FROM THE EDITOR
Partners , in time
» PARTICULARLY IN THE LAST FEW years , much emphasis has been placed on autonomy and responsibility , adaptability , and resourcefulness – four qualities that I personally admire and believe are essential for business and industry . Often , stoic independence and rolling up your sleeves and mucking in are worn as a badge of honour – traits that few can disagree with . But , imagine what would happen when all those who have achieved success in their own fields , by themselves , team up and put all that knowledge and expertise together ?
Sharing skills and ideas should never be seen as a negative , helping others and making things easier , seeking to improve the industry as a whole should never be seen as a weakness . Teaming up and clubbing together , offering constructive criticism and building the future of fenestration should always be the common goal .
It ’ s no coincidence that this month ’ s Clearview features a brand-new , exclusive Glazpartners supplement and this year ’ s Glazing Summit official preview . The former supports an inspiring initiative that brings together companies across the supply chain for mutual benefit and to help shape the sector into a more robust and successful place of business for everyone involved – and the latter – well , does all that and more .
When I look through the pages of September ’ s edition , though , there ’ s something on almost every page that speaks of support and service , sharing knowledge , gaining skills – businesses looking internally to improve culture and practices , brands opening their minds – and doors – to partnership programmes , installer schemes , supplier deals , community projects and taking part in events and expos that have collaboration and communication at their core .
At Clearview , we ’ re an open book . As a trade publication , we rely on the information from others to physically build a magazine every month to survive . But , we thrive on the relationships we forge with our readers and customers and the partnerships we form along the way , too .
For us , joining forces with – to use the examples above – Glazing Summit and Glazpartners , is more than seeing our logo alongside theirs . It ’ s about being part of something bigger , adding something to the mix and gaining experience to better our own selves . A true partnership .
See you next time , Gemma
New Northern Recycling Hub and Glass Collection Pilot Scheme
» AS PART OF THE COMPAny ’ s ongoing commitment to drive the efficiency and sustainability of its PVC-U recycling service , VEKA Recycling has opened a Northern consolidation hub , whilst also introducing IGU collection through a pilot scheme .
Based in Burnley , Lancashire , the VEKA Recycling hub will consolidate material collected throughout the north of England and Scotland , resulting in full loads that will then be transported on to the company ’ s Wellingborough headquarters for processing . Material including old PVC-U windows as well as virgin offcuts from frame fabricators producing windows and doors manufactured from a variety of systems , will be collected and sorted at Burnley , before being moved on in bulk by VEKA Recycling ’ s fleet of vehicles . This will further improve the logistical substantiality of the process , which for VEKA Recycling is already impressive due to the central UK location of its processing plant .
The hub will also facilitate the collection and drop-off of material using smaller vehicles in the Burnley and surrounding areas , providing a convenient and inexpensive way of disposing of old frames for local installers .
VEKA Recycling will also be introducing a pilot scheme to collect old IGUs with the frames , a move that is expected to significantly boost the number of frames returned for processing . The cullet will then be returned to a glass manufacturing partner to be made into new flat glass , which uses around 30 % of recycled material in its manufacture . The scheme will be customised to customers ’ needs , thus further simplifying the process of returning material for recycling .
Managing director of VEKA Recycling Ltd Stuart Stockley said : “ VEKA Recycling processes everything collected in the UK at its Midlands processing plant , the most advanced in Europe . In itself this is more efficient than many other recyclers because it reduces the miles driven to return the old frames to the point of recycling . Plus the complex process of turning the old frames into new polymer is completed within the same facility . Often , the material is processed in a number of stages , at different plants . We do everything in house .”
www . veka-recycling . co . uk
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