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In the News

It would be usual at this time of the year to do a follow up on how the Chancellor’s Budget announcements affect the industry, but what would be the point? Although not formally announced this budget is about to be scrapped and renewed in just a few weeks time. Even if it is the same Chancellor we will see revisions to the Budget, so any comments would have no real meaning. The only thing that seems set in stone is the duty on fuel, it was implied in the Budget that the 3p in the pre-budget announcement for April is now to be spread over the year. The contradiction here is that the Revenue has already taken more than the 3p in extra tax so far this year without any announcement, just as a consequence of the rises in fuel prices. This affects the window industry in that it has increased distribution cost.

Our inbox has an observation from Mark Hickox of the Thermoseal Group on the information supplied to him by the GGF with regards the implications of Doc L. From the little that is being made public there is more than a nod towards it becoming a bill for the ‘restraint on trade’. In response the GGF have issued a statement. Meanwhile Marcus Springer at REHAU takes a more pragmatic view on the gossip.

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In Box

The BFRC Window Energy Rating Scheme

Dear Ian,

We feel that it is incumbent on Thermoseal Group to inform you of our concerns regarding the development of the GGF/BFRC WER scheme. Please note the following comments summarise our views based on the limited information supplied to Thermoseal Group by the GGF/BFRC. We suggest you contact the GGF/BFRC for clarification on the points raised and we recommend that individuals check the facts for themselves.

1. Under the consultation papers issued by the Department for Communities and Local Government in June 2009, the proposed amendments to Part L essentially mean that in existing dwellings, to show compliance with the Building Regulations it will be necessary to ensure that windows are fitted that have a minimum WER (Window Energy Rating) of Band C. The effect of this is that the WER scheme becomes the single performance standard by which to show compliance with Part L in respect of controlled units in the UK ...[ more ]

Best regards

Mark Hickox
Sales Director, Thermoseal Group

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GGF Statement - Window energy ratings and the GGF: the facts

The Glass and Glazing Federation has become aware of criticism being levelled at the Window Energy Ratings scheme (WERs) and its introduction and management by the British Fenestration Rating Council (BFRC), a company within the GGF Group. The GGF believes that there has and continues to be a great deal of misinformation about WERs and the following is in response to a press release prepared and distributed to the core glazing trade press by Thermoseal Ltd. We believe that this is premature as the proposed changes to the Building Regulations, contained within Approved Document L 2010, have not yet been published and comments about its content can therefore only be speculative at this stage ...[more ]

The Glass & Glazing Federation

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Have you heard the news?

Having followed the numerous articles, letters and contributions which have appeared in the glazing press over recent months, I sometimes feel a bit like a parent at the school gate listening to gossip.

On the boil at the moment are two particular rumours around CE-marking of frames and changes to Part L of the Building Regulations.

It is interesting to see how various companies are making statements using rather ambiguous wording which give a certain amount of information but not the whole picture – leaving an element of doubt in the mind of the reader ...[ more ]

Markus Springer

Technical Manager, REHAU Window Division

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