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BARNSLEY FIT REDS WORK TO GET MEN FIT
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WITH THE AVERAGE LIFESPAN OF men living in Barnsley at 4.3 % lower than women , and 1.2 % lower compared to other men living across the UK , Barnsley FC Community Group , supported by GQA Qualifications are appealing to businesses to sponsor its FIT Reds initiative .
The scheme targets men aged 35-years plus to attend a 9-week programme and adopt a better understanding of health and fitness issues , helping them improve their life expectancy .
However , the programme , which has been running for over 7 years is seeing its funding come to an end , and FIT Reds Veterans come together to seek support from businesses to allow the programme to continue .
Mick Clayton , COE of GQA , who is a Fits Red Veteran and a committee member , commented : “ Statistics highlight that men are less likely to be conscious of a healthy lifestyle .
“ The Fit Reds programme gives men the opportunity each week to attend an informal workshop with a Community Health Trainer , alongside some progressive , physical activities . Every week , individuals gain a better understanding of the effects bad habits can have on their bodies and how to make changes to improve .” https :// barnsleyfccommunity . co . uk / health / fit-reds / fit-reds-2018 /
»»‘ THE OPUS ’ IN DUBAI IS ONE OF the most striking and original architectural developments the world has seen this century , and warm edge experts Edgetech played a crucial role in its construction .
Sealing the Opus
The 21-storey tower , designed by celebrated Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid , pushes physical and technological boundaries to achieve its extraordinary melting ice-cube shape .
Bringing such a bold and outlandish vision to life required world-leading expertise – which is how Edgetech , and its highperformance Super Spacer ® TriSeal™ , became involved in the project .
Edgetech Managing Director Chris Alderson commented : “ That called for a very specific type of spacer bar . Firstly , we couldn ’ t use automated application – virtually every IGU used on the project was a different shape . Secondly , rigid spacers were out of the question – they couldn ’ t practically be molded into the weird and wonderful shapes that were required .
“ And thirdly , we needed something that offered the highest possible level of performance . In hot climates a warm edge spacer must work hard to hermetically seal the space between the panes . Due to the thermal interaction between hot sunlight and shadows , strong mechanical forces permanently act on the edge compound due to the movement of the glass .”
www . edgetechig . co . uk
A CLEAR CHOICE
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A CHESHIRE-BASED INSTALLER HAS made what it describes as its ‘ very positive strategic decision ’ after signing up to Polyframe as their key supplier of PVCu windows . The switch to Polyframe is part of Northwich Glass Ltd ’ s strategy to help support growth in turnover during the coming year and give them access to the largest number of window profiles available from one fabricator .
Northwich Glass Ltd recently migrated to Polyframe – the largest fabricator of Rehau frames in the UK – to exclusively supply Rehau windows and enable it to keep pace with growing demand within the domestic sector .
The move to Polyframe - the UK ’ s largest manufacturer of PVCu windows and doors and the only fabricator of five leading profiles - means that Northwich Glass Ltd has immediate access to four additional window systems and can rapidly expand its product portfolio to aid further growth .
Northwich Glass Ltd , which operates from a 28,000-square foot site and currently installs around 200 PVCu windows a week in and around Cheshire , made the switch from its long-standing PVCu supplier after careful consideration .
www . polyframe . co . uk
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