24 | MAY 2018
News
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Beware of GDPR consultants, warns Insight Data
May 25th sees a new EU Regulation come into force, the
General Data Protection Regulation, and it’s already causing
confusion and panic within the business community.
An army of consult-
ants, advisors and groups
have jumped on the band
wagon, organising seminars
and events that are often
ill-informed, sometimes
misleading and all-to-often
designed to generate signifi-
cant fees.
In practice, the principles
of the GDPR are straightfor-
ward and the Information
Commissioners Office (ICO)
provides easy to under-
stand and comprehensive
guidance for businesses, via
www.ico.org.uk
Insight Data has been
tracking developments
Astraseal insight helps
Richmond Windows
complete first fire
door installation
With a well-estab-
lished reputation for
helping customers break
into new markets, experi-
enced trade and commer-
cial fabricator Astraseal
has helped Surrey-based
installers Richmond Win-
dows complete their first
fire door installation.
Not only did Astraseal
help specify the right
product, the Wellingbor-
ough-based fabricator sent
one of their own surveyors
to assist in what turned
out to be a complicated
survey. Once the door was
delivered, Astraseal’s engi-
neers joined the Richmond
team on site to show the
fitters exactly how the fire
door needs to be installed,
and the correct materials
to use.
Astraseal offers a com-
plete range of fire-rated
products including FD30
and FD60 fire doors.
Not only do both solu-
tions comply with FIRAS
assessment, PAS24 and
Approved Document Q,
the FD60 fire door is
manufactured using the
highly-durable FireFrame
from Winkhaus.
Astraseal enhanced the
range last year by becom-
ing the first fabricator to
manufacture a 60-minute
fixed fire window. Manu-
factured in both single and
double fixed pane configu-
rations using FireFrame.
www.astraseal.co.uk
on the GDPR since it was
first proposed in 2012 and
worked closely with the
DMA (Direct Marketing
Association) and data pro-
tection lawyers throughout
the process.
The company pro-
vides marketing data that
helps companies target
new customers including
fabricators and installers,
construction companies
and builders, and archi-
tects. The data is collected,
stored and processed to
ensure it complies with the
GDPR.
www.insightdata.co.uk
CEO LEAVES GGF IN STRONG POSITION
Phil Pluck, Group Chief
Executive of the Glass and
Glazing Federation (GGF)
has announced his depar-
ture effective from 12th
April.
Phil has overseen a sub-
stantial change programme
at the GGF bringing
together the commercial
companies of GGF and its
membership side. Having
brought in a new senior
management team as part
of a complete re-structure
programme, Phil issued the
following statement:
“GGF Group is now in
the best shape it has been
for years and is ideally
positioned to grow its
influence and value to its
members and customers. A
new management team is
in place and has the skills
and commitment to realise
the potential of the GGF
Group for the benefit of its
customers, members and
the industry. I am immense-
ly sad to be leaving such
a great organisation and
its people but for personal
reasons this is the right
time to be departing. The
GGF Group is a fantastic
organisation and I wish
it the very best for the
future.”
www.ggf.org.uk
‘ALL IN ONE’ SHADING SOLUTION
Sunbell a leading Italian
designer and manufacturer of
interstitial blinds for glazing has
launched an innovative new solu-
tion for residential and commer-
cial windows and doors.
Powered by a 24v low-voltage
motor the system features a slim
control switch positioned on
the glass that allows for individ-
ual movement or alternatively
for group activation up to 12
blinds, using a hand held remote
device.
The ‘All in one’ system is hard-
wired to a central power source
and connected to a 13amp mains
supply with each blind linked
together using a simple ‘sprung’
electrical connector positioned in
the frame.
The system is designed for
commercial, public and residen-
tial applications offering a flexible
solution for internal partitions,
screens, bi-folding doors and
windows.
The blinds are supplied in kit
form, custom made on a three-
week lead time, complete with
a choice of spacer bars, styles,
materials and colours including
a new Charcoal Grey (like RAL
7016) for final assembly and seal-
ing into a glazed unit.
Sunbell blinds offer a unique
combination of Italian design,
superb quality and engineering ex-
cellence providing a modern and
stylish energy efficient response to
solar-shading.
www.sunbell.co.uk