Take a closer look at the Link vent Mk2 ( 5000 ) which is close to the size of a traditional 4000 vent . You will see 13 fixing positions which would look odd to most . However , put the vent up to the window , fit the 4 clips ( in the bag ) where there is a rout and push fit the vent in seconds ( if needed fit with screws into the frame

material and you are done ). The Link vent Mk2 ( 2500 ) with 2 clips replaces a traditional 2000 vent , both fitting 10mm to 13mm rout heights .

So , one vent product in 2 sizes fits all to grow your footfall / walk-ins and revenue without significantly increasing your stock .

Installers can now carry a couple of repair vents for

those occasional RMI jobs with the confidence they will fit most surface mounted applications .

According to Dean Bradley , Sales and Marketing Manager :

“ The new DIY version of the link vent Mk2 addresses a need in the market that has benefits for trade counters , distributors , installers and home owners .

Air quality improves with a product with very low air leakage and a wide-ranging colour palette . Stockists minimise stock investment , maximise stock turn and address a profitable market niche and who knows what else customers will buy whilst they are on your site .”

www . glazpart . com

High security is a crucial attribute of modern , high-performance windows – and especially so on new build sites , where properties remain extra vulnerable to break-ins and thefts prior to occupation .

Fitting doors and windows as early as possible in the build programme – so securing the structure – can pay huge dividends in preventing the loss of tools , materials , valuable metals and , in extremis , even kitchens and appliances .

Never was this better graphically illustrated than on an unnamed site where specialist new build partner Nationwide Windows & Doors had recently installed Secured By Design windows and doors manufactured from Eurocell profiles . As the pictures show , even some quite determined burglars were successfully thwarted by the combination of quality products and a quality fit .

www . eurocell . co . uk

Following the collapse of Carillion , Phil Pluck , GGF Group Chief Executive , raises his concerns .

“ As the assessment of the true damage continues following the collapse of Carillion , it does raise some fundamental issues in terms of protecting both smaller companies caught up in the collapsing supply chains and the jobs that may be lost as a result .

“ The Glass and Glazing Federation ( GGF ) has sympathy with local government and other bodies tasked with delivering major build projects on ever decreasing government funding . This creates a race to the bottom in terms of procurement practice in that more and more major contracts are awarded based on the lowest price .

“ This is a poor , short-term approach which causes companies throughout the supply chain to operate at almost impossible margins . The companies that the GGF represents operate to the highest standards of manufacture , supply and installation . As a result of short term procurement practices

and government ’ s fixation with cost savings , a clear risk has been built into major construction projects .

“ GGF members aim to be - and many are - the best in the world in their given sector and collectively the membership represents over 30,000 jobs in the UK alone . A cost-cutting approach to the awarding of contracts puts at risk build quality , safety and jobs . In doing so , no legal protection is afforded to those in the supply chain that are now the victims of the Carillion collapse . This in turn could result in further company failures and consequent losses of jobs and talent .

“ A knee-jerk reaction comprised of government rescue packages to selected companies is of no reassurance to GGF member companies and does not allow them to plan for long term sustainability . A lasting negative effect on government tax revenue would be the result .

“ I urge the government to assess the long-term damage that shortterm cost savings creates and to take heed that Carillion may not be the last company to collapse as a result . There are other major supply chains also operating at near impossible margins .”

www . ggf . org . uk