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GGF ISSUES
COMPREHENSIVE
RESPONSES TO
GOVERNMENT ON FIRE
SAFETY CONSULTATIONS
A solid idea
» » ICOTHERM ROOF
Systems designs and manufactures
a range of timber framed warm
roof solutions for the trade. Icoroof
– a pitched roof, has sold in the
thousands since its inception in
2014. Here Icotherm’s Anne Marie
explains why a roof, is no longer
‘just a roof’…
There are many terms bandied
around to describe the latest roof
solution offered to the home
improvement market: solid roof,
warm roof, tiled roof, lightweight
roof...or some combination. All
of which aim to instil a sense of
comfort and reassurance to the
homeowners and installers of this
product.
The ‘solid roof ’ offering seems
to be an unusual medley, with
some systems using aluminium
frames, sometimes mixing it with
timber to ensure it performs,
traditional timber only systems,
and all using a variety of
insulation methods to achieve
required U-Values.
The end proposition is simple
though: the homeowner trusts
us to do our jobs right, by
manufacturing and installing a
fit-for purpose end-product And
that is what Icotherm focuses on,
designing the best possible roof for
the homeowner and the installer.
www.icotherm.co.uk
» » THE GLASS AND
Glazing Federation (GGF) has
comprehensively responded to
three Government consultations
related to fire safety:
• A technical review of
building bulletin 100:
Design for fire safety in
schools (submitted to the
Department of Education)
• A call for evidence related
to the Regulatory Reform
(Fire Safety) Order 2005
(submitted to the Home
Office)
• Building a safer future:
proposals for the reform
of the building safety
regulatory system (submitted
to Department of Business
Energy Industrial Strategy)
These consultations will shape
the future of the construction
industry and building regulatory
system in the decades to come,
and the GGF and Members
who have contributed their
expertise and knowledge to the
consultations, have ensured a
collective industry voice has been
heard.
In July, the GGF presented
the importance of fire safety
in the House of Commons at
the meeting of the All Party
Parliamentary Group for Fire
Safety. The GGF will continue
to lobby local and national
Government to gather greater
momentum on educating all
those responsible for fire safety
in buildings.
www.ggf.org.uk
New warehouse and
distribution centre taking shape
» » WORK IS WELL UNDERWAY ON THE
new 300,000 sqft warehouse and distribution
centre for leading systems supplier, Epwin
Window Systems. Based in Telford,
Shropshire the large-scale new build facility is
due to be completed and operational by the
end of the year.
The impressive 18-acre site will be home to
both the new warehouse and distribution centre
and the new 160,000 sqft aluminium finishing
plant which opened in September 2019.
The new state-of-the-art warehouse and
distribution centre will optimise efficiency at
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every level. The facility will consolidate all
existing warehousing facilities into one sleek
operation and has the capacity to hold in excess
of 5000 stock lines while utilising the latest
technology to help further improve logistics.
The new warehouse facility is just one
part of a wider programme of investment for
Epwin Window Systems during 2019. The
company has already expanded its PVC-U
extrusion capacity by more than 40%,
increased its foiling capacity by 30% and
launched a brand-new aluminium window
and door system, Stellar.
www.epwinwindowsystems.co.uk