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PROUD SPONSOR OF INDUSTRY NEWS
Hope your Easter was happy and that you didn ’ t overdo it on the chocolate . Still , we all need a treat now and again especially when we ’ re working hard . And there is lots of hard work going on in the industry right now .
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EASTER AND THE FEW WEEKS AFTER IS traditionally one of the busiest times for fabricators and installers . It ’ s the prime season for householders to really get into spring cleaning , home improvements and DIY .
Skimming through this month ’ s magazine , the overall impression is that things are indeed warming up with lots of companies in an upbeat mood reporting growth . One is Customade Group which is on course to become a £ 200million business since it merged with Polyframe ( page 10 ). Another is Conservatory Outlet Group which is reporting record sales since the start of the year , on the back of homeowners choosing to improve their current home rather than moving ( page 12 ).
On page 18 , Morley Glass and Glazing are seeing 30 % year-on-year growth , while Devon ’ s Fenster Fabrications ( page 10 ) is experiencing rising demand for its aluminium glazing products .
There are also some spring milestones to celebrate . FENSA is turning 16 this month and Morley Glass and Glazing has its 20th anniversary . Congratulations to both . Keeping going as a business for any length of time is something of an achievement these days , and on page 21 our ‘ 7 things you didn ’ t know about …’ takes a look at Sash UK , one of the longest established fabricators in the UK .
On page 24 , Adrian Barraclough of Quickslide reveals how he keeps up to the mark with early starts and walks with his beloved Labradors . And on page 47 , another industry stalwart Roger Hartshorn , creator of the Liniar range of windows and doors , explains why it ’ s vital that we adhere to high quality standards .
There ’ s the latest in door design trends with Senior Architectural Systems on page 30 , and a stunning example of how glass enhanced an ‘ urban village ’ on page 83 . We hear from the Ecobuild exhibition on page 26 and take a trip to Roof Maker ’ s Leicester factory on pages 54 / 55 .
We also have top tips for choosing energy efficient glass ( page 56 ), one homeowner ’ s colourful experience of having a new conservatory built ( page 58 ), and a look behind the scenes at Reynaers ’ training centre in Birmingham .
For fun stories , turn to page 80 featuring hardware tough enough for an elephant house , and on page 66 , find out why one architectural aluminium firm was music to the ears of the famous cellist Julian Lloyd Webber .
Helen , Editor
Award for outstanding at the OSPAS
Brisant Secure have become the first company in the glazing and fenestration industries to receive an award at the internationally recognised Outstanding Security Performance Awards ( OSPAs ).
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IN THE HOTLY contested Outstanding Security Equipment Manufacturer category , Brisant was chosen out of a list of 10 companies in total , having put together a strong award entry featuring the pioneering Ultion and revolutionary Lock Lock products .
The OSPAs are sponsored by Secured by Design . Jon Cole , Chief Operating Officer of Secured by Design was duly impressed with the announcement and commented : “ We ’ d like to congratulate Brisant Secure on this outstanding award , as they have quickly positioned themselves as a high-end product design company , with security right at the very core of what they do .”
‘ product security , design and innovation ’
Steve Stewart , CEO of Brisant Secure was equally as enthusiastic with the award and added : “ We ’ re a proud Secured by Design member and so awards such as the OSPAs are not only driven by us from a product security , design and innovation perspective , but also by the very values of their initiative to design out crime .”
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