new and refurbished buildings. Whether it’s an arched canopy, a curved window, a solar shading louvre blade or a feature structure, a ..[  ]

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Network VEKA
Trade website offers quality windows - to go
W2go is fast becoming one of the most efficient ways to buy PVC-U trade products. - The website was developed by two founder members of the prestigious Network VEKA, which means th ..[  ]

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Wicona Projects
Tornado Tower wins major International Award
The Tornado Tower in Doha, which features extensive use of Wicona unitised curtain walling, has won a major global award. - The accolade for Best Tall Building in the Middle East a ..[ ]

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K2 Conservatories
Structural bi-folding openings
Bi-folding doors have become an increasingly popular option for homes and now also conservatories and glazed extensions. Unlike a house built with lintels over the opening, compani ..[ ]

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Trojan Hardware and Designs Ltd
New Trojan Group sash lock will be exclusively sto
Trojan Group products are renowned for their quality and innovation and its latest product – a sash lock for vertical sliders – is no exception. It’s received the seal of approval ..[ ]

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Kevin Ahern
Smoke and mirrors
In my recent quest to understand the BFRC rating scheme, I seem to have mis-understood a lot of what the scheme is all about so I thought I would try to simplify my current though ..[ ]

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Archibald Kenrick
Kenrick links up with Tradelink
Tradelink, the leading Cambridgeshire-based trade fabricator, has chosen Kenrick to supply its patented Excalibur shootbolt system. Excalibur has added to the first rate security f ..[ ]

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Swisspacer
Swisspacer invests in additional capacity to meet
Swisspacer, the fastest growing warm edge manufacturer in the UK and Ireland, has invested in additional production capacity at one of its manufacturing facilities, near Dresden, G ..[ ]

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Fenestration News
Are you heading for a break?
Some will be thinking, that’s it folks, I’m off, I need a break – thank goodness it’s Christmas. - We have moved into a virtual silly season, the high streets are packed with peopl ..[ ]

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Mila Hardware Ltd
New area sales manager at mila hardware
Tim Plant has joined Mila Hardware as the Area Sales Manager for the South West region. - He has more than 30 years experience in the window industry, originally at Pilkingtons and ..[ ]

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British Board of Agrément
The BBA and BSRIA Agreement
The British Board of Agrément (BBA) and BSRIA have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) covering testing and certification of heat pumps covered by the Microgeneration Certif ..[ ]

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Pilkington Building Products
Pilkington Pyrostop® gets community service
Pilkington Pyrostop® has been specified in a comprehensive refurbishment of a Grade II listed Magistrates’ Court in Bedford to integrate the County Court into the building and impr ..[ ]

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December - issue: 1209.02

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