News Bulletin - 29 September 2011

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MBA Associates Limited
“ I’ll do anything you ask me to… as long as you w
The age old question of how to get someone to do what you want.. it is asked every day by people wor...[more]

MBA Associates Limited
”…Treat Those Two Impostors Both The Same”
Triumph and disaster are of course the two impostors as those of you who were paying attention (and ...[more]

MBA Associates Limited
Stop Selling!
Strategy is as much about what not to do as it is about what you should do. This is often ignored in...[more]

MBA Associates Limited
Mindset, Market Polarisation and Grit
The most asked question of us at MBA is “how is everyone else doing?” something we can only generali...[more]

MBA Associates Limited
Who Do You Serve?
Fundamental to all strategy is a goal, nothing nebulous, none of the “we will be the best window com...[more]

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VEKA
VEKA welcomes Shane Gray to the Board
Industry-leading system supplier VEKA plc has appointed a new director to its board: Shane Gray will...[more]

VEKA
Yet another first as VEKA opens the door to more e
Industry-leading profile manufacturer VEKA plc has become the first systems company to register on t...[more]

Door-Stop International
Sunday Telegraph names Door-Stop as crucial to eco
The Sunday Telegraph has named leading composite door manufacturer Door-Stop as one of Britain’s Bri...[more]

Rockdoor
Letter to the Editor - At last, Doors get their ow
It was February 2007 that we first wrote to Fenestration News pushing for the introduction of Door E...[more]

Wrightstyle Ltd
Wrightstyle Appoints Jimmy Chiu for UK Expansion
Wrightstyle Limited, one of Europe’s leading suppliers of advanced glass and steel glazing systems, ...[more]

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The Glazing Ombudsman
The Glazing Ombudsman (TGO)"
An Ombudsman Scheme has been launched for the industry to provide redress for disputes which arise b...[more]

Glass and Glazing Federation(GGF)
GGF and FENSA issue warning over Green Deal Misinf"
Following a recent explosion of misinformation appearing in print and online about the Government’s ...[more]

Council for Aluminium in Building (CAB)
CAB's Mini-conference Classic"
The stunning Sculpture Gallery at Woburn in the grounds of the Safari Park is the setting for CAB’s ...[more]

Council for Aluminium in Building (CAB)
CAB's £1,000 CRASH Support"
CAB was delighted to present CRASH, the construction industry’s charity for homeless people with a c...[more]

Council for Aluminium in Building (CAB)
CAB's New President Vows to Support Supply Chain"
Mo Panam was honoured to be voted in as CAB’s new President until mid 2013 at the Association’s rece...[more]

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CENSolutions Ltd
CENSolutions MD Abseils Waterfall for Charity"
While most people celebrate their 60th birthday with a party, Mike Gaillard, Joint Managing Director...[more]

Tremco illbruck Limited
Cycling to charity success"
Glen Horrocks, Stuart Peet and Simon Quinn (left to right in photograph) of Tremco illbruck have suc...[more]

CENSolutions Ltd
CENSolutions MD Raises Money for CLIC Sargent in A"
Mike Gaillard, Joint Managing Director of CENSolutions, the leading consultancy and test facility fo...[more]

Edgetech IG UK
Edgetech’s Inaugural Golf Day Declared a Resoundin"
Edgetech, manufacturer of Super Spacer, the most cost effective and highest performing Warm Edge Tec...[more]

Solidor
Making a RIPPLE for charity"
Solidor quite rightly claim to lead the way in high quality composite doors and have now made an agr...[more]

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Business Micros
Business Micros reveals its vision for the future
Over the past year, Business Micros has spoken a great deal in the press about its success overseas ...[more]

TRADA Technology
iTRADA - wood species App for iPhones
TRADA Technology, on behalf of TRADA, has developed a mobile application for iPhone, iPod touch and ...[more]

" "
Listers Launch iPhone Beacon App
" " of Stoke on Trent has just announced the launch of its own iPhone and iPad Appli...[more]

Mila Hardware
New video blog from Mila
Mila’s Head of Sales Rachel Attwood has posted her first video blog on the Mila website at www.mila....[more]

Conservatory Outlet
Introducing the triple glazing superheroes
Conservatory Outlet has unreservedly entered the triple glazed market with the launch of a unique co...[more]

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The Fenestration News Bulletin this week will be sent to more than 14,000 recipients in just over 9,000 organisations aligned to the Window Industry. Making it an effective delivery platform to get your Companies message across.

How's your Internet based activity?

In 2010 a survey show there are now 51,442,100, or 82.5%, of the population classified as broadband users in the UK. At the same time BT predicts by 2013 90% of UK homes will be wired for high speed fibre optic broadband.

From that it is possible to draw the conclusion that, not only are the greater majority of potential customers on the internet, this would also be the place they do their research before any purchase.

So how come so few Fenestration Industry companies even bother with using the internet to the full? They use it personally, they use it in business every day, but ignore the marketing perspective. It is quite normal to find what is assumed to be a well organised company with a reasonable local profile, that just cannot be found with an internet search - the reason being they just don't have a presence. So to the consumer, even if they had heard of them, what conclusion would they come to?...[ more ]

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Half life of Social Networking

While on the subject of the Internet an interesting survey just out by Bit.ly shows the effect of Social media in communicating a linked message, the' half life' of a message on Twitter is 2.8 hours, on Facebook its 3.2 hours and on YouTube it tops out 7.4 hours.

BFRC Staement - Companies registering on the new Door Energy Rating scheme

BFRC Ltd, the main regulator of energy efficient doors and windows in the UK, understands querying the speed of Door-Stop’s registration on the new Doors Energy Ratings (DER) Scheme. There has also been some confusion over terminology used in recent announcements. BFRC would like to clear up any misunderstandings.

Door-Stop has announced it is the first door manufacturer to register on the DER Scheme. BFRC fully support Door-Stop’s achievement and statement, and approved the press release.

During registration there are a series of processes to be completed before licences can be issued. Door-Stop and other manufacturers are working their way through these and BFRC expects the first DER licence will be issued imminently.

Door-Stop contacted BFRC by email at the end of August after reading an early article about the launch of DERs in the glazing trade media. ...[ more ]

In Box

Letter to the Editor - reply to ABS Secure

Dear Ian,

I felt compelled to reply to a recent comment from ABS Secure stating that lock snapping isn’t covered by BSI standards, which I felt was slightly disingenuous. In his letter Mr Stewart seems to suggest that nothing is being done about this issue by organisations that set security standards. This is misleading because this emergent criminal technique has been taken account of in the revised PAS24 standard - the enhanced security performance requirements for door assemblies, was up-issued to combat this very problem, and is now PAS24:2011. In addition to this the industry has been collaborating for some time to come up with a solution for existing doors that can be clearly understood by the general public....[ more ]

Yours sincerely

Ken Evans - National Specification Manager, Securistyle

In Box

Letter to the Editor - in response to Door Stops press release claiming to have the UK’s first ever energy

Dear Ian,

Rockdoor announce the 1st AAA+ rated door.

Rockdoor is pleased to announce the industry’s 1st AAA+ energy rated door……. well not really, but it’s a good headline.

When the BFRC officially decide/announce the testing criteria in October we’ll be working hard to provide our customer’s one of the first legitimate energy rated doors available.

In order for any Composite Door manufacturer to ‘promote’ an energy rated door we must first of all await the publication...[ more ]

Best regards

Mark Simm - Rockdoor

In Box

Letter to the Editor - Door Energy Ratings

Dear Ian,

It was with much surprise that I read news in industry publications this week of certain companies expressing their pride at becoming among the first to register on the BFRC’s Door Energy Ratings (DER) scheme. This has rattled many industry players, but any ruffled feathers are not borne out of envy. Rather, they stem from the fact that the announcement is simply too premature; these companies are implying that they have achieved the as-yet unachievable.

At the time of writing, the BFRC hasn’t actually issued all the calculation methods for DERs. Once the BFRC’s simulation group, on which Spectus sits, has confirmed the DER calculation methods and formulae, these will be distributed to all certified simulators. There will then be a two week period before any DER certificates will be issued. ...[ more ]

Yours sincerely,

Martin Althorpe,
Technical Director, Spectus Window Systems

In Box

Letter to the Editor - from Roger Benton, Joint Managing Director of HOPPE (UK)

Dear Ian,

It’s always interesting when new legislation and standards are introduced into our industry, especially when they relate to such an important and emotive issue as security. Recent debates have naturally been focussed around the new changes to the PAS24 standard which were approved in August. While we have a period of up to 12 months grace depending on when a company’s PAS24 audit is next due, there is confusion in the market place about the implications of these new standards.

Part of the harmonisation of European standards, includes the removal of BS7950 and PAS23 to be replaced with the new benchmark standard BSEN1627:2011. A national foreword for this has been introduced which will allow compliance with PAS 24 or EN 1627-30. This is soon to be ratified by CEN....[ more ]

Yours sincerely

Roger Benton, Joint Managing Director - HOPPE (UK)

Also in the news....

Refelex Glass - advertisement

Pilkington Building Products -
'Pilkington Spacia™ picks up prestigious product prize'
Pilkington Spacia™ has been recognised by World Architecture News (WAN) and awarded the Product of the Year 2011. The revolutionary vacuum glazing technology provides unrivalled th ..[ ]

The Glazing Ombudsman -
'The Glazing Ombudsman (TGO)'
An Ombudsman Scheme has been launched for the industry to provide redress for disputes which arise between consumers and installers. This scheme is a ‘no-frills, hassle free’ serv ..[ ]

VEKA -
'VEKA welcomes Shane Gray to the Board'
Industry-leading system supplier VEKA plc has appointed a new director to its board: Shane Gray will fulfil a newly created role as Director of Product Management. He joins the Bur ..[ ]

" " Glass -
'Slimline Glass Rooflights – A contemporary alternative!'
" " Glass says that sales of its own in house contemporary rooflight product Slimline have gone from strength to strength this year. - Designed to give customers maximum light t ..[ ]

The Glass Machinery Company Limited -
'Belfort Glass appoints the Glass Machinery Company as UK distribu'
Italian manufacturer Belfortglass has appointed The Glass Machinery Company as sole UK distributor for its range of products. The leading diamond wheel specialist evaluated other ..[ ]

Bohle Ltd. -
'Bohle presents a new glass surface protection product
Simp'
There are a multitude of surface protection products for glass and glazed ceramics available in the market offering various degrees of protection for glass. In reality, not all liv ..[ ]

" " -
'Listers Celebrate 35 Years – Non Stop!'
" " have just reached a major business milestone by totting up 35 years of continuous trading since 1976 and never phoenixed. The landmark was duly marked by Lister ..[ ]

Jotika (Midlands) Software Ltd -
'Jotika’s Gtrak software installed in UAE'
Future Architectural (FA) Glass is a commercial glass processor producing high performance insulated units and laminated glass products. FA Glass has invested in a custom built ..[ ]

HOPPE (UK) -
'Letter to the Editor - from Roger Benton, Joint Managing Director'
It’s always interesting when new legislation and standards are introduced into our industry, especially when they relate to such an important and emotive issue as security. Recent ..[ ]

Hegla -
'Hegla to demonstrate advanced technology and galactic possibiliti'
Stand M 11 Hall 13 - This year Hegla will once again be demonstrating its market leading cutting technology at the Vitrum exhibition in Milan in October 2011. The company will be ..[ ]

GED Integrated Solutions -
'GED’s new ATLAS IG assembly system ‘Best in Show’ at GlassBuild 2'
GED Integrated Solutions’ latest addition to their family of i-3 Technologies, the Automated Tri-Lite Assembly System (ATLAS), has won the coveted ‘Best in Show’ Award as voted by ..[ ]

TWR Trade Frames -
'TWR Trade Frames launch installer support package'
To help their customers convert more sales in the challenging marketplace, national trade fabricator TWR Trade Frames has expanded their product range and launched a new marketing ..[ ]

Inagas -
'Adria Glass enjoys the benefits of the Smartfill-2'
Barnsley based Adria Glass are the latest in a long line of IGU manufacturers benefiting from the Smartfill machinery on offer from Inagas, the industry leaders in the supply of UK ..[ ]

CENSolutions Ltd -
'CENSolutions MD Abseils Waterfall for Charity'
While most people celebrate their 60th birthday with a party, Mike Gaillard, Joint Managing Director of CENSolutions decided to celebrate his milestone birthday in style by raising ..[ ]

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