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PRO INSTALLER FEBRUARY 2016
PRO NEWS
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FREE FENSA
ENERGY RATINGS
FENSA certified installers can now use free
window and door energy ratings (WERs and
DSERs) as part of their
registration package.
The new window and door
energy ratings are operated
and independently verified
by BFRC. It is exactly the
same as the existing BFRC
scheme in terms of ratings, ratings bands, license
scopes and windows and
doors covered. Labels
provided will cover windows and doors rated ‘A++’
to ‘G’.
The only difference
is these new labels are
branded FENSA and will
have their own marketing
support. They will be marketed heavily at consumers
in the second half of 2016
to raise awareness and drive
consumer demand.
FENSA managing director Chris Mayne predicted
that the move would boost
numbers of installers using
windows and door energy ratings to comply with
Buildings Regulations - and
put the labels in front of
many more consumers.
Opting in to FENSA energy
rated windows and doors
benefits installers in several
ways. It is easier to sell
products when homeowners
understand and recognise
energy rated labels, and
installers get their own
labels and a listing on BFRC
website. Opting in is also
the easiest route to Part L
compliance, plus installers
get consumer publicity and
technical support.
Currently just over 53% of
Part L compliant notifications are through window
and door energy ratings.
The rest are by declaration
of U-values.
To opt in, FENSA certified
installers should email
[email protected].
uk with their company
name, registration
number and name of their
fabricator supplier.
TOUGHENED GLASS
MANUFACTURER INVESTS
IN AUTOMATED STORAGE
Specialist toughened
glass manufacturer
TuffX Processed Glass
has installed a new
automated concertina
racking system that will
improve stock efficiency and extend storage
space.
Graham Price, TuffX’s Managing Director, said: “The
new Hegla concertina racking system will have huge
benefits for our business and
customers. It has been tailor
made for our 55,000 square
foot factory and gives us
more storage capacity than
ever before, helping us to
stock a bigger range of products to supply our growing
customer base.”
The racking system will
store both 3m x 2m and 6m
x 3m glass packs. It also caters for glass from between
4mm and 19mm thick, so
can handle all of TuffX’s
range of glass thicknesses.
It has up to 110 different
storage combinations and
concertinas automatically to
maximise storage and im-
prove efficiency and health
and safety.
TuffX Processed Glass manufactures high performance
toughened safety glass in
its Merseyside factory. The
range includes toughened
laminated glass, conservatory glass, balustrading,
stairs, glass canopies, curtain
walling and screen printed
glass.
The customer base has recently been growing rapidly
in both trade and commercial sectors thanks to the
product range and customer
service, which includes a
standard delivery turnaround
time of four to five working
days, with a fast track service available on request.
www.tuffxglass.co.uk