INDUSTRYNEWS
PRIME MINISTER SHOWN WINDOW
OF OPPORTUNITY AT LINIAR
Friday 9th May saw Prime
Minister David Cameron
take time out from his busy
schedule to pay a visit to
HL Plastics’ headquarters in
Derbyshire, home of the Liniar
brand.
Mr Cameron spent the
afternoon meeting workers at
the state of the art factory and
taking part in PM Direct, a
question and answer session with
150 of the growing workforce.
No questions were off-limits for
the 40 minute session, which
followed a private meeting with
Roger Hartshorn and his team
and a full tour of the factory,
warehouse and mixing plant.
Also present were local MP Nigel
Mills and Councillor Stuart
Bradford from the Amber Valley
district where HL is based.
During the factory tour,
Hartshorn explained the PVCu
extrusion process, from tool
room to dispatch, with the PM
keen to find out more about
the high thermally efficient
properties of the Liniar window
profile and how it was made.
The Prime Minister thanked
employees for the continued
growth of the business,
contributing to the local
economy and flying the flag for
UK manufacturing businesses.
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GGF welcomes IBG regulatory changes
The GGFi has welcomed the regulatory changes that will ensure the provision of an
Insurance Backed Guarantee (IBG) on all domestic glazing installations from 6 June 2014.
The glazing insurance specialist of the Glass
& Glazing Federation (GGF) says it believes
this approach offers advanced consumer
protection within an industry that is says is
“still vulnerable to the threat of the cowboy
builder.”
GGFi General Manager, Lee Appleton, sees
mandatory provision of IBGs as another way
for hard-working, honourable installers to
distinguish themselves:
“In times of financial instability purchases
such as double-glazing or conservatories are
tough decisions for homeowners and they
want reassurance that their home is protected
for the duration of the guarantee - even if their
installer ceases trading.
“By providing an IBG to cover each
installation, GGFi members offer their
customers peace-of-mind whatever happens.
“A guarantee without an IBG will not offer the
consumer the type of robust protection they
have learned to expect; however, inclusion of
an IBG favours installers operating within the
regulations.”
From 6 June 2014 all installation companies
operating within a Competent Person Scheme
(such as FENSA) will be required to provide
an IBG with every installation they register.
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Sign Up Ideas From
Whiteline
Fabricator Whiteline has built a deserved
reputation for innovation and improvement
in its product, marketing and customer
initiatives over the years.
The company has focused on providing its
growing list of installer customers with the
range, quality and back up services that allow
it to sell successfully in their local areas. The
SlimSASH profile is a proven best seller , but
Whiteline made a major product introduction
two years ago when it spotted a great new
opportunity in the market. FlushSASH
combines the traditional looks of timber
with the benefits of PVCu and has become
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JUN 2014
a successful addition to installer’s ranges and
despite imitations, it remains the only 70mm
FlushSASH window and door system on the
market.
Now the company is gearing up for another
innovative product launch as Operations
Director Peter Hand explains. “Put simply,
we’ve had another bright idea out that we’ll
be introducing to the market at the FIT Show
on the Liniar stand - it will be well worth a
visit!”
Check the new website, www.whiteline.
co.uk/brightideas , where you can sign up and
register your interest.
‘another bright idea’
www.whiteline.co.uk, 01323 723724,
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