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INDUSTRY NEWS

Sponsoring the University of Wolverhampton Racing Team for a second season 2023

» HUDDERSFIELD BASED supplier and installer of aluminium curtain walling , UK Curtain Walling Ltd are proud to continue to support the University of Wolverhampton Racing team in 2023 .
The 2022 inaugural Praga Cup season saw some fantastic results for the team , including a race win , two second place finishes , and a third place finish . Two of the drivers claimed ‘ driver of the weekend ’ awards and were named ‘ Rookie of the Year ’ at the Praga Cup end-of-season awards .
Due to student ’ s engineering skills and ability , UK Curtain Walling Ltd are confident that the 2023 season will provide further success for the University . The knowledge
of the University Engineering Department has undoubtably placed the team in an advantageous position for the season ahead .
Director , Duncan Hague has seen the team rise to victory and says : “ It ’ s been fantastic to travel the UK , seeing the team in action . They ’ ve continued to impress us with their ability and determination .”
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The racing team has more than 35 sponsors , but UK Curtain Walling Ltd are pleased to be a main sponsor of driver Shane Kelly ’ s helmet , together with Window Control Systems Limited our sister company who are also proudly showcased alongside UK Curtain Walling Ltd on the car itself .
Duncan says : “ We see some great opportunities for student
engineers and technicians in this team , and it ’ s fantastic how they promote inclusivity and diversity within the team . It ’ s extremely competitive , but they ’ re paving a promising future for student engineers and technicians . We ’ re proud to be a part of this journey .”
With a huge announcement hoped from University of Wolverhampton Racing Team later this month , UK Curtain Walling Ltd are looking forward to the coming season with great expectations .
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Perfect PVC-U Circular Economy Created With Recycling Deal

» AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN LEADing VEKA and Halo window and door fabricator Glazerite UK Group Ltd and VEKA Recycling Ltd , for all virgin offcut material and limited volumes of post-consumer frames to be collected and recycled , has created a perfect model of the ideal window industry circular economy arrangement .
The deal sees virgin offcuts from Glazerite ’ s Wellingborough , Peterborough and Bolton manufacturing operations , in addition to frames removed from selected installation sites , collected and returned to VEKA Recycling ’ s advanced PVC-U reprocessing facility in Wellingborough . With VEKA PLC ’ s Burnley extrusion facility now a large volume user of recycled pellet from its sister organisation , much of the material returned from Glazerite may be returned to them in the form of brand-new profiles to again be manufactured as new windows and doors .
Darren Rhodes , managing director of Glazerite ’ s North West Division , led the negotiations for the new contract : “ Inevitably there are offcuts from the production of new frames despite Glazerite using advanced manufacturing techniques throughout our facilities , but this material remains intrinsically valuable . We also have agreements on a number of installation sites for which we support installer customers , by removing old frames from site .
“ VEKA Recycling has provided a solution that reduces disposal costs and contributes significantly to Glazerite ’ s commitment to reducing the company ’ s carbon footprint . It also enables us to support our customers by providing recycling facilities , now a commitment demanded by public sector and larger landlords for refurbishment projects .”
Collection bins are placed at Glazerite ’ s factories and at sites such as the eight-storey housing project being installed for Warrington Borough Council housing by Glazerite customer K2 Aluminium Systems , from where they are returned directly to VEKA Recycling ’ s Wellingborough site for immediate reprocessing . The reprocessed PVC-U Pellet is 100 % quality inspected to specification and ready to be extruded into new products .
www . veka-recycling . co . uk
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