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£100k investment
for Wellingborough
Recycling Facility
VEKA Recycling has an-
nounced the latest development
to its state-of-the-art Wellingbor-
ough facility, in the form of a
new silo that has been designed
to hold a significant proportion
of the old window frames that
are delivered to the site, prior to
the eventual recycling process.
The new silo, which has a stor-
age capacity of 130-tonnes, will
ensure that VEKA Recycling has a
greater overall capacity of materi-
als that can be accepted and stored
at its plant, and ultimately, will en-
able it to process even more sub-
stantial amounts of waste PVC-U
products as the company pushes
on with its objectives of keeping as
much end of life PVC product out
of landfill as possible.
The new silo follows an in-
crease in production space of
20,000ft2 that was signed off ear-
lier in December 2019, and which
represented a sizeable addition to
its existing factory, with a further
£4million of investment in the
pipeline before the end of 2020.
offer a winning solution
that is helping us to secure
some substantial contracts.
Epwin Window Systems
has a very strong brand
position in the market and
offers a superb stable of
British-made systems.
“We operate from a new
10,000 sq ft factory opera-
tion and we are a proactive
and knowledgeable team
with 150 years’ fenestration
experience between us.
It means our customers,
whether national house-
builders or local regional
builders, can trust us to
deliver.” Reception at The Land-
mark Hotel, London on 4th
February.
“2020 is not only a
leap year, but the start of
a new decade, and it’s a
decade that starts with
considerable change and
challenges for our country
and industry,” Mark said
in his speech. “There’s still
an air of uncertainty in the
business world, so trade
organisations like the GGF
will become increasing-
ly important to not only
help companies cope with
change, but also to help
shape the future of our
industry. I don’t have 2020
vision, but I doubt back in
2010 we’d have all been
expecting that 10 years
later we’d no longer be in
the European Union and
seeking to do trade deals
with the rest of the world
as a matter of urgency.”
www.profile22.co.uk www.ggf.org.uk
It was a memorable
Profile 22 proving
lucrative for New
Design Windows
New build specialist
fabricator New Design Win-
dows in Barnsley began
fabricating in October last
year and it’s already seeing
considerable success. It has
quoted £7m of contracts
to date and has achieved a
50% conversion rate, sup-
plying the top ten house-
builders in the UK.
Alan Burnett, Managing
Director said: “We chose
Optima from Profile 22 be-
cause it is one of the most
considered systems on the
market. The aesthetics of
the products, the brand
identity and the extensive
guarantees combine to
A LANDMARK
OCCASION AS
GGF WELCOMES
NEW PRESIDENT
and enjoyable occasion as
a guest list comprising of
GGF Members, Senior Staff
and Members of the trade
media, welcomed Mark
Austin as the new GGF
President at the President’s
Industry giant Yale backs Glazing Summit
World-leading lock experts
Yale has given its backing to this
year’s eagerly anticipated Glazing
Summit by coming on board as
Technical Sponsors.
Paul Atkinson, Sales and Com-
mercial Director of Yale Door
and Window Solutions, explained
why the company is fully behind
the one-day conference.
“There’s huge value in getting
senior people from across the
industry to meet and talk – not
to try and sell, not to compete
with one another, but to try and
address the big issues of the mo-
ment we all face.
“The Glazing Summit does that,
bringing the industry together
to share best practise and good
ideas for working which will
promote professionalism in our
industry.
“I thought last year was a
fantastic event and I’m looking
forward to seeing what Glazing
Summit 2020 brings.”
The Glazing Summit takes
place on Thursday, October 8th
at Edgbaston Stadium, Birming-
ham and will feature expert and
keynote speakers discussing the
biggest issues facing the indus-
try, a whole host of networking
opportunities and the Glazing
Summit Awards in the evening.
www.glazingsummit.co.uk