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GGF forms government advisory panel to be part of political strategy committee
Following the Grenfell Fire tragedy and several terror attacks in London and Manchester, the GGF has formed a new Government Advisory Panel( GAP) that it says will be part of the GGF’ s Political Strategy Committee.
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FORMING THIS NEW PANEL WILL allow the GGF to co-ordinate its internal resource and Members’ opinions to enable swifter and more focused( but fully considered) responses to emergency situations. It is anticipated the Panel will be particularly effective when Government( local and national) may require expert advice on the many products, services and sectors covered by the GGF Membership.
Phil Pluck, GGF Chief Executive,( pictured) said:“ It is important that the GGF offers Government solutions and support when incidents concerning glass and glazing occur. The new Government Advisory Panel will help the GGF pull together its internal resources and Members’ expertise more effectively and efficiently.”
The GGF Government Advisory Panel aims to provide the Federation with a fluid group of advisers made up from nominated experts from the GGF’ s specialist groups. It will allow all the relevant parties and sectors to be considered and come together as one unified voice for the industry.
The GGF is now in contact all the Chairs of its Specialist Groups within the GGF Membership and will ask each Group to
Phil Pluck GGF Chief Executive
nominate two experts to represent their Group. The pool of experts will then be called on for their opinions and advice when any emergency situations occur.
The GGF will be promoting the new Government Advisory Panel and its progress to all Government departments, all local councils and to the trade and mainstream media.
Systems House Group Established
In 2016, many Window and Door System Companies joined the Glass and Glazing Federation( GGF). Due to the level, quantity and quality of those Members, the Federation has now fully established a new specific GGF‘ Systems House Group’.
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THE SCOPE OF THE Group was determined at a preliminary meeting in January 2017 when system house companies met. It proved to be far reaching and includes;
• Input into the GGF overall strategy such as the future shape and requirements of Building Regulations, e. g. Approved Document changes in England in 2018
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• How to tackle the issues caused by restrictive planning conditions( such as Article 4 Directions) that may exclude some framing materials in certain circumstances
• To assess the potential impact of any regulatory changes and through the GGF’ s political lobbying campaigns, influence the shape of those changes to ensure they can be achieved and are not
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detrimental to any specific framing materials
• To ensure System Companies are represented and their voice heard in Industry Standards setting forums
• To work with our partners and develop workable solutions to current or potential issues that may exclude certain companies, small and micro enterprises, from parts of the market, e. g.
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Small / micro fabricators who cannot justify third party certification to supply SBD compliant works The Group met for its first meeting on 4th May in Birmingham and GGF Members companies such as REHAU, VEKA, Profine UK, Synseal, Deceuninck and ALUK were represented.
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